Transportation

Only after having lived in Toronto for 4 years can I say with certainty that I am spoiled for transportation. I don't own a car, or even a bike, but I never have issues getting where I need to go. Yes, sometimes the subways are late or busy or stuck, and yes sometimes there isn't a streetcar waiting for me when I need it... but the joy of a big city is that you can always walk. Everything I need is within walking distance. It's fantastic. 

Cue arrival to Canmore. Let's be honest, small west coast towns (well small Canadian towns) are meant to be driven. They are designed and built with the driver in mind, not the pedestrian. In fact, the pedestrian usually ends up being an afterthought. Canmore does not have a bus system (although they do sport some lovely bike lanes) so walking is kind of a necessary evil. Not that I'm complaining. I like walking (most of the time) when I am not laden with groceries, or have frigid cold wind whipping in my face. It takes between 15 and 25 minutes to walk from our house to the theatre/downtown area which is actually pretty decent considering it takes me about an hour to walk from my apartment to work in Toronto. Enter the best invention ever. The six dollar cab ride. That's right, it costs a measly $6 to go anywhere in Canmore. The part of Canmore that doesn't take 30 minutes to drive to that is. The $6 cab has saved my life many times so far.  And probably made me a bit lazy, but hey, I walk down the hill!! And I dance for a living!

When I was walking downtown today I had to wait for a train to go through the intersection. It was a long train and there were quite a few cars that had to stop and wait. It was strangely peaceful. While the train was blasting its way through, the drivers had no choice but to wait, we all had to patiently allow that brief moment of time to be ours. Not time's, or whatever appointment or task you were off to accomplish.

 I stood there just watching the train roll by.... and took my moment.