After 7 months of promo, 6 weeks of touring and a hellish Juno's experience, I decided it would be a good idea to go into hidden.
It was almost at the point of permanent hiding. A small room in a mental institution.
Peaceful as they may have sounded, it wouldn't have paid the bills.
So holiday on my lonesome is was.
I needed to spend some time hanging with just me.
I often forget to sit down and ask myself "how are you doing", "are you finding things to smile about?", "are you happy".....
Sometimes i don't even listen to music for weeks.
Crikey, thats the souls fuel.
I spent a week in Toronto.
Didn't speak to anyone for the 3 days.
Barely looked at my phone.
The very first morning i woke up to the sound of Street Cars/Trams. I felt like i was home.
Toronto is very much like Melbourne and i love every second of being there.
I rode the trams to know where.
I walked up and down the streets and shopped in vintage stores and cute boutiques.
I sat in the park and read.
I sat in cafes drinking coffee and writing in my journal.
I played my guitar.
I listened to jazz, drank red wine and danced around the room.
The first 4 nights i stayed at a really cool hotel.
The last few nights i stayed with my wonderful friends Steve and Seamus and puppy Rhys. They were so loving. I didn't want to leave.
I didn't take my camera out with me.
I was done being a tourist for a while.
The room i made messy very quickly. I didn't make my bed once.
All my shoes i made fit in my suitcase.
I understand what you mean about being on your own, Holly. I often travel alone to just be. It is quite peaceful actually. Thanks for sharing the pics. Toronto is one of my very favorite cities too.
ReplyDeleteI love visiting Toronto (but would never want to live there). I used to live about two hours from that city.
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