Friday, June 27
Past few afternoons, played frisbee with others at nearby field. Also played Scrabble for the first time in years. New editions of the game include "q"-words not requiring "u," like QWERTY.
Went to Chez Ashton for poutine, with big chunks of squeeky cheese curds. "Mini" size filled a plate. I'd hate to see super-sized... :)
Civvie day today: for a $1 to charity, we can wear our plain clothes to class. Many of my classmates headed to Ottawa for the weekend. Having spent all of 1997 there, I intend to explore Quebec City some more.
Monday, June 30
Friday evening, a friend from St. Jean came to visit. (We both sailed on the HMCS Vancouver to Hawaii.) Went for dinner at Pub St. Alexandre, with a choice of 200 beers from around the world. Opted for Kilkenny, a fave from Ireland.
Matty screws up again: my friend suggested "gauffres" for dessert, which I confused for pancakes, which are of course "crepes." We ended up skipping dessert, but in the morning I tried ordering pancakes in French, accidentally asking for "gueppes." Well, either the cook misheard me or was biting his lip, as "gueppes" are wasps.
"Gauffres" are waffles, by the way...
At 10, my friend and I drove to the Montmorency falls, 20 mins east of Quebec City. Definitely worth visiting. You first cross a suspended bridge over the falls, then descend a cliff face via 480 zig-zagging wood steps.
For lunch, had chicken at Benny's, a St. Hubert's clone.
Sunday, watched "Speed," one of Keanu's
few decent acting turns. Later, I caught an episode of South Park in French... which featured a "Speed" spoof.
Monday, cooler weather. Bought a can of maple syrup for Beth. A half-litre only costs $7 here. Too bad it's the wrong season for the sugar bush.
