Montreal
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Cafe Ellefsen in Montreal
When I last visited Montreal, I visited Cafe Ellefsen, a Scandinavian restaurant. I had lunch there with V., a frequent commenter and one of the very first readers of this blog. They serve really great, beautiful smorrebrod, and the prices are very modest. Here are some photos of their great smorrebrod: The saltiness of the sausage… Continue reading
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Modern Motherhood
This is a true story. A mother approaches another mother in daycare. Mother A: So it seems like our 2-year-olds are friends. Mother B: Yes, they adore each other. Mother A: So. . . I’m sorry, do you work? Mother B: Yes! I work. You? Mother A (looking relieved): Oh yes, I work. Do you… Continue reading
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A Day in Montreal
Everybody is publishing photo reports, so I decided to create one, too. Tell me how you feel about photo reports as a regular feature of this blog. Two minutes after I left my sister’s house, I came across this street: I’m sure everybody understands why I had to take a photo of it. Montreal is… Continue reading
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I’m a Soviet Engineer
There is this old joke about a Soviet engineer. “I tell my wife I’m with my mistress,” he says. “And I tell my mistress that I’m with my wife. In the meanwhile, I just hide in a corner and work on my engineering designs.” I’m that Soviet engineer, people. I’m sitting right in the middle… Continue reading
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Shodan Restaurant in Montreal: A Review
Since I’m posting pictures of food today, I wanted to share these photos of the best sushi restaurant I have ever visited. I’m a passionate sushi lover (for the dirty-minded among us: in the gastronomic sense), so I’ve been to many Japanese restaurants in my life. Here in Edwardsville we have two fairly good ones. But Montreal’s Shodan on… Continue reading
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