Montreal

Recently Yun and I spent a weekend in Montreal. It’s a lovely, little sleepy city. There is an old French section with cobblestone streets. You can’t really tell which country you are in. It feels sort of European and a little American at the same time. Some signs are in French and people speak french. I don’t know if it feels Canadian or not because I don’t know what Canadian feels like. The weather was perfect so that helped. They say in the winter it’s one of the coldest cities in the world. Their slogan is, “Montreal is for lovers.” The funny thing is that there are tons of people getting married. Every time you turn a corner, there is a wedding photographer shooting a bride and groom. White limos are driving up and down the avenues. Almost everyone on the street seems to be dressed as if they are in a wedding party. Whoever the marketing person was who sold the city on this lovers idea is a genius. Seems to be working like a charm.