Canada Diary Entry - Aug 15

Today, the Quebec visit comes to a close and now Montr閍l comes into view.
First, a trip to the Chutes de Montmorency: Waterfalls some 10min northeast of Quebec, complete with cablecar and 30m more height than the Niagara Falls. Nice view over the St Laurence river, and refreshing water spray from the falls.




Had lunch at a cozy little waterfront restaurant on the 蝜e d'Orl閍ns, an island just off the waterfall and off Quebec, complete with strawberry field, a bison park, churches, strawberry-selling farmers, artists galleries (everywhere in Quebec province), and surprisingly, no Asian tourists around. For the first time in about 2.5 weeks, no Asian face to be seen. I feel a bit deplaced, after all these places I've been to here.



This morning, I cut out a piece of MW's valuable polarizing filter and am now using it in front of my camera lens. Furthermore, I'm running around looking at everything through this plastic piece; must be looking quite stupid. But anyway, the effect is great (cf. pictures).
Then en route to Montreal; driving at speeds around 100km/h is mind-numbingly boring. You think your brains rot instantly after one hour.
In Montreal, checked in at a very cozy (one-star) hotel with great colors (white doorframes, green walls, dark-red staircase), brick walls inside, and original paintings on the walls. Only the air conditioner had to be cleaned on site.
Yesterday, my telephone card ran out of credit, so now I am completely cut off communications. But well... it is a change. And I need a bit of no-communication time right now. Thanks for understanding...
However, now (22:00) I will probably leave the room and go looking for wireless internet access in a bar down the street.