Montreal

My first trip to Montreal

This summer I went to Montreal to study English and French and stayed for a month. I loved the atmosphere, also I was very impressed with the bilingual environment; most things are written in both English and French, and also cashiers could speak both of them. I enjoyed every single day studying and going sightseeing. Here are some memories from my stay in Montreal.

今年の夏、初めてカナダのモントリオールへ。

英語とフランス語、まさにバイリンガルの環境で毎日楽しく充実した１か月間をすごしてきました。

この記事では私のモントリオールでの思い出の一部をシェアしたいと思います。

I went to a language school in Montreal. I learned a lot of things and enjoyed everyday classes there, but I was always looking forward to walking around the city after school.

Le Petit Dep

One of the stores I found nice was a shop called Le Petit Dep. When I first visited there, I got this beautiful twist icecream because it was a very hot day. The red one was cassis and the white one was vanilla, it was so delicious that I decided to visit there again. The store sells not only icecream and coffee but also they have varieties of cute products such as candles and chocolate bars. Actually, when I went there as second time, I got a black raspberry and vanilla flavored soy candle, which was my favorite candle I've ever gotten.

モントリオールで見つけた素敵なお店の一つは、Le Petit Dep。アイスクリームやチョコレート、ケーキやキャンドルなど魅力的なものがたくさん並んでいる可愛らしいお店でした。

MELK Bar à Café

I set a goal to finish reading a book written in English during my stay in Montreal, so after school I tried to read as many pages as possible. I found quite a lot of coffee shops but the best one where I could read the book with tasty coffee and pastries was a café called MELK Bar à Café. This café was located near my school, so I visited there so many times after school.

英語で書かれた本を読み終わしたいという目標を立てて過ごしていた日々。

学校帰りにカフェによってから帰るのが楽しくていろいろなコーヒーショップに行きました。

その中でもお気に入りだったカフェはMELK Bar à Caféという小さなカフェ。毎回種類が異なる焼き菓子もおいしいので行く機会があればぜひ。メニューはフランス語で書いてありましたが店員さんたちは英語で説明してくれたのでオーダーに困ることはありませんでしたよ。

Farmers' Market

I loved to go to farmers' market in Montreal. I enjoyed looking around fresh fruit and vegetables which I had not seen in Japan. I went to Marché Atwater after school to get ingredients for my lunch. There is also famous farmers' market called Marché Jean-Talon where I went with my host family.

野菜が大好きな私。

何度もファーマーズマーケットに通いました。

学校帰りによってランチのための材料を調達したり、ただただ歩き回るだけでも楽しかったなあ。

家から近かったMarché Atwaterは有名なMarché Jean-Talonに比べると小さいのですがおいしいベーカリーなどもあってマカロンやカヌレ、クロワッサンを食べて勉強にもなりました。

Baking

As you may know, I love baking. When I went to the farmers' market and found fresh berries, I thought I should bake something using them for my host family. Then I decided to bake crumble cakes. They weren't perfect for me but my family members told me that they were good, so I would say it was a success.

現地の材料を使ってお菓子作りをするのも私の楽しみの一つ。

モントリオールではファーマーズマーケットで見つけた新鮮なベリーを使ったケーキを作りました。

パーフェクトではないけれどみんなに喜んでもらえたから成功かな。

How was this post? I hope you enjoyed reading and feeling that you want to visit Montreal. I fell in love with Montreal, so I would definitely visit there again someday.

モントリオールが大好きになってしまった今、

またいつか行ける日があるといいなと思いながら夏の思い出の一部を書いてみました。

モントリオールの雰囲気が少しでも伝わったら嬉しいです。

Have a wonderful day,

Yuriko

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