Next month will mark my five-year anniversary as a non-smoker. I’m happy to say that I don’t miss it at all — which surprised me at first, since all I’d ever heard from ex-smokers was how much they still craved cigarettes. Once, during one of the eleventy thousand times I tried to quit, someone who [...]
Entries from July 25th, 2010
One more Travels in Montreal post
July 5th, 2010 · View Comments · photo essays, travel
Montreal is an exceptionally pretty city, one that lends itself quite well to meandering from street to street, without a clear sense of direction. It is not unlike New York in this respect. So for our last day, we opted to simply wander around and see what we could see. There are many parks. This [...]
Travels in Montreal: Michelle and the Giant Orange
July 2nd, 2010 · View Comments · travel
When last we saw our intrepid travelers, they were strolling down Rue Saint Paul in Vieux-Montréal, admiring the view and discussing lunch options, lamenting their missed poutine opportunity from the night before. They’d passed a pedestrian mall with several restaurants, and though it looked kinda touristy, they agreed to grab a quick bite before heading [...]
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Travels in Montreal: Notre-Dame Basilica
July 1st, 2010 · View Comments · travel
We were able to walk to Old Montreal from our hotel on Saint Denis; it took about 15-20 minutes. We passed what I’m guessing were the government buildings, including one that had a few lovely and interestingly landscaped designs on the lawn. I posted one yesterday, and here’s my favorite: From the civic area it [...]
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