Buffalo, briefly

Earlier in the year, one of my friends, who is a (somewhat) major Bruno Mars fan, wanted to get tickets for his show, but getting 4 seats together proved harder than we thought. Still in the mood for a concert, another friend suggested we head to see City and Colour in Buffalo (only we would go to the States to see a Canadian). As we were already in Buffalo, we thought: why not go down to New York City?

Leaving T dot

Commence last minute planning and lots of compromising. At the end of the day, we got there.

This trip was entirely dependent on buses, local transit, and our own two feet. This meant we had to pack light as we would be lugging our bags with us for the majority of the trip.

Sadly we encountered some people who made unnecessary comments while in Buffalo. I sometimes take for granted how diverse and multicultural Toronto is, and I'm both proud of my hometown and disappointed that we had to experience that attitude at all in 2014.

City and Colour was amazing. During the concert, someone from the nearby harbour released thousands of doves and had a fireworks display that supplemented the show nicely.

Impromptu fireworks, with doves

This trip also taught me the importance of comfortable shoes. My shoes fit well but was too stiff, which resulted in blisters and sore arches. Those shoes have fallen from my good graces now, and have not been worn since.