Monday, April 4: travel day to Warren and Toronto. Hockey and Villanova is #1

5:45 AM in Buffalo

Good morning I got up at 5:30 AM gather my belongings and headed towards Warren Pennsylvania the two hour and 15 minutes from Buffalo. The weather was pretty forbidding but it

My Trip to Warren

least the snow was slowing

Going to Warren

 down that wasn't too deep. I took interstate 90 and that was well paved and by

Getting Closer to Warren

the time I got off 90 the snow had stopped and started turning into rain. It is now 8 AM and I'm

Arriving to Warren

at the Tim Hortons in Warren Pennsylvania. My friend will meet me after she drops her

CNN at Tim Horton's

kid off at school. 32 hours at this point, Wisconsin primary. Cruz is winning in the polls bus far. Well

A Nice Mural in Warren

he took me on a tour of downtown Warren and a cool old apartment that she still living. Some really

Nice Old Building

nice majestic homes near the downtown area. Don't tell pretty in. Look like they tried to revitalize and

At the Allegheny River

redo the sidewalks etc. But it's a really damp drizzly rain and 37° now as of 9:45 AM. It's time for second

Tonya

Tim Hortons coffee. Well Tonya showed me around more and Pennsylvania. She showed me some really

Nice House Where Tonya Lived

pretty sights m and cool old buildings. It was a bit of a drizzly rain out but it was worth it. I was lucky

Church Near Downtown

she has her shop  closed on Mondays.  I then went on my 3 1/2 hour drive from Warren back to Toronto via

PHS

Buffalo. The weather was kind of bad but not horrible. The streets were clear. I was of course nervous as

Tonya and I Selfie

I approached the peace Bridge and waiting for the immigration dude check my passport.

Warren to Toronto

 They just let me through but I was told it every time I come to Canada I get pulled over and I have to

Old Factory

go inside show my expungement papers. I sat at the Peace Bridge & called AT&T to get their international plan. This is so I don't get huge

On the Road

roaming charges. I went to Airplane

mode until I got downtown Toronto.

Driving Past Buffalo

This is because the Intl plan is limited.I can text all I want but I hav 150 MB total until they start

At Peace Bridge

adding $.25 a megabyte or something. At 3:15 PM I arrived in downtown Toronto. The sun came out!!! I can't even believe I looked up and saw the sun. Haven't seen the sun in 4 days. It's great so far and I have a

Getting Close to Toronto

really spicy pizza Yum! I'm gonna walk around looking for a close parking garage because my parking is only good till 5:15 PM. A pretty big city Toronto yes that's for sure. And this pizza it's really spicy.

Old Section of Toronto

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We also have Wi-Fi at the speaker shop which I really need to take advantage of with my limited plan.

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Just got up from my nap at 6pm & found out the hockey game is a 15 minute walk. Find a parking

Where I stayed Over

lot really close so everything is really close. I just have to pick up my car from the parking lot by 6 AM

Mural Near Hostel

tomorrow. I went to a coffee shop nearby after hitting the local TD Bank here and getting $20 in Canadian

My Accomidations

currency. The woman at the earliest it was very pleasant and circled some point to go on the map.

Funky Building

I'm really close to the hockey Hall of Fame in pretty close to some other things so tomorrow I'm gonna

Cool!!

be the taurus for sure sure. There are a lot of cool buildings in this part of town and leave it call me

Love This

old city Museum the hockey Hall of Fame another place tomorrow. Well I got to the hospital. I decided I

Going to Maple Leafs

needed to take a nap I was so exhausted from doing all that driving and waking up at 5:30 in the morning.

My Ticket

After my nap I found a local coffee place and then realized my car was still parked in the side of the street.

My View from My Seats

Or fortunately did not get a ticket and I moved the car to the local parking lot near the hospital. Next,

Good Seats

I went and walk around town a little bit cool looking buildings. I then went to the hockey game. Stadium

Having Fun

is pretty big and pretty nice. I am pretty good time. I did find the hockey Hall of Fame since I got a bit lost and walked in the wrong direction. I was very hungry when I got back to the hostel. So I asked one of the employees where I can get a bite to eat. Found me a Middle Eastern Pl., Schworm a king. The food was excellent I really liked it. I then was reminded that don't know who is playing national championship tonight. They want 77 to 74 on a three-pointer at the buzzer.

