Jude was charming and generous, sharing her dinner with us the evening we arrived after an unexpectedly long and tiring trip. We had chosen her place especially for its location, which made visiting family members using public transit quite easy. (Jude told us about a short cut to the nearest streetcar line), but we also enjoyed the comfortably furnished apartment. It is essentially one long room for living, cooking and eating with a separate bedroom in a half basement, but with adequate natural light. The quiet, old established neighbourhood with its mature trees and traditional, though renovated, architecture provided a pleasant setting. Queen Street East with a range of shops and restaurants was roughly 15 minutes on foot away, down a slight hill and with Lake Ontario, the boardwalk for strolling, swimmable beaches, attractive parks and villas another five minutes or so further. A bus on nearby Woodbine Ave also connected in one direction with Queen Street and in .the other with the east-west subway line The downtown core could also be reached by streetcar in 20-25 minutes and in less time another stretch of Queen Street with another batch of restaurants and boutiques. All in all an ideal place to explore the city and relax afterwards (especially if the weather is good and you can use the outside sitting area and garden at the rear)