It's My Life

Walking around in Montreal (Day 112)

I spent the entire day walking around Montreal today, following the suggested itinerary from Frommer’s travel guide. Took lots of photos, of which a selection can be found below.

For lunch I had Chinese food in Montreal’s Chinatown. This is totally different from the Chinese food in Vancouver. Apparently here the clientele is mainly westerners since there are fewer Asians in this part of Canada. Not like in Vancouver where we make up a formidable number. So obviously the food tasted less authentic and yes, the meal ended with a fortune cookie.

Guess what my fortune for the day is (pic below)? Quite hilarious, because I know for a fact that the fortune cookie is an American invention and I am pretty sure many Americans believe that they really do come from China. The same for things like “General Tao’s” chicken. In all my life eating Chinese food I’ve never heard of things like these.

And as an afternote, I did not manage to finish what I wanted to undertake today (against what the fortune cookie predicted) - I didn’t go to Mont Royal because I was too tired. Darn fortune cookie!

Tonight is my last night in Montreal… and then I’m saying goodbye to Canada (with the exception of my half day layover in Vancouver at the end of my trip).

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