Montréal

I'm now in Montréal! I had to wake up at 5 am (sic.) to get the 6.40 airport shuttle to be able to make my 10.30 flight. Stopped in Toronto for a couple of hours. The next flight was delayed for a little while to fix a cargo-bay door but I arrived at Montréal at 4 pm.

I'm staying with a French-speaking host family. Actually, he's a Scot who's been living in Canada for decades but she's a Quebecois. There's plenty of English spoken in this house so I'm feeling pretty comfortable.

Today's a public holiday in Canada, Victoria Day; it's basically the Queen's Birthday long-weekend. But here in Quebec, where they're not so keen on the British monarchy, they call it National Patriots' Day, a celebration of a famous rebellion against British rule!

Tomorrow my first day at GEOS Language School in downtown Montréal.