While not as fun as previous years, this time was still enjoyable. Despite foul forecasts, the weather held up and I was able to get out quite a bit and walk around.
While searching for a place to eat on the Friday after I arrived, I managed to find Big Smoke Burgers, a really good little burger place that I had missed somehow on my previous trips. Seriously good burger and onion rings! Then I bought some comics at the event's store. I'll explain in a second why this turned out to be a really smart idea.
The next day I got up, had a breakfast consisting of several things I had stocked up on the night before in order to save money and avoid junkier food items and attended a panel being held right in the hotel which was a spotlight on a new book about a futuristic war between Canada and the US. I bought the book the previous evening, and it was really good.
So, it turns out buying some things early was a good idea because TCAF this year was packed! They had to add another venue solely for their featured guests. And, while that was busy, it didn't begin to come close to how crowded the main venue was.
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| Picture three floors of this! |
While not as big as previous hauls, I did still mage to get some good stuff this year.
After making it out of the fest's main location, I was glad that the other events I wanted to attend that day were all at my hotel. Went out later to get some snacks, then stayed up late watching TV from the comfort of a gigantic bed which I'm currently missing way too much!
Got the train home the next day, and that was it.
While I had lots of fun, the crowdedness of the event and the higher cost of the trip itself makes me think that it might be time to move on from TCAF/Toronto and find a new, less expensive place to go in the future. It was good while it lasted.
So onwards to new adventures, I guess!
Cheers
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