Okay, so we only went to Montréal. We're saving Qu/bec for October or November to go see the Tintin exposition. Québec-Montréal is still a very funny film. Check it out!
week 2 brought so well deserved R&R for us. After a move, a birthday, placing everying in the house and a garage sale, we headed out to Montréal for a few days.
We opted to go by Bus in order to relax a bit and not be stuck with the car in downtown Montreal. Bus trip was great and we got to the Central Bus Station at around 10am. Did a little reconnaissance at one of my favorite BD stores and headed down St-Catherine towards our Bed and Breakfast to drop our bags. We stayed at Les Bons Matins yet again. It's hard to go elsewhere now that we have discovered this little island of paradise in downtown Montreal. Again worth the extra dollar or two for an amazing decor and awsome breakfast (which is included with the room). Check it out!
The days shopping didn't bring too, too much spending. I bought a few Blake et Mortimer books as a couple of Tintin reference books to add to my collection. Cinthia picked up some clothes at Jacob (now that I think of it she spent more than I did... again!)
In the evening, we headed towards St-Denis for the Comedy Fest. We had bought tickets to Laurent Paquin. He delivered a great show. His classic bit about the weather really nails it for me:
Ever notice how when weather people on TV give out the weather, they never say that there is a 50/50 chance of rain. It's always 40% or 60%. If you think about it, some of these 40%s and 60%s are actually 50%s. Wouldn't that be awesome if they came on with the truth. Today, it might rain, or it might not - We don't know! None of this 40 or 60% B.S.
The next day brought some nice weather and we walked in Old Montreal for a good part of the day. We took some nice pictures and then decided to do more shopping on Mont-Royal. There, ben was in his element and things were back to normal - I blew a couple of bills on a bunch of DVDs and comics. It felt great! :) Following a nice long walk in the latin quarters, we decided to sit down for a nice Sushi dinner.
Following the dinner, we headed to the Comedy fest again for a few street acts then headed to the bus station to get back home. All in all, a wonderful short escapist trip away from home. We had a great time.
Movie factoid: Québec-Montréal won 4 Jutras awards in 2003.
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