Did you know that there are two Marriotts in Toronto? Somehow I ended up at the one that is a 25 minute walk from the office while my colleagues are at the one with a 7 minute commute. Oh well. It was a very pleasant walk this morning but a little humid. MY Marriott has the distinction of being attached to the Rogers Centre, right near the CN Tower. The lobby connects to the stadium. Pretty cool.
We met this morning at THEIR Marriott and then went to the office, on the 25th floor of a tower in the Financial District. (It was a lot more like the Melbourne office than my own). After we got settled and were issued badges to operate the elevator, we began a day of meetings. The Canada marketing and sales teams were very willing to share best practices, what’s working and what isn’t, and gave us valuable insight from when they were at our stage of development. We also had a quick meet and greet with the head of the office, which was nice.
For lunch, didn’t even need to leave the building! Sort of. The PATH is a network of underground shopping and dining that is below the city streets. It’s very easy to get lost because the routes do not follow the street plan above. (Not that it would have helped me get around at all since I made Chris do all the driving during our vacations to Toronto). Anyway, we found lunch and even got a table in a crowded dining area. Afterwards, we almost made a critical wrong turn to get to the surface, but it worked out.
More meetings in the afternoon, and then dinner with the Canada marketing team. They were such great hosts - selecting a seafood place right across the street. It was really nice to get to know them better outside of work. We ended the meal with two of these huge “sundaes for two” and lots of spoons. Even with 6 of us, there was still ice cream left at the end.
Wind, but no rain, on my walk back to the hotel. Then, I did a little shopping and enjoyed the long daylight hours outside.
One more day in the office tomorrow and an early flight back to Philly on Friday. Quick trip this time.
Thanks for doing these.
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