Blogs from Quebec, Canada, North America - page 160

Tuesday 26th - Off to the St Lawrence Hired a car and set off to explore the north shore of the St Lawrence. Drove through Quebec city, lots of tourists, did not stop the car. Maybe another day. The first place we are aiming for is Tadoussac, just around from the Saguenay fjord. We have no accommodation booked. We need cash. Arrive in La Malbaie around 6:30pm hoping to find an ATM and maybe somewhere to stay rather than pushing on to Tadoussac tonight. There is one bank in Malbaie. It does not accept Visa cards. After searching town for another bank I remember I have a Mastercard debit card, quel clot (that is Quebec French for silly me). We have cash but nowhere to stay. I try telephoning the hostel in Tadoussac but the telephone ... read more

In summary Fri 22nd to Mon 25th Beaconsfield, Montreal - long domestic weekend with Elaine, Andy, Christina, Suzanna and Jen (plus various schoolfriends) - bottling wine - watching Christina and Jen in girls' soccer tournament - watching Suzanna practice for the provincial 'war canoe' tourney - visiting Cap St Jacques and Ile Bizard nature reserves - drinking 16 cups of tea, at least - dining out in a cheap greek cafe in St Anne's - eating pizza in the garden - walking up the Montreal harbour clock-tower And many other things... read more

De retour sur ce blog, je vais enfin passer à autre chose. Le contrat achève drôlement vite et l'air du large québécois m'appelle. Il nous reste que 2 jours et demi de travail etnous retournons vers notre patrie. J'ai rempli ma mission estival, ce qui veut dire qu'à partir de maintenant je pourrai user de mes loisirs pour cotoyer potes famille. Aujourd'hui je quitte enfin pour les îles Mingan sur un ptit bateau pneumatique afin d'y découvrir une maigre partie de la flore et de la dolomie.Peut-être aurais-je la chance de spotter une couple de ptit macareux si le bateau par à la dérive (ben oui!!!). C'est le festival de la famille et chaque soirée s'accompagne de boisson hoiublonné de musique et de fatigue. On est allé faire un tour hier et ca m'aura permis d'enfin ... read more

Today was supposed to be a day of relaxation, to catch up with myself after having so many un-routine nights spent travelling and staying up late. And it sort of was. I must refer you to the previous days update, if only to see the pictures that I nowe have. And I'm updating this one before that one because I want any readers to see that I am alive and in case I don't finish yesterdays (Which is a highly likely possibility ;) ). So I fell asleep at a rather awkward time yesterday, as after the internet cafe situated inside a very suspiciously Borders-a-like shop (Called, get this, 'Chapters'), I went back to the hostel. I arrived early as well, and instead of attending the fireworks competition that was advertised on the Activities board above ... read more

On my way to Israel, I had an overnight layover in Montreal. I got in late, after a confusing shuttle ride from the airport that involved a bus transfer onto a minibus only slightly larger than my suitcase. But my room was fantastic. Dark hardwood floors and white furniture (aahhh...) I ventured down to the neighborhood late night cafe and got some yummy fresh homemade potato chips. The next afternoon, I spent a few hours travelling around Vieux-Montreal (that's Old Montreal for you non-French speakers out there). I had a great time just walking around and looking at the architecture. Went to the Banque de Montreal (lots of Marble - built in 1847) and the Place d'Armes. The Place d'Armes reads "You are the buckwheat seed which will grow and multiply and spread throughout the country" ... read more