Montréal Update

It’s not only horribly cold but also extremely icy in Montréal, so my plan to walk around has been thwarted.

I visited the Las Americas bookstore, which is the best Spanish-language bookstore in North America. The store has been going to the dogs, and the first thing I saw there today was a huge selection of crappy books translated into English. The most proudly showcased book was called something like “How to become as successful as Starbucks.” Well, learning English would be the first step, obviously.

I was getting very disappointed when I spotted a big bookcase with books that were on sale for $2-4. So I dragged out a big sack of books.

I’m besieged by bad luck on this trip. The streets are an ice-rink, the place I went for lunch was out of the items I wanted to order, and Toys-R-Us ran out of Shopkins that I wanted to buy for Klubnikis. Shopkins are huge with 5 – year-olds these days.

On the positive side, I got to spend time with a dear friend from grad school who works in Toronto but lives in Montréal.

And now I’m on the way to get reunited with my suitcase.