Karen's house was beautiful and very very clean. There was a bus stop within a minute of her place. Within 10 mins walking north we got to a Subway station that connected us anywhere we wanted to go. Walking south less than 10 mins there was a shopping area (Walmart etc), and there we got a street car (tram) that took us right into the city. The neighbourhood is nice and felt very safe for us to walk around. We arrived late at night and so took a taxi from union station to karen's house, it cost us $20 Canadian. Absolutely everyone we met was so friendly and helpful when we asked directions, in fact more than once, people just walked with us to show us the way. We would definitely stay at Karen's place again.