It's finally spring here! Yaaaaaay! While it still gets windy at times, it's been absolutely gorgeous out since this weekend. I even ate outside last Thursday! Montréal seems like almost a completely different place now that the weather isn't so cold. True to what I was told, the Montréalers exploded outside after the winter, ready and willing for the warm weather. We've all been cooped up inside from the cold for a while, so it's hard not to catch the spring fever. I remember commenting that the few festivals during the winter were just to get people to come outside and not feel so cooped up. While it's cold, it's not so bad because of the Metro and the bus system, and this winter was thankfully very mild.
Here's the view from our window at the dorms.
All the restaurants that have windows facing the front have suddenly revealed that these windows actually open, and now there are happy people catching a nice breeze on a warm night while eating. From here on out, I'm expecting some traipsing around the city, and I'll be taking a visit to the Biodome before I leave because I haven't been yet!
Everyone at the Academic Center has started talking about what's around in Montréal for the summer. The Jazz Festival sounds like it would be blast, so I might have to make arrangements to visit this summer. A couple of my friends have scored internships up here because of their classes, so I have a potential place to crash. There's also going to be the Just For Laughs Festival with comedians from all over. And... wow. I just looked up festivals for this year, and there's quite a list. I think I'll just give you guys a link, haha. Here you go: http://www.montreal.world-guides.com/montreal_events.html. Summer's coming up, and it's going to be great!
I'll try to get some nice outside pics to upload to this post later, so look out for them!
Edit: Here are a couple from around the dorm area. Enjoy! :)
