So, Matt and I will be making our third trek to Montreal on December 12th. We were able to book a nice-looking hotel, the Hotel Maritime Plaza, for pretty cheap via 1800hotels.com. I’m really excited for it; I absolutely adore Montreal. I’m not really sure what it is about the city—it’s probably the distinct feel of what I assume is European-ness (I say this as someone who has never actually been to Europe), the bustle, the huge city blocks, the culture… it’s just a fantastic city. There’s so much going on, so many little neighborhoods and so many people and so much French-ness. We’ve had a lot of fun during our past visits to Montreal, and we’ve never been at Christmastime, so I have no doubt that it will be a great trip.
It is something of a tradition for Matt and I to visit some large city at Christmas. We’ve gone to New York a couple of times, but after our last trip, I don’t think we’ll be visiting again anytime soon. Nothing really seemed to work out on our last visit to NYC, unfortunately, so Montreal will be a good stand-in. Plus, the ride to Montreal is incredibly pleasant (through Vermont, which is beautiful), the hotels are cheaper, and… well, everyone speaks French. And we love Canada. It’s fabulous. We’ve talked about moving to Canada in the past… of course, that’s not possible with our vast sums of loans, but it’s something interesting to think about for the distant future.
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