Hotel de L'Institut Montreal

So I haven't actually flown out yet, but I'm planning to.. In 9 hours. I just wanted to get my fans pumped up to read more about my adventures.

It's snowing a lot outside (in GFPK). I foresee a nice 1.5 hour bus ride from downtown Montreal to PET airport.

... da minha mãe, com algumas adaptações. Não ficou no ponto ideal, mas ainda tenho mais dois pedaços de frango pra cozinhar. As três coisas que eu quero fazer quando chegar ao Brazil são: matar a saudade de Pingo, rever minha família e comer um galeto na receita original da minha mãe.
Vou passar o próximo fim-de-semana em New York. Formamos um grupo de quatro pessoas, então o custo do aluguel do carro e da hospedagem deve ficar abaixo de C ...

... people going elsewhere. Street artists were showing seasonal paintings - snow covered spiral staircases, snow on the streets, snow on the roofs. We truly felt a snow anticipation in the air

Uphill from a plaza was Quartier Latin where we had an evening coffee. Waiters kept asking us in French and we could not shake off a feeling of being in a magnificently unreal place

Several times we saw signs "Come back in May". I wonder...

... to ‘ponder’ a thought-provoking sculpture along the way - The Illuminated People (photo attached). We then wandered through the university grounds, enjoying the sights and sounds of university life on the outside anyway. From there we followed the trail leading to the top of Mont Royale. Here, we were enjoyed a spectacular view of Montreal city. The air was crisp, the trees in fall colors, the smells intense - a wonderful ...

... voilà maintenant avec un taux de sucre dans le sang anormalement supérieur à la moyenne... Il est 18h30 et nous sommes encore en pleine digestion... Je me demande si je vais supporter le sucre dans mon café demain matin... Sur ce, passez une bonne semaine, et pour finir ce post en beauté (j'allais presque oublier!), c'est officiel, nous avons reçu nos visas, nous restons à Montréal 18 mois de plus! Quel soulagement! Bisous à l'érable (burp!) Anais et Mathieu

... because apparently she "couldn't find a second person" to open the vault with her. When I politely inquired about all of the people standing around doing nothing, I was told that none of them were authorized because they are "all trainees". Hmmmmm. Eventually, they figured it out, and now I'm all stocked up on yen, a currency designed to make you feel either very rich or very poor. Ten thousand yen sounds impressive until you realize that it's worth roughly 80 bucks ...

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... fond of frogs.

After our day at the biodome, we ventured to the Montreal Planetarium, yet another dome-building ‘extravaganza’, where moving images of the night sky are projected onto a domed ceiling. I must say if you ever get the opportunity to visit a real and proper Planetarium; do it! Don’t hesitate and think about it. I admit it doesn’t sound that exciting on paper, looking at a projection of the stars on a ceiling. You ...

I got to Montreal on time after a 4h30 flight that went by like a charm thanks to a good movie and a pleasant travelling companion. I will now spend some time in Montreal renewing with family and friends before joining the group of people I will travel to Israel with.

... to the locals, this is unusual weather for April. It's unfortunate as I'm sure this could be a very pretty city in spring, summer and even autumn. But, right now, the impression is very gray. Thom's supposed to fly to Chicago and I'm supposed to drive to Toronto, however, the weather is calling for Heavy Snow beginning this evening and go straight through until mid-day tomorrow. We're just keeping our fingers crossed the weather changes for the better.