Six Flags: La Ronde

Today I went to this amusement park called La Ronde. Owned and operated by Six Flags, it is the largest theme park in the province of Quebec and the second largest in Canada after Canada's Wonderland (Ontario). It is a 146 acre (591,000 m²) park located on Saint Helen's Island. I had a lot of fun today. I was a great way to relax after this busy week at school. A good thing to go there during a week day was the short waiting time. (I'm with the white t-shirt on the right side of the boat)

The Beauty and the Beast

I was walking on Crescent street last weekend, during the Grand Prix, when I saw these two, sitting on bench in a back street in between Maisonneuve and Ste. Catherine. Aren't they cute ?

Check out the Pimp

I was walking on the downtown campus yesterday when I came across this strange person. He's got everything of the pimp, the dressing style, and also the position in which he is standing. Look at the way he is resting his left hand onto his hip. The light just turned green for pedestrian, so I had to take a quick shot, before he change his position that is why the quality is not so great.

Paris Crêpes

Today's been very hot over Montreal. So hot so that when I came out of my math class at 9:00 pm, I started to feel dizzy. I started to sweat, and feel really uncomfortable in my clothes. I'm really no used to this kind of climate. Still I decided to go get some crepes from this place called Paris Crêpes located at the corner of Ste. Catherine and Crescent streets. The place looked more or less like a typical French Crêperie, except that both waiters were, I believe, Koreans. They still said "Merci" (Thank You in French) at the end but you could tell they were not fluent in French. Anyway, the crepes were good, with a vanilla ice cream on top, to help during this hot season.

Robert Kubica Winner of the Grand Prix du Canada

The Formula one driver Robert Kubica, form Poland, driving for BMW Sauber powered his way around the Gilles Villeneuve race track during the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. The Pole was lead by both BMW Sauber (Kubica and Heifeld), followed by Red Bull Renault (Coulthard). I was watching the Grand Prix in the Hard Rock cafe on Crescent street. The place looked empty, as well as most businesses around. It's like if the whole city stopped everything to watch the race.

Grand Prix du Canada : Interview

I don't know who this lady is, but I'm sure she's got something to do with the formula one race of tomorrow. I took this shot on Crescent street, in between Ste Catherine and Maisonneuve streets. I was among the camera men shooting this lady being interviewed. On the left there was a racing car exposed, probably from the Le Mans Series. Montreal is packed, and it will probably be, just for the weekend, the most crowded city in Canada. I really enjoy this atmosphere, where you get to see every body happy, having a good time with people from all over the world.

Roofless Double-Decker Bus

With the Grand Prix officially kicked off today, there are many activities are happening here in downtown. Like this British style roofless double-decker bus driving in town, with loud music and people partying on board. Most of the streets such as Crescent street are closed for traffic. Instead, the whole street is filled with activities, concerts, car expositions, etc.... It's a really nice place to be these days. Montreal is crowed with people and cars from all over the world, here for the Grand Prix. I've heard that Pamela Anderson is here as well, among many other stars, and famous people.

French Flag Flying at Half Staff

I'm sure all of you heard that Yves Saint Laurent died last Sunday in Paris. Funeral services were held today in Eglise Saint Roch, in Paris. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have designed and developed, in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, the first retrospective spanning the forty years of creation of the Maison de haute couture Yves Saint Laurent. Presented from May 29 to September 28, 2008, the exhibition Yves Saint Laurent focusses on this virtuoso of haute couture, whose unique style blends references to the world of art with allusions to pop culture and social revolution.

Shuttle Bus #3

That is one new shuttle bus for Concordia University used to transport students between the two campuses. This one seems to be friendly for the environment. I didn't had time to take a close look at this bus because I was walking with my group members to the teacher's office. We wanted the teacher's advices since we could not agree about with product to choose for our assignment about life cycle analysis. We had to choose something "simple" like a computer case given as an example by the teacher. We have to go in a very detailed analysis of the product. From the different "ingredients" we use to make the paint, the case, etc.... basically for just the computer case, there was already a 5 pages report. Me and some other members of my group were thinking about doing our report about a hockey stick. Explaining in details every component used to create the paint, the plastic stickers, metals, composites, etc... we have to research every single steps, from the assembly line to the mining of the metals, and other component making the paint, plastics, etc... What was bugging me was this fat canadian asian guy wanted us to take products that were out of reach for us. Among the ones he kept suggesting, I recall hearing some nuclear heads, missiles, nuclear power plants, ISS space station, etc.... yeah, you're like me, that guy should come back on earth and cut the bullshit. We are just students.

Eating on the Grass

What a nice place to eat something and relax in between classes. I took a shot of this guy eating lunch in the little park of St James the Apostle, a little church next to the University. Today I called my dad to wish him a happy birthday !

Fire Trucks on Guy Street

Oh boy ! I was suddenly scared today as I was walking back home from school. I saw those fire trucks stopping at the intersection of Guy and Lincoln streets, right where I live. I'm glad the incident did not happen in my building apartment. Have a good Monday every body. Oh, and by the way, I totally nailed my math mid term, I got a 30/30 !

The Grand Prix Du Canada

As you can see, businesses are preparing for this weekend "Grand Prix du Canada" happening here in Montreal. This Puma store located on Ste. Catherine street is one of the Official Ferrari Sponsors. Starting Thursday with the qualification races, it's going to be four days of total happiness for formula one lovers. The circuit, at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Notre-Dame was originally named the Île Notre-Dame circuit. However it was renamed in honour of Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, father of Jacques Villeneuve, following his death in 1982.