Chilling out in Montreal
Slept in. Horribly. And thus missed breakfast. Surprisingly the hotel provides a newspaper for every room, which is always a notch in the plus column.
Explored the area surrounding the St. Catherine further, and quickly ended up in HMV. Had very cheap Neil Young albums for sale, and at five euros each, couldn’t really even pretend to resist. Noted that Otomo’s Steamboy (which I missed in last year’s R&A) will be out tomorrow. Or actually today. Discovered a chapters bookstore also, despite indication by the phone book that none such exist in the city.
Hook up with the rest of the guys, more aimless wandering and shopping. A big collection of Criterion movies is available, but cannot decide which to get, so opt for something much lighter instead. A very grand local liquor store has a lot of interesting stuff for sale, and I’m very tempted by the 1970 Coeur de Lion calvados. Decided against it, in the end, still got half a bottle of the previous grand ancienne left…
Good dinner in the portuguese/brazilian quarter, guidance provided by a Norwegian friend. End up taking octopus, which is excellent, and fried sardines for appetizer, which turns out to be quite manual-intensive portion. A couple of beers in various bars in and around the Latin Quartier cap the evening nicely. Didn’t quite recall whether the 2003 hotel was nearby, the area seemed rather familiar, but we clearly were not far enough north, this time.
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