We leave for Glasgow tonight.
Here are our past two months, in numbers, as of yesterday morning. The numbers are for me only; Erik’s numbers would look slightly different, though naturally there would be a lot of overlap.
I didn’t set out tracking all this stuff so I could compile this post; I realized this post was possible when I saw the level of detail at which I’d been recording our expenses. (Also, I have a good memory.)
SLEEP
# of nights spent in:
Toronto: 49
Mississauga: 6
Montréal: 3
USA (San Jose, CA): 4
Toronto: alley between our building (L) and the neighbors’ (R)
TRANSIT
flights: 8
hours spent in the air (approx): 21.5
hours spent in airports (approx): 14
intercity bus rides: 1 (Toronto to Buffalo, NY)
View from window of bus, somewhere around the US/Canada border
new stamps in passport: 2
Mississauga
cars rented: 1
Toronto
transit tokens purchased: 54
weekend day passes purchased: 6
taxi rides: 1
ferry rides: 2
***edited to add*** km walked (approx): 209.4
Montréal
transit passes purchased: 2
Station Laurier, Montréal
Bixi (bike) rental: one 24-hour period
***edited to add*** km walked (approx): 39.5
FOOD AND DRINK
Mississauga
meals eaten out: 3
Toronto
meals eaten out: 42
in Korean restaurants: 10
in Canadian/American restaurants: 9
in Japanese restaurants: 7
in Chinese restaurants: 3 (including one Hakka, or Indian-Chinese)
in Italian/Portuguese restaurants: 3 (in Little Italy the distinctions are not always clear)
in Vietnamese restaurants: 2
at 1000 Tastes of Toronto: 2
in taquerias: 2
Assortment of tacos at Grand Electric, Parkdale district, Toronto. With Jen of foodpr0n.com
at a fish & chips place: 1
in a Czech restaurant: 1
in a Caribbean restaurant: 1
in a Thai restaurant: 1
in an Indian restaurant: 1
at a Malaysian booth at a festival: 1
Booth at 1000 Tastes of Toronto, Distillery District
# of meals which were repeat visits to the same restaurant: 3
# of meals which were mediocre: 2
bakery visits during which I made a purchase: 17
Korean: 7
Italian/Portuguese: 3
Canadian/American: 3
French: 2
Greek: 1
Chinese: 1
Fantastic pastry filled with dried fruit, from Harbord Bakery, Toronto (the bun has a name but I can’t remember it)
Tim Hortons donuts consumed: 2
ice creams, gelatos, and popsicles consumed: 13
Cone selection at Ed’s Real Scoop, Leslieville district, Toronto
Drinks purchased while out and about: 13
fresh juices and lemonades: 5
Davids Tea iced teas: 4
bottled juices: 2
afternoon tea: 1
Starbucks iced tea: 1
Afternoon tea on Victoria Day at Montgomery’s Inn, outside Toronto
Food-buying trips: 41
At produce or farmers’ markets: 15
At smaller grocery or convenience stores: 13 (includes 1 tortilleria and 1 Ethiopian grocery)
At supermarkets: 13 (includes 1 Korean and 1 Portuguese)
At specialty or gift shops: 3
An alternate reckoning
quarts of yogurt purchased: 7
trays of cooked handmade dumplings purchased: 6
cheeses purchased: 6
dozens of eggs purchased: 4
loaves of bread purchased: 4
bags of frozen dumplings purchased: 3
takeout trays of fried rice: 2
packages of fresh injera: 1
mac & cheese cooked: 1
Injera and other ingredients, from an Ethiopian convenience store on Bloor West near Ossington, Toronto
loaves of bread baked: 2
dozen cupcakes baked: 1
teas purchased to steep at home: 6 sachets, 5 bulk packets of about 10g each
visits to farmers’ markets: 7 (Dufferin Park, Bloor/Borden, St Lawrence)
visits to fruit market on corner of Bloor and Manning: 6
tacos consumed/shared: 9
orders of Asian noodles: 5 (pho, jajang myun, pad see ew, ramen)
orders of fried rice: 5
sandwiches ordered: 5
plates of dumplings ordered: 4
orders of katsu donburi: 2
