There was a fast, heavy rainfall yesterday that took a toll on the city: one of the big Metro stations was partly under water, a chunk of the main highway through town was closed, several basements got flooded.… [Read More]
Every Sunday in the spring through fall, you can hear the heartbeat of Montréal thrumming near the famous Angel of Mt. Royal.**
That heartbeat comes from the city’s famous tam-tam, a drum circle that has grown and evolved for the past 50 years.… [Read More]
I’ve been spending most of my time to the East or South or Southwest of Mont Royal. This afternoon I took a wander up into some neighborhoods on the Northeast side.… [Read More]
While Pride Month is June in the US (to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in June of 1969), the big LGBTQ+ celebration in Montréal is Fierté, celebrated in the first week of August.… [Read More]
It was hot and very humid, The air had that silky quality that promised rain, but no rain came.
I went off to see what I could find in the cool forests of Mont Royal.… [Read More]
We had dinner with some Québécois friends last week, and they gave us the most extraordinary gift: a bag full of stuff from Quebec and a box of “discoveries” to introduce us to French music, events, and culture.… [Read More]
It’s not easy to engage in a foreign city when you don’t speak the language and you’re avoiding deadly viruses and you work remotely from home.… [Read More]
The L’International des Feux Loto-Québec started last night–an international fireworks competition that shoots off every Saturday night for the next several weeks. We can see some of the fireworks from our balcony, but to experience the whole show including the ground effects and synchronized soundtrack, you have to buy tickets for the fairground seating.… [Read More]
This weekend marks the return of the Montréal Grand Prix, which takes place on Isle Notre-Dame in the St. Lawrence River (about a mile away from us, as the crow flies).… [Read More]
