The Premier Inn Lives Up to It's Name

My second day was a great day! The staff at Premier Inn have outdone their hospitality and I wish that I had more time to spend here (however, I will definitely pop by for a visit). It’s great to sit down and speak with them about the city and they also allow my natural talkativeness to come out. Today, I spoke about music with Mark, one of the security guards, and we talked about what he likes and what I like – he let me listen to some Ugandan reggae on his earbuds and it was pretty jamming! We identified American artists he likes and I pumped that he is a fan of the “Watch the Throne” album by Jay-Z and Kanye (although Kanye might be upset that Jay-Z is much bigger over here … I did see an amazing Dropout Bear tee whiz by on a motorcycle earlier). In the evening we (along with Ben and Oscar) discussed “landmarks” of a city and how they really bring out a city’s character, and I showed them pictures of the CN tower, which they loved. I also showed pictures of Kensington Market, and mentioned some of the similarities that I’ve noticed between the two cities. My fun moment was explaining hockey – “people can actually run around on the water!”

 

The ladies at the inn have also been awesome and it was nice waking up in the morning to “Good morning Conrad!!” As you can see, I have taken pictures with everyone and will be going back in the next few days to drop off some developed pictures so they can have a keepsake of my wonderful stay there.