I thought I’d belatedly celebrate Canada Day (it was yesterday) by sharing some of my favorite places around the huge, vast country. Cheers to our neighbors to the north!
Canada
Montreal: Poutine
Poutine (pu: ‘ti:n) – noun (Canadian) a dish of chipped potatoes topped with curd cheese & a gravy sauce Poutine originated in Quebec in the 1950’s. There are several stories about how it started, but I’ll share the one told to us by a lifelong Quebecois: A chef went to the market and was carrying…
O Canada
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee….
Headed to Montreal
Tomorrow we are headed to the city of Francophiles & Quebecois. The city of poutine & a gigantic underground mall. The city of basilicas & BYOB. Tomorrow we head to Montreal! It’s almost embarrassing that we’ve never been there: it’s only a two hour flight from Washington, D.C. & the most European-feeling city that is…
The Best of 2011
I wasn’t going to do a 2011 “Year in Review” post, but now that the year is over, I’m feeling nostalgic. I knew I would travel less in 2011 than in 2010 (after all, I traveled 11 of 12 months in 2010), but what I lacked in quantity, I made up for in quality. I…
