Well. Today I went to an antiques market. Whereupon I purchased 1 new antique camera ($30), and 5 coins. One is a Chinese one from the T'ung Chin Tung Pao dynasty (1862-1875) but I'm not having more luck than that identifying it (it was cheap, $8, so it may even be a fake or something. For $8 I don't care cause I like it, but I'd like to know it's history), a token from a cigarette company that says "GOOD LUCK TOKEN" on it (I thought it was hilarious and only cost $10), one from PEI that says "Success for the Fisheries" which I also found funny, for $5. Then since I had a good chat with the stall keeper (who said that it was unusual for women, especially of my age, to collect old coins) said that he does have older coins they just weren't unpacked yet so to come back later if I was bored. So I did. Whereupon I got an hour long history lesson on the coins he was showing me! It was a great chat, I loved every second. I purchased two more coins from him, for $75 total, as they were sort of a matching set commemorating the formation of Constantinople.

Then I sat in a Starbucks for a drink... and had a guy asking me the MOST random questions. They were definitely making me uncomfortable but I felt rude getting up and leaving while in the middle of my drink... so I stayed. Fortunately he only moved one seat closer to me and not right across from me, and he did NOT ask me out or leave when I left. I seem to attract the odd ones, so once I was sure I was free from his gaze I had a giggle and kept on going (I am past the point of being severely creeped out as long as it's daylight and there's a crowd around.)

Then I went for a 5km hike back to my friend's place, and along the way stopped to watch a pretty cool busker - he was a fire jugglera nd a contortionist.