Montréal

Montréal

Bonjour tout le monde!

The last couple days in Montréal have been really great! I love this city. Sean and I have been using Bixi bikes to cruise around the city. Bixi bikes are a rental system that has stations to pick up and drop off the bike that you rent all over the city. It's great because it's SO EASY to get around Montréal by bike. There are bike paths everywhere and so many people on bikes.

Cruising around on Bixi bikes

The first night I got back into Montréal after the meditation retreat, I was having a little trouble sleeping. Stephane decided to get out the nightlight, which casts a glow on the ceiling that looks like waves on the ocean. Sean decided to take it a step further and grabbed a ukelele, then Stephane found some lei's to really set the mood. I was then serenaded with some Hawaiian sounding music. This picture captures the mood.

Here is a random picture of the tiniest rodent in Montréal.

Here is a Montréal pylon with very complementary colours. It stood out to me. 

We spent yesterday walking around downtown. It was crazy windy and raining. Below is a picture of Sean pretending to be Marry Poppins in the wind. While we were out we saw a lot of the town. We also tried to find a pen store for Sean but ended up going to St. Catherine's East instead of St. Catherine's west. This put us in the heart of the gay community in Montréal then it started raining harder than I ever seen. We sought shelter in a coffee shop until the rain cleared up.

This next shot is a piece of art work that has a standing platform to line up all the words properly. If you stand even slightly off center, it is impossible to read.

Later in the evening after we grabbed some dinner, we found a street festival in the Latin quarter and stumbled upon the most hilarious entertainment I have ever seen. It was a group of 3 people all dressed up like really old people. They were amazing actors, great musicians, and had overly detailed props and costumes. They played songs that were well known but with geriatric themes. The coolest prop they had was a crutch that had guitar strings and a pick-up screwed onto it. It actually functioned as a musical instrument! They also had a walker with a keyboard on it and a wheelchair drum set. Check out the pictures to see what they look like. You'll get a taste how awesome it was. Sean and I talked to them after the show and got our picture taken with the "crutch" player.

That's all for now, just gonna be relaxing today. My feet are getting sore from all the cruising around town. I was thinking of watching the Blue Bombers vs. Rough Riders in the Banjo bowl today, but the score at the Labour Day Classic was 52-0 for the Riders. Maybe they can turn things around? Either way, it will be nice to take time to relax then see more of Montréal tomorrow.

Peace,

Stephen