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Travel Blogs from Montreal
Advancing into the French parts
... with many houses looking to be past their prime, homelessness seemingly more spread here than in other parts of Canada we've been to and a somewhat different crowd than what we've seen before. Nevertheless, the river side and the old town of Montreal offered plenty of nice sights and offered opportunity for nice strolls around the ...
Dining in the dark
... I had to keep closing my eyes as I was going dizzy. It was really cool though, and gives you a definite appreciation for your sight. The waiters were superstars too, they were really helpful as we were scrabbling around for our drinks and seats and as they're completely blind it's impressive that they can just zip around really quickly. I wasn't too impressed with calamari... It tasted fine but the texture wasn't very pleasant, but that ...
The Big Melt
... cobble stoned was Plaza de Armas where the landmark Notre Dam and domed bank buildings can be found. While only admiring Notre Dam from the outside we did go into the bank building to visit the small but interesting museum dedicated to its existence and Canada's finance industry. Next up we walked by Nelson's Column on our way to the tourist souvenir market. While we had heard a bit of hype about ...
A train, a plane, and two British firemen
Our arrival at the Ottawa Train Station where we were to take a small bus for our group of 14 to Dorval airport began with some anticipation. The first step of a very long journey to a very different part of the world! I had been looking forward to it for days, as I had so much to do before departure. Some very long hours were spent finalizing important details of the Ottawa International Walking Festival that is to take place on Oct 22-23, just before the end of our 3-week travels on ...
Les préparatifs
... jours où on doit être au pays, assurances entreposage pour les meubles qui restent derrière...
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