Canadiana Backpackers Hostel, Toronto.?
The reason why this post is subtitled “Our side of the story” is that the comment has beaten our posting! I guess I’ll be honest and say that it’s a reasonably accurate account of what went on at the hostel on the night of Friday the 26th of January 2007! The evening was organized by a real go-getter from Perth named Kat. As I said, she even beat us to the punch by posting her side of the story before we did! (I told you she was a go-getter!). ? Australians are ubiquitous in virtually every hostel, anywhere in the world. I’d be hard pressed to find a time when there weren’t at least a dozen in residence at Canadiana Backpackers – even right now in the dead of a Canadian winter! The core group of Aussies (and a couple of Kiwis thrown in for good measure) managed to inveigle virtually everyone at the hostel to join in on the celebrations. A couple of large kegs of beer has that kind of effect on young travellers.
The thrust of Kat’s posting is “a good time was had by all!” Wanna bet! In addition to the hundred liters of draft beer, there were, at least, six extra-large clear garbage bags full of empty beer cans, wine and liquor bottles. I have no idea of just how much booze was spilled on our new pine floors, except to say it was lots! The following morning Teresa, the Canadiana’s normally cheerful, super-pleasant, happy-go-lucky, world-class? cleaning lady was threatening pain and suffering upon anyone within range of her broom! Our blue couch is broken; or rather, broke by itself, because no one did it.
All in all, it was a pretty good evening. And Kat, you did a superb job of organizing such a successful bachannal on such short notice. Even though Aussies don’t require a reason to abuse their livers it was nice of you to arrange one anyhow.
As I mentioned earlier, the “response” to this posting (above) was entered before this one. Sneaky, but nicely done Kat!
Beginning of Aussie Day at? Canadiana Backpackers? Hostel, Toronto.
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