Day 4: My Old Montreal office

I had a great night hanging with Andrew, Gabby and Brooke last night. This morning Andrew and I got up early and headed to downtown Montreal.

Andrew`s company has an awesome office in the heart of Old Montreal with a street front location. And he offered me the board room as my office for the day. It was an absolutely awesome environment to work in. The board room wall was made of thick stone with tall floor to ceiling windows on each side looking out into a wide alley that could easily pass for an 18th century street. The building was originally a horse stable at the harbour. And the guys at the office say that it is used frequently as a location for movies. Apparently some scenes from Benjamin Button were shot in the alley.

So I had the day to get caught up on some work and meet with people. Better yet, I had the opportunity to go to some of the nearby restaurants for croissants and cafe. These were the best croissants I`ve had in the city yet. Had lunch at the Marche de Villette. It`s a crazy little place started by a Frenchman from Alsace. The servers all know Andrew and they are all super friendly. They made a point to sit two beautiful French girls right next to us.

Then I headed over to Pierre`s place. Il est comme un frere d`une autre mere. It was really good to see him again. He lives on Ile de Seours (Nun`s Island). Although it should probably be called Ile de Townhouses, it`s a beautiful little island. It is very quiet, has a small forest and lake. After dinner we walked around most of the island. It`s a great wooded bicycle/walking path right on the St Lawrence. We stopped at the point of the island and could see the south shore of Montreal and hear the rushing of the Lachine rapids. It was a mild night with the moon shining brightly off the water and the sounds of crickets, frogs and other noctural creatures filled the air.

Getting back to the house at midnight, there was not a car on the street. It`s a quiet quaint little community and I can see why he`s stayed there for the past 20 years.

I haven`t slept very much for the past four nights and I think I`m going to sleep very well tonight. Tomorrow I`ll hang out with my brother Glen. It`s been a while since he left Toronto, so it will be good to spend some time with him tomorrow.

Videos are coming soon. I promise.