They should pay people to do the same thing in California State parks, except Bigfoot.
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Part 1. What Happened.
We had some associates from the US visit us here, whom I will call Régis and Léontine (many of you reading will know who they are, but as this blog is publicly accessible this post will have some intentional vagueness).… [Read More]
Sylvain’s sister and parents have been visiting this weekend, so there has been excursions to many places: Île St. Hélène, Parc La Fontaine, Parc Mont Royal, and, of course, the Jardin Botanique!… [Read More]
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Not My Circus….
The word “clown” is the same in English and in French. I had need to look it up because, well….look at the world we live in.
That is all.
P.S. You can also say “farceur” or “pitre” instead of “clown,” but the preferred word in French is “clown” nonetheless.
Those of you who spent time in L.A. during the 80’s-90’s musical heyday of KCRW probably remember Chuck Taggart‘s show “Gumbo,” which was canceled when KCRW went from being a local public-radio station to being the golden goose of NPR.… [Read More]
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Cat Made a Funny
A sign with another lovely French food pun, à la this post from earlier this year. Seen down at the Old Port, not far from the Queues de Castor (Beaver Tails) place.… [Read More]
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Rose Mallow
We’ve tried to make a weekly ritual of biking to the Jardin Botanique Sunday mornings for a coffee in their café and a wander around the gardens. As mentioned before, our Accès Montréal card gives us free access to the outdoor (best) parts of the garden.… [Read More]
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St. Joseph’s Oratory
Montréal has a couple of sites that guide-books inevitably label with the overused adjective “iconic.” St. Joseph’s Oratory tends to be near the top of that list.
It’s one of the largest cathedrals in the world, perched high on the southwest-facing Côte-des-Neiges side of Mont Royal.… [Read More]
I’ve been an enthusiastic user of the métro in Montréal ever since we first visited. Over our various stays, I’ve traveled most of the routes. I’ve been to the ends of the lines, or one stop short, on all of them.… [Read More]
A truck just came by and quickly spray-painted this “sharrows” symbol on the street, right in front of our condo.
Sharrows–an amalgam of “share” and “arrows”–are used on streets without a designated bike lane.… [Read More]