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Mount Royal family picture

Bjørnar — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:38:13 +0000

We all had some pretty good days in Montreal, when the Norwegians, Jenna and I went there in July. In just a few days we crammed in quite a lot, including old Montreal (stopping for ice cream on Place Jacques Cartier and exploring alleyways with cute little boutiques selling an equal mixture of tourists trinkets and one-of-a-kind artistic creations), the Latin Quarter, Rue St Catherine, Little Italy, the Mont Royal plateau, St Viateur bagels (mmmm…) and Montreal smoked meat at Schwartz’s (double mmm!).

Here’s me and my parents/brother on top of Mont Royal,which is a green, undeveloped hill in the middle of the city. The downtown core is in the background. Below is a picture where Jenna is substituted for me.

Unfortunately, this is an either-or function. We can't all be in the picture at the same time! Yes, yes, should have found someone to take our picture...

Latin Quarter in Montreal

Bjørnar — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:54:32 +0000

Jenna and I took my family to see Montreal, Quebec’s own Paris, complete with it’s own Latin quarter. Montreal is indeed special in North America, a major metropolis with a French flair (though English is accepted most places). We had five lovely days here, exploring the city and its food traditions at a leisurely (Latin) pace. Our hotel was in the heart of the Latin quarter. More to follow. Underneath you see the flock just after we arrived.

The flock in Montreal

Ottawa River

Bjørnar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:04:46 +0000

This is the fourth post in a series. Jenna and I went to Ottawa for a weekend in the middle of October, finally–neither of us had yet been there, even after several years in Canada, and considering that Ottawa isn’t really that far away from Niagara. Jenna wanted to go to a conference on global health so it was a good excuse to go.

This picture shows the Ottawa River, as seen from underneath the monument of Queen Victoria outside the main building of Parliament. The large building to the left in the picture, on the edge of the bluff, is the supreme court. The right side of the river is Gatineau, Quebec.

Montreal

Bjørnar — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:52:22 +0000

I went to the AGM for the Canada Chapter of the Association for Norwegian Students Abroad in Montreal a weekend in March. Not much time to tour the city, but I did get to see some of downtown, including the tunnels and underground mall.

Click here to see the associated photo album.