Hotel & Suites Place Des Arts 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.

... 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.

... 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...

... river was cool, our spirits were bolstered by the crisp air and beautiful fall colors. In most areas of the trail system that we used, there is a parallel trail for foot traffic, so the cycling trails are clear sailing with a clearly marked centre line. We were impressed by the numbers of people who take advantage of the park system here - people of all ages and nationality.

We stopped along our trip at a trail-side restaurant - had a hot bowl ...

... anything happening to delay us. We wandered around the airport until 5:00 PM when we lined up for security. I had booked us into a VIP lounge (www.executivelounges.ca) where for the 3 hours prior to our flight we could enjoy complimentary food and refreshments (alcoholic included), tv, internet, magazines and comfy chairs all for about $25 each. It was very nice and worth every penny. The flight to Paris left ...

... sandwich (not like egg & cheese, haha) but it was still only alright. I also got what is called a combo meal, so I had to get a donut. I thought the idea of someone wanting to order a hot coffee, a turkey club, & a donut so often that it was a combo was pretty hilarious. I don't think any other moment in my life will I ever order such a thing :-) Even thought I was dreading my Montreal day, I ended up doing a lot and having fun. I figured out that even ...

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*Apologies for the lack of photographs, but we have had to burn many to disc and delete from our computer to save space. Photo's will be added in the near future.*

Ben Reporting: We arrive in Montreal the week of the Grand Prix. That being considered the city seems surprisingly subdued. We've almost come to the end of the French leg of our Canadian journey, although Montreal doesn’t feel any less French than the supposedly more French Quebec ...

... insurance and our vaccines. That's it. So I thought it might be a good idea if I put a couple of ideas down on paper. I think that we have figured out what we want to do, where we want to go, and how long we plan to visit each region. There will still be a little more itinerary-tweaking in the next few days, but once I have ...

... but it's refreshing not to put makeup on or to take it off in the evenings! The only morning routine I've retained is moisturizer and sunscreen. I'm also researching on new electronics, namely, a new digital camera (Canon SD630 or S5 IS) as well as an ipod Nano for music and memory... There may be a few more entries between now and October when I officially leave Montreal. Until then, I'd love to hear your comments and get your feedback!