Spring break is just around the corner--two months away--and I have decided that this year I want to treat myself to something nice. My good friend Kevin is studying in Paris, France now, and on STA Travel, they had some deal for 500$. But in further investigating that deal, it turns out to be false advertisement. Essentially, I am too poor to actually go to Paris, so I have decided to go to the Paris in North America. Or its official name--Montreal. I do not think that Montreal is actually referred to as the Paris of North America though, but it is a French speaking city, so why not!? The main reason why I am living at home is because I want to save some extra green to fulfill the desires of travelling. It is somewhat like a cigarette, or McDonald's, or even Lay's potato chips. Once you smoke or eat one, you just can't stop (that is unless you have a very strong will, which I do not).
I looked at prices and it comes to about 333$ after taxes. I suppose that is not too bad considering that would have been a little less than one month of living in the city. I am thinking four to five days there. I really know nothing about Montreal except for the fact that it is very representative of what a European city may look like, one in France. I have yet to step foot in Europe, so this is somewhat of a little preview, just like those Apple movie trailers. Here are some pictures stolen from lonely planet's image gallery for Montreal.
See you in March, Montreal.
(kevin, does this look like paris to you at all?)
2 comments:
besides from the hundreds of churches, statues, buildings, open grocery store markets and beautiful women who don't dress enough during cold weather... nah not really, haha jk
no place in this world will be like paris. thats why the french don't even refer to paris as really french. anyhow, montreal should be cool, i hear they have a HUGE church there... and since ur in the area, make a stop to niagra falls or something cool like that... anyway, catch u next time and keep the traveling spirit alive~
oh btw,
check for other flights from chicago to europe if u havent already bought ur montreal tickets... i hear tickets to england is a lot cheaper... i can just meet u wherever u r in europe too btw, haha... good luck~
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