The National in Toronto
Yes…another road trip to see The National. This time, it was a bit of an adventure. We originally had a group of six scheduled to go and by the day of the trip, only me and Eric made the trek to Toronto. One person, who shall remain nameless, checked his passport the night before the trip and discovered it was expired and another, who shall also remain nameless, got sick about 20 minutes into the trip–we had to return home to address that situation. Still, we made the best of it but we did miss our friends and family who should have been with us.
A bit of a problem selling some of our spare tix, but the evening turned out great as our seats were close to the stage and the concert was certainly worth the trip.
Regrets that we did not get to see much of Toronto as we were exhausted from the drive and all the walking we did near the venue. The city is incredibly huge and requires at least a few days to get to see even a decent portion of it. One of my favorite towns, for sure.
All was well with the trip except for the miserable U.S. border agent who took great pleasure in berating us for bringing back one bottle of wine more than we were allowed. I don’t think I can adequately describe the theatrics/borderline hysterics we experienced from her. A really nice welcome back to the States–thank you–that was quite a performance. It pains me knowing that you might be someone’s mother.
Here are a few shots from the concert…enjoy:
