the adventures of pinkaholic girl

Montréal

Montréal is lovely. It's the size of vancouver - possibly even smaller - but the difference between the two cities is huge. We've been hanging out at Jenny and Paul's place, which is in an awesome location on St Laurent (Montréal's 'Plateau').

During the 5 days we've done a lot of typical Quebecois things, like eating Poutine, speeding a lot, and going out. We've been to the famed House of Jazz (a bit of an older crowd venue), seen a McGill University Ice Hockey match and been to Quebec City driving along the Chemin du Roy, a beautiful scenic route with apple orchards and autumn trees. We stopped by the the tam tam jam on Sunday where people bring their own drums and beats and dance.

I challenged Ken (former chess club nerd) to a match in Cafe Pi and won! The victory is recorded in photos which will be uploaded soon. We saw some strange live bands on recommendations but probably wouldn't do it again... Montréal does have a great live scene though. The city is small enough to walk around - we haven't caught the Metro anywhere (this is probably due to Jenny's awesome location).

The shopping here is fun - lots of quirky shops in which to spend your dollars. In fact, this is what I'm going to do on the last day before I fly out to the UK. :) I bought some touristy stuff and am currently debating whether its worth buying and transporting maple syrup - it seems to taste better here. It's plentiful and they put it on lots of things, like baked beans and chicken. Canadians are a resourceful bunch!

I have a whole bunch of things to update on this blog - like the road trip from New York - but will do it once I'm settled in the UK. So stay tuned for past adventures!

posted by d @ 2:54 pm