They're going nuts down there in Villanova. Wish I'd been able to see the game. Anyhow, it is

Fans Behind Me

really cold out there. It's freezing 25° when I got into the hospital make my food. I then used one

Outside the Arena

of their computers they have downstairs to edit this blog and make the possible. They're very nice here.

1972 Team Canada

Well I got to go to bed and wake up at 6 AM or before 6 AM so I don't get charged an extra day

Yummy Food

for the parking lot. Thanks. It feels bigger than Philadelphia at least the downtown part feels bigger

 



Its April 4th!!!

NO Canada!!!

As you see below, I was ready for a good time in the city of Toronto Canada. Read below and see how much I was ready to get going and experience something new This is May 5th. This is Cinco De Mayo 2013! Get ready for a good.

It was a BEAUTIFUL Morning

Ready to Go!

"Good!!! I am off to Toronto for the a day! Waiting at the Buffalo Bus terminal. Need coffee Might hit an AA meeting and a Blue Jay's game at 1pm. Also plan to go to a photography exhibit while I am there.. It's sunny out w a high of 75 outside. The bus leaves at 7 AM and should arrive in Toronto by 9:30 this morning. I am pretty PSYCHED!"

View From the Peace Bridge

Here is the border Patrol formally booting me out of Canada, and the result!

This is a blog entry that writes itself.

I was just Barred! My DWI makes me banned for 10 years unless I go to a Consulate. Dude tells me that it would cost $200 for this rehabilitation.
Massive bummer!!

They got me a cab across to US Customs. Now I wait for the US authorities to process my passport. It's now around 8:40. Not sure what to expect. Not sure if I should even be using my

Where the Cab Dropped Me

phone to send this.
Shit I a fucking criminal in Canada. Wait 10 years or get a temp permission for $200 for EACH visit. After 5 years, I can pay another $200 for a preeminent permission.

A Canadian Cab Coming to Take Me Away!

This just blows!
I am hanging at a coffee shop in the Allentown section of Buffalo. I am prepping my blog entry.

MY FRIEND STUART SENT THIS LAST NIGHT!!

"I was wondering if Canada would let you in because of your court Catherine's friend Ernie was in a band and one of them couldn't get into Canada because of some sort of conviction. I don't know how those things work, or maybe you are not in the system anymore."

The Canadian Border.

I am not sure but I am hoping that since I got my passport after the DWI and the fact that I am on the Megabus should help n my endeavor. Well, this ought be interesting.

NO!! Being on a bus did NOT help!!

I Saw Lots of These!

YES!! This WAS interesting!!

Seeing the security apparatus up close and personal was an EYE OPENER!!
The hosers had a cab take me to the US side where the US Homeland Security interviewed me. I then paid 18 bucks to take cab. I had a coffee and looked at young chicks while waiting for my friend to pick me up. I then took a 3 hr nap.

Exiting the Great White North

We went to the  Lake Erie Basin Marina without  the dog. It was

Allentown Section

very relaxing after the morning of the security maple leaf. The sunset was glorious and the breeze was sweet. When the sun went down we decided to go to Duff's which I am told has the best Wings in Buffalo. I ordered 10 medium wings and they were nice and spicy. I could not believe that 10 wings filled me up. They were very good.
Tomorrow we are going East Aurora. Its a small town in Western New York State. Its about 30 miles East of Buffalo.

The founder of the Roycroft Movement, Elbert Hubbard, also lived there during the turn of the twentieth century. Hubbard and his wife died on board the RMS Lusitania in 1915. One of the town's most famous landmarks, The Roycroft Inn was opened in 1905 to accommodate the influx of famous visitors attracted by Hubbard’s ideas as well as the books, Mission-style furniture and metalware produced by the 500 Roycroft artisans.^[3] The Roycroft Inn was granted National Landmark Status in 1986 and re-opened in June 1995 through the support of the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation.^[4] The Roycroft Inn was completely restored and is open to the public for dining and accommodations. The Elbert Hubbard Museum on Oakwood Avenue features an extensive collection of Roycroft books and Arts & Crafts pieces.

Aluminum Canoe Sculpture 

This should be a neat place to go. At this time we are just sitting and mellowing out with the cute animals. I have to get some good sleep and let life go on its own terms. Hell, the Blue Jays don't need my help anyhow!!!