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So in best News of The World tradition we made our excuses and left.The summer after we were in Algeria, the civil war broke out. There was some sense of impending trouble when we were there, but again, we didn't really put two and two together until later.But my most enduring memory is climbing up onto the roof of a hotel in Ghardaia to watch dawn break. A mullah had just started his morning prayer, the bells were ringing. It was one of those little moments when, somehow, you grow up a bit..
What's the weather like now? Toronto is temperate by Canadian standards. At the moment, although it can change with little warning, it's still summer here. The leaves are turning magnificent shades of russet and gold but, at least until the end of September, it's likely to remain shorts-and-T-shirt weather with the odd bit of rain. What are the locals complaining about?Traffic jams. It's cheap to make films here, so Hollywood heads this way and production companies often cause gridlocks. Residents are unimpressed.Who's the talk of the town?The city has been buzzing over the Toronto Film Festival.
Hero of the hour is Atom Egoyan, the Canadian director whose movie Felicia's Journey was shown at a gala opening.What's the cool drink to order this year?Molson, Labatts - anything home-produced is passe. Order a margarita or simple glass of white wine instead.What are people eating?This being a city of WASPs (white Anglo Saxon Protestants) and immigrants, almost every sort of ethnic dish is available. "Fusion food" - a blend of Asian and almost any other cuisine - is all the rage.What's the latest outrageous stuff on TV?There's a choice of at least 67 channels: flick through them to find the cult favourite, a cable- network show called Oz (also shown on British terrestrial TV). It's a prison soap opera with no holds barred: love intrigue, murder, sodomy - you name it, they've got it.Where would the locals not dream of going?It's definitely not the done thing to go to Wayne Gretsky's restaurant near the Skydome - the city's baseball pitch and a major landmark.