Weekend Adventures

Thursday night seems a bit to late be writing about the weekend, but too bad. Saturday and Sunday I was back in Merrickville, this time for Thanksgiving (yes, it’s earlier than the US). It was a really relaxing weekend – sleeping in, delicious breakfasts featuring lots of bacon, eggs, and pancakes, too much coffee from Tim Hortons, and lots of turkey, cranberry sauce, apple crisp, and pumpkin pie. Well, not too much pumpkin pie – it tastes quite good, but I’m still not over my “pumpkin is not a dessert” prejudice. On Saturday morning Matt and I went for a stroll around Merrickville and found Chupa Chups of all things (imported from the UK I think). It was weird to be able to share one of my childhood memories with him in his home town.

On Monday morning we headed to Montreal, about 2.5 hours drive east. It was my first visit, so I was pretty excited. Spent some time wandering in the old town, then went and saw The New Pornographers on Monday night. They’re a Canadian band – check them out, they’re pretty good. Tuesday we climbed Mont Royal for views over the city, ate lunch in a great little café, and visited the McCord museum of Canadian history. Then it was time for the 5.5 hour drive home, but not before stopping off for Montreal style bagels – sweeter and chewier than the New York style, and VERY good.