Journal intime du bébé - Baby diary - 我的寶貝日誌: March 2009

Saturday, March 28, 2009

I am a little firefighter...

I am a little fire fighter on the go,

here is my helmet and here is my hose,

when I see a fire, hear me shout,

pick up my hose and put it out, shhhhhh

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Stuck!

Not ready to go the train station, Mommy said we cannot go yet, even thought I have requested million times... "let's go, let's go"...

So what do I do when I get bored? I play with the suitcase, "Look, daddy, I am looking out through the bars."

and I am stuck between the bars now.... Bid head, big head... LOL

Ahhh head stuck what now ? do I have to goto the train station like this......

Hotel... Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac

Monday, March 16, 2009

Montréal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada. Montréal was the largest city in Canada up until the 1970s. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), the city takes its present name from Mount Royal, the three-headed hill at the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located, or Mont Réal as it was spelled in French.

The official language of Montréal is French, which made Montréal the second-largest primarily French-speaking city in the world, after Paris.

Montréal, Canada's cultural capital is located in the southwest of the province of Québec, approximately 275 kilometres (168 miles) southwest of Québec City, the provincial capital, and 167 kilometres (104 mi) east of Ottawa, the federal capital. It also lies 502 kilometres (312 mi) northeast of Toronto, 407 kilometres (253 mi) northwest of Boston and 530 kilometres (329 mi) directly north of New York City.

The city is located on the central and eastern portions of the Island of Montréal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The port of Montréal lies at one end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, which is the river gateway that stretches from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean. Montréal is defined by its location in between the St. Lawrence river on its south, and by the Rivière des Prairies on its north. The city is named after the most prominent geographical feature on the island, a three-head hill called Mount Royal.

Cute little Crepe place in the corner of the old Montreal, Mommy is not in the picture, because her face is as red as the cider on the table.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

St. Lawrence River

Have you seen a ferry drive in the river that filled with ice chunks?

How about Kayak?

Oh, did I mention it's flouting ice?

Bonjour! Québec

Québec is a province in the central and eastern regions of Canada. It's the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.

Québec is Canada's largest province by area. It's known for its vast wilderness of lakes, rivers, forests and mountains - but mostly, for its hospitable French culture. From the cobblestone streets of Old Québec City to the ski hills of the Laurentian, there's always something to explore in Québec!

The wall is the original barrier of the old Québec city (the city within the walls). The beautiful structure daddy and I am looking at is the hotel we stayed - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac.

The old Québec Funicular (almost vertical elevator) we took to go down to the water front, out of the old Québec city. Oh did I mention, there are only about 5 ways to get in or out of the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town).

Saturday, March 14, 2009

March Break, VIA Canada to QC

I can't wait to to go Montreal, but the VIA train is no where near as comfy as the one we took in Europe...

a cute little station on our way.

VIA Rail, Canada's national passenger rail service. is born in 1978. The very first all-passenger service called the Super Continental begins its run on Oct. 29th.

In 1980, Choo-Choo the VIA mascot makes his first public appearance!

Queen Elizabeth II and the late Pope John Paul II both take rides on VIA train in 1984.

Over 22 departures are added into the busy Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal schedules in 1992.

VIA introduced self-service ticketing kiosks to make buying tickets easier.