in montreal
This time last week I was rushing around Edinburgh pushing past all the irritatingly slow-moving tourists (or 'fatties' as Michelle calls them) as they wander along staring up at old buildings and people doing strange things...and now, whaddayaknow...? I've become one of those people!
Montreal has been great so far... so much is happening here and I've stumbled across a lot of unadvertised stuff as well. Things on include the Montreal World Film Festival and the Flora Montreal garden/landscape festival, there's a car racing thingy on an island somewhere around here...plus there's just a huge variety of markets and festivities on The Plateau where I'm staying. Montreal is unusual in that the architecture of the victorian era suburbs is more destinctive and beautiful (in my opinion) than the city buildings, which are an ecclectic mix of every modern style of the last century. I've done a lot of walking and seen plenty of the local parks, met a lot of strange and nice local people and some cool travellers.
Although there is so much happening here I still can't help but miss Edinburgh a lot. I feel a little undecided about how to feel about Edinburgh; if I should try to forget it and get on with life elsewhere, or if I should hold onto it and get my bum into gear so I can save money and move back ASAP. I think the later may be the way things go.
Not sure where I'm going this week or what I'm going to do...I've got at least another 2 nights in Montreal and will fill you in on what I'm upto.
What I'm listening to at the moment: Beck, Quero.
Montreal has been great so far... so much is happening here and I've stumbled across a lot of unadvertised stuff as well. Things on include the Montreal World Film Festival and the Flora Montreal garden/landscape festival, there's a car racing thingy on an island somewhere around here...plus there's just a huge variety of markets and festivities on The Plateau where I'm staying. Montreal is unusual in that the architecture of the victorian era suburbs is more destinctive and beautiful (in my opinion) than the city buildings, which are an ecclectic mix of every modern style of the last century. I've done a lot of walking and seen plenty of the local parks, met a lot of strange and nice local people and some cool travellers.
Although there is so much happening here I still can't help but miss Edinburgh a lot. I feel a little undecided about how to feel about Edinburgh; if I should try to forget it and get on with life elsewhere, or if I should hold onto it and get my bum into gear so I can save money and move back ASAP. I think the later may be the way things go.
Not sure where I'm going this week or what I'm going to do...I've got at least another 2 nights in Montreal and will fill you in on what I'm upto.
What I'm listening to at the moment: Beck, Quero.
3 Comments:
Hey Becky!
My First read of your blog. In reference to thinking about Edinburgh... Come back, come back now! Come back to the fact it's Autumn already... but even with the bad weather this place rocks and it misses you.
Take care and keep in touch,
Rose xxx
Hiya Rose
Thanks for coming by! Yeah I wanna come back...oh well, just means I'll appreciate it more when I get back there. Visit me lots, it makes me smile to hear from you!
xxx
Actually its my mate Chris who calls them 'fatties', its funny he stumbled across your blog himself and thought his phrase had gone global. Result!!
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