Thursday, April 17, 2008

day 8

whole body was aching after the run and workout last night. nevertheless, woke up early to continue the next part of the canada tour. travel to the city of montreal today, taking the thousand islands boat cruise. this was also where the thousand island dressing was originated from, by a well-known chef who was cooking for the king centuries ago. all the island are owned by super duper wealthy people who build houses on this tiny island that stretches throughout the whole lake, and comes only in summer for a break or getaway. utilities such as electricity and water are all run by pipes underground. could imagine how exp it is for the maintainance. the view was breathtaking and having my first cup of coffee on the deck overlooking the thousand island was just so relaxing. afterwhich, left montreal for ottawa, capitol of canada. visited the parliament house, centennial flame, montreal olympic stadium and st joseph oratory. 95% of the population in quebec and ottawa speaks french as their first language. people living in these states dislike people who speak english because of the english invading the french centuries ago. sovereignty in quebec took place back in 1995 with a 49.4% saying YES, a clear majority of french-speaking quebecers in favor of it. these were the facts told to us by our guide. transfer to quebec for a night stay. the houses in it are all european styles, similiar to the ones in paris. walk the streets of quebec after arriving in quebec. took another 2 sticks while strolling and had a pint in one of the bar at the alley. the bars and streets were really empty because of winter. simply too good to be true.





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