`ello, `ello!

Montreal day no 3, I am posting this from my new apartment with a belly full of cheap chocolate cake.

So far my impression is that Montreal really feels more European, its more Cologne then Seattle.

I like the metro, I like the more gritty urban feel and I don’t mind the cold yet.

I also think that one good way of trying to pinpoint a difference between a European city and an American one (at least in the north west) is dog poop!

If you see someone walking the dog in Seattle or Portland, chances are high for that person to also carry a bag for later street cleaning.

If you encounter the same thing in Europe, no cleaning will happen and dog excrement on the street is just viewed as something that has to be avoided when walking.

Its especially weird when thinking about the general “more straight” feel a average German city has. Bushes are trimmed, porches are clean and everything seems to be very straight. Portland was more wild, people had trash and weird stuff all over their lawns.. no one really cared. BUT people clean up after their dogs. Maybe its the penalty’s. HmHmmm.

Tomorrow will bring more exploring of the city and “figuring out stuff”

Hope everyone has a good weekend!