From the top of Mount Royal...the mountain that the city is named after. Get it? Montreal? =)
Mmm-mmmm! After a short discussion about the quality of cheese in a local farmer's market we learned that the best local dish is poutine. Made with cheese, french fries, and gravy! Actually, the conversation about the cheese went like this.
[him with a french accent]
"Have you ever heard of poutine?"
[me]
"Like the Russian president?"
[him frustrated with the stupid amerikan]
"No, it is the popular local dish here."
20 minutes later we were eating it watching the World Cup game between Germany and Portugal...
Tülay with two numbered balls that were involved in a Brazilian drum parade that went from stage to stage. We still don't know what the balls stood for.