A few years ago, the Mothership landed in Toronto. She landed on Bloor Street right across from where I have been teaching part-time the last 6 months or so.

See… this is the view from the building’s lobby.

The first time I went into the teacher’s room, I was amazed by the view. I mean, it’s pretty funky.

Okay, so it can’t compare to the view from the roof of Dad’s house…

Or the view from our apartment in Kuala Lumpur… (sigh)…

But really, from the classrooms at the front of the building and the teacher’s room, this is what we see. I love it!

The mothership landed in the years when I was out of the country – so I was quite surprised to walk down Bloor Street last February and see it!

The teachers say it was a nightmare while construction went on… it took much longer than estimated (surprise!) and of course it was a disturbance for classes.

And reactions to the building of it was mixed, as are reactions today. Like most modern buildings, people generally love it or hate it. I’m betting the person driving this car probably hates it. Or maybe not. I happen to love the green car and the building.

Glass, steel, lines and angles… unique design, intriguing structure… there’s just so much to like!

Add a few tourists to the image and the lines just ‘pop’.

I love walking past it. Especially when the sky is blue! And one must look up to truly appreciate the enormity and beauty.

Seriously, isn’t it beautiful?

But the most fascinating part of this building is the juxtaposition of old and new. See… the new part of the building is attached to the old part!

The original building is about 75 years old… that’s ancient in Canadian years.

It’s pretty too, isn’t it! And as always… look up!

It’s the Royal Ontario Museum (The ‘ROM’).

Yep, the mothership is part of the ROM, our natural history museum. Right now the Dead Sea Scrolls are on display, and I’ve been meaning to go…

It’s been many years since I’ve been to this museum, but there are great things to be seen! Mummies – real ones! And dinosaur skeletons – real ones! I really need to spend a day there with Mehmet soon.

See the brown building on the far left of the picture? That’s where the language school is… where I took the ‘view’  pictures.

Here I’m standing at the corner where I get out of the subway. And you can see the walk to my workplace. On the right of me is the University of Toronto’s varsity field… it’s fun to watch the students practice and compete.

It’s a great neighbourhood to work in!

And by the way… that should be me on the scooter here. I want one so bad! I’m a scooter girl at heart.

A green Vespa… one day.