January 19, 2012 - Snow!

Today I went to Toronto and met a friend for lunch.  We had lunch at Kuni on Baldwin (http://dine.to/kunisushiya).  They have this very yummy special which we both had and devoured!  I brought the Baby with me and he was his normal charming self.  Of course the day I chose to go downtown was the first big snow(storm) of the season.  At least I got to try out the big wheels on my stroller!  After lunch I visited my old office, it was nice to see my old co-workers again.

For some reason the TTC has not renovated Yorkdale subway station to make it accessible.  Travelling alone with a stroller can be difficult.  Most subway stations have elevators which make it easier for those who need it.  As a Mom with a stroller I like to take advantage of this to get tot the station platform.  At the Queen's Park station (where I got off) they have an elevator from the platform to the concourse and then from the concourse to the street level.  The Yorkdale station (which is attached to a very nice and large shopping mall) does not have elevators to the platform.  Additionally to get from the parking lot to the station, you need to go up a short flight of stairs and then down one flight.  Then to get from the ticket booth level to the train track level you need to go up a very long flight of stairs.  By the time you get to the tracks you are sweaty and exhausted (especially since I was all bundled up in preparation for walking across University Avenue in a snowstorm! 

I was surprised that several people stopped to help me, I was expecially touched when a man coming down from the tracks (while I was on my way up) actually came up the stairs to help me up to the tracks.  My stroller is easier to take on the stairs than most small-wheeled models, but having the help was definately welcomed.  So to the TTC: please update this very outdated and busy subway station and add an elevator from the street to platform and then to the tracks! 

Today's photo was taken late at night, when I remembered that I forgot to take a photo of the Baby during the day!  He is sleeping and shortly after I took it, I fell asleep too.  It was a busy day with lots of walking and a stressful drive home after the snowstorm!    People always seem to forget how to drive when it snows, they loose all common sense!  But this is a topic for another blog!