Red Carpet Inn Montreal

... onde planejou e participou de assaltos a bancos e hoje diz que defendia a democracia e é pré-candidata à sucessão de Lula. Ah! Ia esquecendo da admiração que O Filho do Brasil tem por Fidel Castro, o Coma Andante.
Essa conversa deve ter deixado os meus leitores com vontade de dormir. Por outro lado, eu continuo sem sono. São 6:05 em Montreal. Às 6:30 meu alarme vai tocar e eu vou fingir que acordei. C'est l'insomnie.

À bientôt.

... from being spoiled rotten and is a whopping 5 pounds :o). Many thanks to Grandma and to Ong Piu for having taken such good care of our Godzilla, we will forever be grateful!

We've been home almost a week now and can sincerely say that it was a good decision to come home sooner than planned. It was a truly wonderful trip, extremely rewarding and ...

There is a mighty river flowing from a great inland sea. Half way down the river is an isle with a mountain in the middle. Around the mountain is a city. First people called it Ville Marie. We called it Montreal in Middle French

In the center of the city is a plaza where Iroquois defended themselves against whites. Now the place is taken by a bank. Both sides lost.

Around the plaza were the cobblestone streets with the stores closed ...

... incredibly full I then sat on a park bench for an hour or so watching the world go by. Park life is quite interesting when you just sit and watch, lots of very different people from homeless to yuppies mixed with the wildlife etc. After that headed back into town and went to the museum of fine art before heading back to the condo (an apartment that is owned as opposed to rented!) where I had a swim, jacuzzi & sauna. David then took me on a drive around ...

... for a bit but lo and behold there were a lot of 12 year olds that were completely out of control. Not fun. And as there were only two elevators Erica and I decided to try going up some stairs to get to the second floor. There were no other stairs. That is when we opted for a late dinner. Cresent (about two blocks down) is the main drag of bars and restaurants. We ended up at Dundee's where they were out of amaretto so couldn't have an amaretto sour and ...

We took the plane home today at about 10 a.m. We decided not to take the bus, and instead ordered a cab for way too much money. After breakfast at the hotel and a quick stop to buy some bagels for my neighbour who is taking care of my cat, we are off to LaGuardia airport. Checking in is easy and quick, then we have like 1.5 hours ...

... of her life depicted using a diorama effect, with dolls, etc. It was so neat, with explanations for each window, that really made her life come alive. We then took a horse-drawn-carriage tour for an hour. Our guide was great; knew so much about the area and even the dates and history of the buildings! We did get a bit cold, and Donovan is obviously allergic to horses, but we left much better informed about Old Montreal. It was ...

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In exactly a month, I officially start my trip around the world!!!! Lately, I've been poring over my travel guides, researching my itinerary, and reading amazing books written by people who've travelled to the places I plan on visiting. Recent books on my bedside table have been "Red China Blues" by Jan Wong, "Mr. China" by Tim Clissold (thanks Kat & PY! Great reads!). China seems to be on my ...

TGIF ! Dave went to pick up rental car, check out and picked me up around 3:00 pm... no more work ! Checked into the Hamption Inn, nice to finally have a car.. Drove to the Namur station to buy 3 day transit pass then use it to go to downtown to have dinner at St Denis Street. It's Friday before the big F1 race, Crescent street is packed with people, there were cars display, FI ...