Made quite a long post the other day and lost it...getting used to Jim's laptop. Nice to have high speed internet in our suite at the Hilton. Great apartment and wonderful location for the university, museum district, and on the brand new above ground light transit. Very spiffy trains that even have whistles like real trains. What a deal public transit is here...$2 for a 24 hr unlimited day pass for all buses and transit. Went downtown today but not an awful lot except office buildings, restaurants, a few stores. Guess everything is out in the burbs like most American cities. They seem to be wanting to revitalize downtown and developing a number of loft apartment places...at $475, 000 US for a two bedroom it seems pretty pricey for having street people as your neighbours.

Our room here looks out over the university playing fields and a beautiful residential area...very quiet. And we're very close to the big medical complex. Certainly a car culture, though. Yesterday I walked back from the Museum of Fine Arts (fabulous impressionist stuff among many other things) along this gorgeous treed boulevard. I was the only person walking except for two joggers and a team of 9 people picking up litter. Didn't seem to be doing a very effective job although there wasnt' much litter to begin with. Think I'll post this now before I lose it.