Today was supposed to be our first day in San Francisco, but instead we arrived to the airport for attempt two at getting on the flight to San Fran. The flight was scheduled at 12:40 and it left when it was scheduled. We flew into Charlotte, and planned to fly out at 6:10, but it was delayed every hour until finally departing at 10:00. We arrived to San Francisco at 1:30 local time. We spent an he and a half at Budget rental car and left with a Prius. We checked ...

Saturday began with a run, which Thom timed: 30 minutes only! It turned out that our last run was about an hour!! We put an extra layer on, which was too much in the fog of the morning, as it held in the heat and humidity. We made it to breakfast in plenty of time and Thom went to his 10:00 conference. Julie met him around 11:30 with a cappuccino from Starbucks and we spent the rest of the session together, as it was about a landmark case at Chestnut Lodge. T...

This Friday was a full day! We began with an early breakfast, as Thom had an 8:00 class at the Sheraton. Julie worked on coding for a colleague and other work and set out for Starbucks. At the same time, Thom left the conference and returned to the B&B, scaring the housekeeping staff Julie had just permitted to clean the room! Julie tried to meet Thom at the hotel, but instead we rendez-vous at the B&B. At lunchtime we set off for Rue St. Catherine, wh...

Lunch started with an early return of Thom from his conference! Julie ran through her dissertation slideshow then we set out into the city. We walked Boul. Rene Levesque through downtown, then we walked toward Old Port via Rue de Saint Pierre, stopping at Rue de Saint Paul for lunch at Marche de la Villette. Thom got an unfortunate ham-infused Quiche Lorainne and a French onion soup. Julie got a Niciose salad and chocolat chaud. We walked back on Rue de Saint...

Here we are on the first morning in Montreal! Thank goodness for the wi-fi at the b&b, because our phone service will cost too much for the short trip! We ran this morning through Old Port/Old Montreal by the water and we were really impressed with the many biking/pedestrian paths available! The wind made it a bit cold, though, so we might dress differently tomorrow. Thom got upset that we didn't plan our run better time-wise, as he tried to turn around muc...