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]
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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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Literally.
So I’ve started my Francisation et Intégration classes, which are three hours of lessons, four times per week. Add in the metro ride to school and back and that’s twenty hours a week, hence my delay in posting anything here.… [Read More]
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It’s Rainbows All The Way Down, Part II
(Click through for the spectaculaire!)
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Montreal Colors #1
Rainbows all the way down #2
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]
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Street Metal
So pretty! Though it looks old-timey, this manhole cover is actually quite new–just a couple years old. You can read about the program to replace Montreal manhole covers and the symbols chosen for this brand-new design here.… [Read More]
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The Lachine Rapids
Down at the south-east point of the Isle of Montréal, the St. Lawrence river goes over a series of rock shelves creating the Lachine Rapids. Early European vistors like Jacques Cartier thought the St.… [Read More]
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The Water Moose
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