Cheeseburger but no cheese.

Civilised flight times could catch on. Departing Manchester in the afternoon & arriving in Toronto in the afternoon courtesy of the time difference. The downside & it was a biggie - the derby was at the same time. Hmmm. Lee dropped us nice and early in the greyness of Manchester - weather and building itself. Queues to check-in even though online check-in had been negotiated earlier in the morning. Chilled with a second breakfast whilst keeping an eye on proceedings at Anfield. Boarding onto a plane with no wifi coincided with half time. Overheard suggestions that the reds were up by 2. So that was a nice way to start the flight. Couple of films - couldn't resist Blade Runner. Had a chat with a Canadian red who had been in Liverpool but got ill around the last game. Still didn't sound so good. First off the plane & smoothly through customs. Slick operation - very automated and quick. Baggage less so. Quick shuttle bus ride to the hotel to find it was in the midst of some sci-fi geek conference - very busy and noisy. Room on the top floor so that shouldn't be a problem. Initial thoughts of going into town were overtaken by fatigue - a 6pm tea time was actually 11 as far as body clocks were concerned. Ate and was utterly bemused by the concept of someone ordering a cheeseburger without the cheese - that's just a burger - had to be yanks. Glimpsed a far off view of the CN tower and made plans for Niagara.Read more