september 12
Ooooh la la! Nous arrivons a Montreal. They loved us!
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| Randy does a radio interview on the way to the airport....in Tim Horton's parking lot |
At the Halifax airport
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| Angels on CBC Radio One's drive-home show |
Thursday night dinner at Trois Brasseurs (or was it 5?)
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| The finer points of a brew |
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| What to eat? |
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| Happy hour? |
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| Tania and Rachel, old friends from home |
Tai Chi on McGill's campus.
Friday morning, on the way to Gesu.....
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| This says it all. |
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Waiting in the lobby.... nervous? Us? Non!
On stage rehearsal at Le Gesu
Time for a break backstage
Our Chief Angels, just before the show.
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| You'll be fine! |
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| George in a pensive moment....WHAT AM I DOING???? |
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| A family affair |
And then it was over, the crowd leapt to their feet, we listened to endless compliments in sometimes incomprehensible French, hugged friends and family, and trooped back to our elegant hotel (as Randy said, way above our pay grade). Where we proceeded to re-arrange the lobby furniture, enjoy a well deserved drink, and toast Randy, Pam, & Ron.
Saturday dawned cold and grey but that didn't stop us from tai chi-ing, and looking at some art.
After saying good-bye to John, Melissa, Wayne, Terry, George, Sheilagh, and Ron, the remaining angels headed off to see Montreal and gather for a riotous dinner at Le Renard Artisan Bistro. The menu was mostly organ meats: coeur de boeuf, sweetbreads, and who can forget the rabbit balls!!!! which sounds so much better en français: boules de lapin. All delicious, elegant and served by a one-man stand-up comic. We ended the evening by singing Happy Birthday to another raucous table. Here's a sample of our meal:
Dinner
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| Joan & Sarah, Susan's daughters |
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| Adrian & Sally... |
Sunday morning, time for more goodbyes
A bientot, Montreal...
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| Hotel Le Germain: way above our pay grade |
