Well, I'm in Canada land now! I got here yesterday after a flight delay of an hour and them managing to lose my luggage for a day. Thankfully the foresight had been made to bring spare clothes should that happen.
But now I'm inside and in one piece no less. So far it has been pretty cold, but not unbearably so, I haven't quite frozen stiff yet. Nearly, but not quite.
Today we went shopping for gifts for Meags' family, on the way I experienced a genuine Canadian McDonalds. Upon entry we were assaulted by a jolly woman who wished us a pleasant eating experience and a merry Christmas. We went to the counter to order and discovered that in Canadaland they have real food in their McDonalds, actual deli sandwiches! Interestingly enough you could make them into a value meal for 2 exta dollars with the choice of fries OR coleslaw. We opted out of such extravegances. During the course of our meal we heard many pleasantries exchanged from the jolly woman who bantered with various customers, I've never seen such a happy McDonalds employee. In fact as we left she apparentely didn't notice us go until we were out the door... because we had walked about half the block when we hear her shout out a "Thanks for coming!" our way. We thought she was about to chase us down or something.
Having braved the cold thus far, we continued our treacherous journey through the frozen north till we reached the safe haven of the Route #1 Bus. We let ourselves off at the mall and walked around for a bit in search of perfect gifts for various people. During this search I took the opportunity to purchase a large Orange Julius since there is no such animal near my humble abode in Texas. It was pretty good, though I feel the hype had exceeded its worth.
All in all we ended up with two picture frames to compliment the handiwork Meags created for people. Her mom will be the proud owner of a cute cat statue type thingamajig, and her sister has a gift secured in her name as well. We've still a thing or two to find, but I'm sure that will come in due time. Due time being Christmas.
Anyhow, I enjoyed the day thanks to good company. This is going to be my last entry for a while since I'll be without internet for a bit during the holidays (Going to Meags' parent's place for Christmas, so no internet till we go back to her apartment in Wolfville) Time to go watch a movie with her!
Posted by Michael at December 21, 2004 07:29 PMI remember vividly the first time I ever ate at a Canadian McDonald's, for two reasons:
1) They served pizza!
2) I got a Batman cup that had things printed in English AND French on it. I gave it to the girl I was dating at the time and never saw it again. :(