I am now back from places Quebecois. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed the discovery of the land of my peoples. What a trip! There is so much I want to tell you! But it would take weeks to do so!
So here are a few highlights.
Canada loves comics! Even regular book stores have a HUGE comics section. Not a shelf. Not a few shelves. SHELVES and SHELVES! I found Planete BD in Montreal … and they were the nicest group of people… like many of their countrymen. I was just taken aback by their generosity.
The museums in Canada are well funded… and have superb and interactive exhibits. The Museum of Civilization in Quebec City and the Museum of Pop Culture in Trois Rivieres were both jaw-dropping in their exhibits and subject matter. The Musee des Beaux Arts in Quebec City was fantabulous as well… with Pierre Bonnard and les artists de Quebecois.
I found my roots… my grandmother’s family came from France into “New France”… on the boats from La Rochelle. I have roots that go deep in the Quebec area. I found them all over this trip! One such fellow, Pierre Boucher is the father of Trois Rivieres. Another is Bishop Ignace Bourget who helped build Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal.
This trip made me want to keep the digging up.
There are so many other amazing things that happened on this trip… but I have a lot of work to catch up on…
OH… and I went back and responded to all the comments I missed. Sorry about the delay!
Well, shoot! We Were in Quebec at the same time? I should pay more attention.
Wha? Wha? I was in Quebec City starting on Oct. 21… we moved on to Three Rivers on the 25th… and then landed in Montreal starting on the 28th. I didn’t really advertise the fact that I was away as I have had friends of friends whose houses were visited whilst they were away because of “advance notification” on Facebook. So if you missed it, it wasn’t your fault… I was being a little secretive on purpose.
But, dang! What a drag! That would’ve been fun to meet ya!
Alright, near miss. I have to visit our main offices in Quebec at least once a month, usually just one day. This time I had to hang around to record voices for another game, so I was there from Oct 31 through Nov 2.
Aw… man…. Sigh. Next time.