We’re having quite a nice visit so far. This is definitely a town for people who care about food. The French speakers, which is just about everybody so far, don’t seem a bit miffed about switching to English for us when we need to get beyond bonjour and the like. One major complaint from pedestrian tourists like ourselves: the maps. All of the tourist maps we’ve seen here, including the ones posted in Mount Royal park, for example, are not oriented with North at the top. In the maps handed out by our hotel, they point menacingly off in a easterly direction. This can be very confusing.

We haven’t had poutine yet, but we will. Oh, yes: We will.