A couple weeks back I was riding my Bixi bike near the Vieux-Port and noticed dozens of police cars and personnel standing on every corner. I thought something bad had happened and was going to divert, but no one seemed tense or alert.… [Read More]
Category: Only in Montréal
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The Tam-Tam
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]
Some of the famous ups and downs of Montréal
Trash day can be fun!
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Ha ha ha
One thing that Montréal does really, really well is set up tableaux for promoting the many festivals. They’re all super optimized for the ‘gram, ‘tok, and selfie generation.
To promote the 40th Just For Laughs Festival currently in progress, they have put up charicatures of famous comedians (presumably previous participants) over on Rue Saint-Denis and probably elsewhere.… [Read More]
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Just Like L.A.
Except raining.
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Montreal Colors #1
Rainbows all the way down #2
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The Bacon Dance
You've surely seen one but you didn't know it until now.
I love the color in this town.
Lots of movie and TV shoots in Montréal right now–this past week one production has been camped out at a nightclub around the corner from our apartment, and I came across this scene in Dorchester Square yesterday on my bike ride.… [Read More]