Hella

Since I’ve never been to Canada, I thought it would make for a nice and very brisk vacation away from Philadelphia. So I headed down to the airport around 8:00am this morning to catch my 9:05am flight on US Air Express. The small 50-passenger jet didn’t even arrive at the gate until 9:00am yet the sign still said “On Time”. Anyhow, after some slight delays, I got on the very cramped plane and waited for takeoff.

The flight was a quick hour and five minutes to Montreal and was quite smooth. The single flight attendant took head count on a napkin and it reminded me of when I was on an even smaller plane from Dallas to Killeen many Spring Breaks ago. There must be something with me, small planes, and Spring Break.

I was surprised that the airport was so empty. There were hardly any people going through customs and it was pretty easy to just zoom on through.

After taking a taxi from Dorval to the hotel (CAN$31) I set out for something to eat as I was starving. I opted for Chang Thai. The waiter noticed I was hungry after ordering two appetizers. I chose some chicken satay and a spring roll. For lunch I had chicken with green curry. I haven’t had a lot of Thai food recently but this was absolutely delicious. There is a Thai place in Philadelphia I’ve been to called Erawan but this place here in Montreal outdid it mostly because of the flavor and freshness of the ingredients.

I walked around the city after going back to the hotel and relaxing. It is pretty chilly here but nothing quick stops in and out of buildings can’t make pretty bearable. With a nice wool cap and some gloves it’s actually not too bad. But then there’s all the French writing. Takes me back to a trip to Paris back in 2002 where the only thing I really got down was looking for “Sortie” after coming out of the Metro. At least most people here speak English!

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