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Bonjour, Mes Amis!
I am writing tonight from the heart of Montreal, with Monday Night Football on les TV, and the Seattle Seahawks in the lead! Still getting used to watching football "late", ha!
We have been on the East Coast since last Thursday, Oct 1 - why? Well, Nancy celebrated her 40th high school reunion last weekend in Westfield, New Jersey. And then, on this coming Wednesday, we will board the Regent Seven Seas Navigator! We'll sail up the St. Lawrence River, hang a right turn through the Maritime Provinces, make a few stops in Maine, Mass, and R.I., then end up in NYC. It's a trip to see the famous fall colors, and to celebrate Nancy's retirement. Good fun!
A few notes about the NJ portion of the trip -- we had a nice, relaxing time (no, really!) in NJ, and Nancy got to reconnect with some of her best pals. (We got to take a quick tour of WHS, but had to stay quiet because of the SATs going on) We shivered through a WHS football game, the first half at least (the Blue Devils prevailed!) And, we had a great time at the reunion itself, held at the Echo Lake Country Club. I got to meet several of the friends who have been with Nancy from early days - including the other two of the famous Three Nancys!
We spent a relaxing day on Sunday with Nancy Lewis Golden and her husband Fred at their home "down the shore" in Brick, NJ. We were able to see some of the results of Hurricane Sandy, (and, I might add, we were lucky that Hurricane Joaquin gave the East Coast a miss this week, too!)
Today, it was an easy trip from EWR - YUL via ExpressJet. Pretty views of NYC on departure, and of Montreal on the way in. Strange to fly on an airplane that wasn't an Alaska or Horizon flight!
After a busy but efficient arrival Regent had a representative at the airport, as promised, and she helped get us a taxi, sending us off to Le Ville Centre with a cheerful smile. About 30 mins later, there we were!
We are staying near McGill University, and look forward to exploring tomorrow. Tonight, we had a lovely little bistro dinner nearby. There are large tubes running alongside the sidewalks which are clearly temporary, except they are paved over at the corners to allow stepping and/or driving over. Wonder what they're for? Also, the Canadian elections are Oct 19, so we are seeing lots (and lots) of campaign posters, ads on TV, etc. The posters all have candidates' pictures, so most are sporting some kind of "addition" (bleeding eyes, Hitler mustache, etc.) Seems to cut across all parties, too.
Another observation: there sure are a lot of smokers here!
Anyway, as usual, I'm keeping this blog mostly just to help us remember the trip, and I hope it entertains you, too.
A bientot!
A few notes about the NJ portion of the trip -- we had a nice, relaxing time (no, really!) in NJ, and Nancy got to reconnect with some of her best pals. (We got to take a quick tour of WHS, but had to stay quiet because of the SATs going on) We shivered through a WHS football game, the first half at least (the Blue Devils prevailed!) And, we had a great time at the reunion itself, held at the Echo Lake Country Club. I got to meet several of the friends who have been with Nancy from early days - including the other two of the famous Three Nancys!
We spent a relaxing day on Sunday with Nancy Lewis Golden and her husband Fred at their home "down the shore" in Brick, NJ. We were able to see some of the results of Hurricane Sandy, (and, I might add, we were lucky that Hurricane Joaquin gave the East Coast a miss this week, too!)
Today, it was an easy trip from EWR - YUL via ExpressJet. Pretty views of NYC on departure, and of Montreal on the way in. Strange to fly on an airplane that wasn't an Alaska or Horizon flight!
After a busy but efficient arrival Regent had a representative at the airport, as promised, and she helped get us a taxi, sending us off to Le Ville Centre with a cheerful smile. About 30 mins later, there we were!
We are staying near McGill University, and look forward to exploring tomorrow. Tonight, we had a lovely little bistro dinner nearby. There are large tubes running alongside the sidewalks which are clearly temporary, except they are paved over at the corners to allow stepping and/or driving over. Wonder what they're for? Also, the Canadian elections are Oct 19, so we are seeing lots (and lots) of campaign posters, ads on TV, etc. The posters all have candidates' pictures, so most are sporting some kind of "addition" (bleeding eyes, Hitler mustache, etc.) Seems to cut across all parties, too.
Another observation: there sure are a lot of smokers here!
Anyway, as usual, I'm keeping this blog mostly just to help us remember the trip, and I hope it entertains you, too.
A bientot!
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