Over eaters
Lisa, Brian, Marisa and I started the day in a cute diner on Mont Royal: Beauty’s Luncheonette, a Montréal institution since 1942. While waiting for our table, we chatted with the host, a 94-old weasel who made sure everyone was seated. He had passed on the torch of cooking to his son long ago, but he’s probably […] Read More
Les tam-tam du Mont-Royal
I spent Sunday afternoon in the park on Mont Royal, at the Tam Tam festival… Hundreds of people gather there every Sunday during the summer months, to listen and dance to tam tam players, hang out on the greens, drink, smoke, or dance to the electronic DJ close to the gazebo. It is a pretty […] Read More
Montreal overload
I am so tired. I fell like I haven’t even unpacked fully yet and I am in the middle of party central. The past days have been intense… I met up with Joel and Brandon again on Friday night, and we went to the so-called Village éphémère, on the St. Laurent River front. It is […] Read More
Sur le plateau
The flight to Montréal was smooth and uneventful. I’m really glad it all worked out with my connections in Istanbul. And it was great to see Heike and Toma and their little baby, already grown so much after two months. They hosted me for a short night and even got me from and drove me […] Read More
Alicia
After another day at the beach (I’m basically trying to bring my spending down – the beach is the cheapest option) I met up with my friend Alicia from Brussels. She is in town for two days for a conference for work. She’s one of those friends that I simply didn’t get to see enough […] Read More
TLVFest
It’s time for the movies. During Pride, Tel Aviv also celebrate its LGBT film festival, TLVFest. It’s perfect after a long day under an umbrella at the beach, to go see a movie in a cool, dark place! I went there to see Rosie, a Swiss movie, but alas, somehow they had first to delay […] Read More
Summertime slowness
I slept in today, while Sue was up for getting a pedicure on Sheinkin Street in a little beauty parlor…. When I got up, I went over to the Dizengoff shopping mall to get tickets for the Rolling Stones who will be playing their first ever gig here on Wednesday. However, the queue was enormous […] Read More
Summer heat
Finally, I’m back in summer. After autumn in New Zealand, spring in Japan and some rain in Istanbul, it was about time. Istanbul had just started to become warmer (and humid) when I was about to leave. Stepping off the plane in Tel Aviv, even though in the evening, I felt I was back in […] Read More
Yummy Kadiköy
On the last day in Istanbul I decided to make it over to Kadiköy on the Asian shore. It’s supposed to have a great market on Tuesdays, although I did not make it there in the end. They have moved the market further from the ferry, so I just strolled through the Balik Pazari, the […] Read More
Bar night
After Sabine left, I spent the morning cleaning my files, writing some mails, continuing some planning for the trip in a café, and then met up in the early evening with Cihan, a reader of my blog! He wanted to show me a couple of his favorite bars, and as I haven’t gone out in […] Read More