November 2019 – March 2020
Winter in Montreal
First snow, a chalet weekend in the Laurentians, Christmas in New York as dog-sitters, Igloofest, a real snowstorm, Niagara and Toronto, then the world closing down.
The journey, day by day
40 days toldEach dot is a day we wrote about: click to read it.
The route
Stories from this journey
- December 2019
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December 4, 2019 Stage 1 of 10First snow, and no underground city
At noon we carry on our tour of Montréal à Table, the festival during which the city's restaurants put together gently priced menus, by going for brunch at Jacopo, an…
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December 21, 2019 Stage 2 of 10Doing a chalet, Québec style
This morning, Stéphane is browsing a pet-sitting website, the idea being that you look after people's animals in their homes while they're on holiday, and stumbles upon an ad for…
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December 24, 2019 Stage 3 of 10Christmas in New York, as dog-sitters
While all of France is getting ready for Christmas Eve dinner, it's 10 am in Montreal and we're all set to hit the road to NYC, the city that never…
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December 25, 2019 Stage 4 of 10Christmas Day on the High Line
It's officially Christmas, and it's the second time we've spent it far from France and our families. The first time, in Adelaide, Australia, in 2017, was a bit depressing, and…
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December 31, 2019 Stage 5 of 10From Brooklyn to Harlem, then New Year's Eve dinner at 6:50 pm
Among New York's must-sees is, of course, Wall Street, the heart of global finance. The streets of this neighbourhood aren't necessarily spectacular, and since it's late December it's reasonable to…
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January 30, 2020 Stage 6 of 10The Montreal syndrome
Influenza. Behind this rather harmonious little name hides the virus so dreaded by us little humans as soon as winter shows its face: the flu. And Cassandre won't escape it…
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February 9, 2020 Stage 7 of 10Canoes on the ice and a real snowstorm
When it's time to leave work this Friday at 5 pm, the start of the weekend has a different flavour. This time the house isn't empty when we get home!…
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February 23, 2020 Stage 8 of 10Niagara, Toronto and the bison of Parc Oméga
Cassandre's parents have spent four days in Quebec City and its region and are coming back today from their little trip. But we don't plan to stay in Montreal this…
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March 15, 2020 Stage 9 of 10A sister at the door
For more than a month Stéphane has been secretly preparing a big surprise for Cassandre: the arrival of her sister and brother-in-law. Tonight he told her he was working overtime.…
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March 22, 2020 Stage 10 of 10The last flight to Orly
What a week! All over the world, governments are responding to the spread of Covid-19 with announcement after announcement. France has just locked down its population, a week after Italy;…
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The end
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Montreal, from lockdown to summer
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