24
Jul 10
I took this video during our group visit to Montréal. The city’s summer fests don’t ever seem to stop.
17
Jul 10
Canoe Trip
La Mauricie National Park (French: Parc national de la Mauricie) is located in the Laurentian mountains in the Mauricie region of Québec, Canada. It covers 536 km² in the southern Canadian Shield region bordering the Saint Lawrence lowlands. The park contains 150 lakes and many ponds. The forests in this region were logged from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century. The park’s forests have regrown and contain a mixture of conifers and mixed deciduous trees.
Wildlife in the park includes moose, black bears, beavers and otters. It supports a small number of wood turtles, rare in Canada. The park is a popular location for camping, canoeing and kayaking.
The park is named after the nearby Saint-Maurice River to the east of the park. The Matawin River flows along the west and north borders of the park.
-Wikipedia
12
Jul 10
Bad movie
My friends found out that The Predators was playing at the local movies in Trois-Rivières. Somewhere on the web it was advertised that the film was in English. It was nice to try and see a guy flick and revisit the past with yet another sequel. We came to the theater and were told that none of the movies were in English there, but we decided to stay instead of going back to the hot dorms. I have to say that the only thing that made the film worth watching is the fact that it was in French.
The girl at the counter later told me that people don’t want to see films from France, or even Quebec in Trois-Rivières. They only want to watch the dubbed American box office hits, and that if you wanted anything different you had to go to good theaters in Quebec City or Montréal.
10
Jul 10
Cirque du Soleil
After we toured the city, I talked some friends into staying in Québec, since I took my car and we didn’t have to ride the bus. We ended up staying for this wonderful show, and I didn’t even know what was in store for us until the last minute. It was a great surprise, and better yet, it was completely free!