orders of mac & cheese: 2
orders of Korean fried chicken: 2
orders of chicken paprikash: 1
Chicken paprikash and bread dumplings, Prague, Queen West, Toronto
…and the reason I’m now reducing my intake of refined sugars and flour:
buns or scones eaten: 12
times I purchased cookies either as a package, or as singles: 11
types of cake eaten: 9
custard tarts eaten (either Cantonese or Portuguese): 3
chocolate desserts or candies consumed: 2 (this is unusually low)
Gluten-free chocolate chip cookie from the Dufferin farmers’ market, Toronto
Montréal
meals eaten out: 9
in Canadian restaurants: 5
in a French restaurant: 1
in a Polish restaurant: 1
in a Peruvian restaurant: 1
in a Chilean restaurant: 1
Stuffed crêpes for breakfast at B&M Restaurant, Mile End, Montréal
meals which contained some kind of egg dish: 4
drinks purchased: 6
bottled water: 2
juices/smoothies: 3
iced tea: 1
bakery visits during which I made a purchase: 4
Canadian: 2
French: 2
Croissant and other pastries from Boulangerie Guillaume, Mile End, Montréal
ice creams consumed: 1
food-buying trips: 2
farmers’ market: 1
grocery store: 1
Honeys for sale, Marché Jean-Talon, Montréal
WORK
sessions in cafes: 5 (I thought it would be more)
drinks purchased: 3
snacks purchased: 3
life drawing sessions attended: 4
journals filled completely: 1
journals partially filled: 2
FUN
People
reunited with: 3
adults met: 11
kids and teenagers met: 3
toddlers and infants met: 3
dinner parties attended: 1
dinner parties hosted: 1
dinners out with friends: 4
brunch out with friends: 1
Music
concerts attended: 5
classical: 3
jazz or other: 2
Audience members before a performance by the Yiddish Swingtet. Part of the Canadian Opera Company’s free concert series. Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
Shopping
visits to Honest Ed’s: 2
garments purchased: 9
accessories purchased: 13 (jewelry, bags, scarves, hankies, shoes, umbrella, undies)
(garments/accessories donated or brought back to San Jose: 11)
Museums
art: 1
history: 1
mixed art, natural history, etc: 1
shoe: 1 (half-off tickets online this week!)
Staircase at the Royal Ontario Museum
MISCELLANEOUS
PO boxes rented: 1
public library cards obtained: 1
SIM cards purchased: 1
art prints purchased: 2
massages: 1
visits to medical clinic: 1
medications purchased: 1
hair salon visits: 1
meditation sessions attended: 1
love love love things by numbers!!! heehee <3 safe travels!
Hee, me too! I have to stop myself going overboard when putting together posts like this. ;b Thank you for the good wishes
You must be related to my son (in which case, you are my daughter!) because he loves to count things, and his list, though shorter, is similar to yours. He and his wife visited Japan and the Philippines last year. Fun! Thanks for sharing…
Hee, your comment made me smile a whole lot, Sherry.
Counting is fun! I’m thinking I might aim for one of these posts each time I leave a country.
So… did you get the ice cream in the traffic cone?
No, it was super crowded so I didn’t want to ask.
If I’d been the only one in the shop I totally would have, though! I got Burgundy Chocolate Cherry Swirl ice cream in a cup. Maybe it was too many cone options so I just couldn’t decide! The ice cream was great.
Wow, that is DETAIL ! ……..and you managed a massage.
Heh. Detail omitted: massage was only 10 minutes. We were walking through a street festival and there were 10-minute massages for $10. I thought that sounded like a good idea.
And since when did undies become accessories?
Haha. Depends how you wear them.
But I never feel like they count as clothes, either!
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