Toronto Blue Jays

It's been a couple of months since my last post. I really need to keep up with my posting this year (at least I'm hoping it'll be more consistent :p). These past couple of months has been crazy. I moved across the continent so a lot of my time has been spent on packing and unpacking and all other crazy things that one needs to take care when moving. So now that I'm a little bit settled in my new place, I'm continuing my travel series. 

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Toronto Day 1 Afternoon

So after my friend, J, finished work, we went to the ball game. J was thinking I should do 'something local' during my visit and going to the Blue Jays' ball game is counted as one. I was pretty stoked since I never been to a ball game before. Ever. Plus, they were playing against Boston Red Sox, so it should be pretty exciting. 

The first couple of innings were pretty slow. We spent a lot of time talking, eating snacks and just people watching. But on the later innings, the game got pretty interesting. The Blue Jays was behind on the first couple of innings but they managed to catch up towards the end and ended up winning the game.

After the game, we walked to a nearby sushi restaurant for some late dinner and that's a wrap for day one in Toronto.

Batting Cage

After our visit to the Museum of Flight, we decided to go to try the batting cage. None of us has been to one so it was another new experience for us. It was hard trying to hit the ball at first because we're not used to the speed and angle of the ball. Plus, we went right before sunset and the sun was right in front of us. So we were a little bit blinded by the sunlight. But after a couple of rounds, we got the hang of it.

With baseball, if you hit the wrong part of the bat, it hurt. Bad. The whole bat vibrates and you can feel a sting traveling through your arms. But when you hit it right, the feeling is really nice, especially when you hear the sound of the bat hitting the ball. With softball, I think it's a little easier and more forgiving when you don't hit it at the right spot since the ball is softer. At the end of our session, our arms were sore, but it was super fun. Definitely want to do it again sometimes.