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A train, a plane, and two British firemen
... side of the globe. I am most grateful to those who are filling in for Benoît and me during this time.
The most interesting part of the day's travels took place in the line-up for security clearance to board our plane for Heathrow. We were standing immediately behind two men with very British accents, so I politely asked them if they were returning home. They were going back home after completing a firefighting training course they gave to crew members on a freighter ...
The Allusive Poutine
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Oh! Amusing fact alert: Rick Mercer convinced George W. Bush that Canada's Prime Minister was called Jean Poutine (as opposed to Jean Chretien). When Bush was elected he visited Canada and made a public speech thanking Jean 'Poutine' for his support on his campaign... "Ich bin ein berliner" anyone?
And so it was that we went back to the hostel, poutineless. We did enjoy a night out on Thursday. I use the term 'enjoy' loosely. We ...
Montreal
... was a great idea. The plan was to head out, get a load of bagels, and come back to watch a film. What actually happened was that we returned, got through about half a bagel and 10 minutes of the film, and then fell asleep. I had heard so much about Montreal bagels prior to my arrival that I was expecting something amazing. It was nice, don’t get me wrong, but when someone says bagel to me I assume they mean a bagel with something in it... ...
Libératrice passion
... nique et le manque total de flexibilité a fait en sorte que votre cher narrateur se trouvait à faire un examen d'anglais en Chine, à côté d'un Américain qui perdait son temps, d'un Nouveau-Zélandais qui comptait les moutons et une Coréenne Sudiste qui trouvait pas ça très drôle (Ouais dans le fond je crois qu'elle aurait du être née dans un vrai pays, pas un demi-pays!)
Donc je corrigeais les erreurs de l'examen (bourrée de fautes) et j'ai eu ...
Revisiting Mont-Royal and Old Montreal
Temperature: Low -2 degrees, High +2 degrees
Weather: Sunny with clouds
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With Patrick's and Sabrina's company, we left early this morning en route to Montreal for a visit to Mont-Royal and a walk around Old Montreal.
From Mont-Royal's summit, ...


