After the first trip to
Canada in
August 2005, I decided to spend some time there.
Given the time frame at my disposal, a feasible approach seemed to be to apply for
permanent residency there. Today, the procedure was finished. The last step was to
land with the PR immigrant visa in Canada.
Naturellement, everything has changed since then. My dentist friend recently mentioned he envies me for the adventure, but
franchement, the excitement subsides with time.
Still,
bienvenue au Canada!
Three places were shortlisted as candidates for me to go and cross the border there this weekend... and finally I chose
Montréal, to get some European feeling that is missing so much in
Baltimore. And really, it is so great to be in a place where you can walk at your own leisure, without fear of being in the wrong neighborhood and get robbed at the next corner. Why can't every place in North America be like this?
In Canadian cities, what one often sees are directly neighboring, little compatible buildings. Often industrial constructions right next to housing, but sometimes just vaguely clashing styles.
In genereal, it's cold.
Still, there is life on the streets.
Inuit art from the (small) collection of the Montréal Musée des Beaux Arts.
Although flying to the North was with a proper jetliner, the return flights were with a turboprop machine. Small plane, really bumpy flight.
Labels: Canada, Canada 2009, Personal, Travel
