visit to the biodome and botanical garden

Went out to the Montreal Olympic Stadium yesterday and checked out the biodome. The biodome was pretty horrible cos it was full of screaming kids and tortured animals, but I did get to watch a beaver making his den and saw lots of cute little puffins which was excellent...I'd been hoping to see puffins in Scotland but never got a chance. I also went to the insectorium in the botanic gardens and saw lots and lots of bugs then checked out the gardens which were pretty nice. When I was checking out the First Nations (aboriginal people's) gardens I saw a little tiny animal I'd never seen before sitting on a rock and humming. He was soooo cute...a happy & curious little rodent, he came up to me and tried to sneak food from me. Then someone came along and told he was a chipmunk! Soooo so cute. I got some photos but don't know if they worked, will have to wait till they get developed in Australia. Also had some adventures with a couple of very enthusiastic ducks and a seagull who also wanted my food.

Went with some guys from the hostel down to Rue Sainte Catherine last night to watch a free movie on the steps of the art centre as part of the Montreal World Film Festival. We watched a German film in French subtitles and our one German friend wasn't there. Luckily it was Goodbye Lennon which I've seen so we had a pretty good idea of what was happening most of the time. That was fun.

Today, trying to organise what I'm going to do in the next week or so.