Toronto, 2023
Posted on October 21, 2023
It’s been several years since I’ve had to the opportunity to travel to a conference, nearly a decade. I suppose that’s to be expected when your career takes you from a company that is hemorrhaging cash (LivingSocial) to the public sector to brand new company. But 2022 was a good a year for us, and in 2023, we were able to attend conferences.
When given the option, I have a preference for finding conferences in cities where I’ve never been before. I’ve heard great things about Toronto, so when I learned about Refactor DX, I wanted to check it out. The conference was only two days long, but I did get some time walk through some neighborhoods close to my to hotel.
![CN Tower reflected in the glass of another skyscraper](/static/ac548547015cdc75dcd50f1a55e748cb/441ad/city1.jpg)
![Pedestrians walking a city street. One person appears to be yawning.](/static/0fde3725bcb71a6838c008300e850650/7b4f6/city2.jpg)
![A worker taking a smoke break, minimalist framing.](/static/e943c764b9a8b85d8162bf2a9bcba932/61ba4/worker.jpg)
![Tight shot of dolls in a storefront](/static/d72d10bd61290518380be5b0670807ef/76852/dolls.jpg)
![Portrait of young girl, serious expression](/static/e97ac0155a3680514c2658161fded995/76852/girl.jpg)
![A strange biker-looking mannequin with a sign saying 'terrorizing toddlers since 1969'](/static/517a03dca7c7f4783d8d8e6e8799a950/76852/beard.jpg)
![A man resting at a storefront after running](/static/912a0775ac07905ef1fa2d13bab61ee1/9a8cb/fitness1.jpg)
![A man walking on a city street with hiking poles](/static/fd946bd27de464411c02a8489b87acf0/76852/fitness2.jpg)
![Creepy dolls in a store window hidden behind grates](/static/7accf6d21e992ba0a7fd2173adb0ab66/76852/grates1.jpg)
![Early morning light hitting alley basement windows on a building](/static/2b9e6e06f12ffd69454f2c1c1864d359/76852/grates2.jpg)
![Legs coming from out of the shadow where someone appears passed out. Heavily spray painted garage.](/static/af54301f446aa33d6f9e88fc1891af29/76852/passout.jpg)
![Garage entry with an elaborate black and white mural](/static/161e75e0986a1413b998850bc3b2b573/76852/bw1.jpg)
![Elaborate black and white mural spreading to the ceiling](/static/faef40834217fd1380a55991a4694e73/52cef/bw2.jpg)
![Wall mural behind a parking lot](/static/405e1ec69b529154a735cd032d839300/2c976/wall-mural1.jpg)
![Wall mural behind a building](/static/bea6ee0f0c4ddf72357b6cd1d1428375/c1b61/wall-mural2.jpg)
![Workers working on egress windows on a heavily painted wall](/static/8d70b6ed8609e9df9dc8773131564c15/7b0b9/painters1.jpg)
![Teenager painting a mural on a spray-painted wall](/static/2084d3ef8c86fcaccba501aba0bfcf93/76852/painters2.jpg)