I took a Uber across to a much more interesting part of town to find this little bookshop near the North Eastern university.
I was on the hunt for a rock shop but it didn't open so walked on a few blocks to Portland Street where I found Inuit sculptures so could find Oti's birthday present.
And then finally before returning in a woman-driven Uber saw my first Tesla Cybertruck but it is useless as a truck as it is so close to the ground you could not take it out on snowy roads.
This was taken from inside the car showing the owner's collection of trinkets attached to the dashboard.
The extraordinary thing tonight was a rousing rendition of the national anthem played at the beginning. This has never happened before and there was an introductory speech by some famous woman who told us that this was happening all over Canada tonight and how we all have to stick together for our freedom.
Here you can have good conversation amidst the books, coffee and booze. While I was there we discussed books and life and of course freedom of speech which is fast being eroded elsewhere.
Across the road, Queen Street, these were in the pavement and then a bit further on ones listing winners of the Toronto Book Prize. Difficult to read as they were wet.
On the way I had noticed lots of people with dogs then came across St Andrew's Park where they were all gathering like a communal dog playdate.
Ended the day at the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra called the Roy Thompson Hall named after a guy who gave millions for it to be built.
Not sure what this is all about.
Some keen music lovers behind me said that this was unprecedented.