I spent a number of weeks staying in the outskirts of the city for work in 1992 and my favorite spot was the boardwalk near the Chateau - such a beautiful spot! Thanks for the memories!
Lovely post, Bryn! I’m about to return to the town I went to college in in October and I also always have that same weird feeling of dissonance. Glad to be back but like 10 ghosts of me are following me around. I love the title! A song by Zaz immediately stated playing in my head where she’s belting out laisse-moi! I’ll listen to that today as I work
Thank you! I'm going to look up that song. And that phrase, "10 ghosts of me"...oof. That does resonate with me, too. (At least for you in October, there will be PSLs?)
lol yes! Which in college was always a treat. While the mountains of work from class felt like too much, I clung to my favorite $6 latte and the feeling of fall without shame. I don’t know if her song uses that whole phrase or not- i’m going to try to find the exact song I can’t shake from my head on a French playlist I have. 😊
Reading this particular paragrahp made me smile. :).:
'This is the benefit of being yourself with someone else; the circles can overlap in beautiful violet. You can more easily shed any coats of shoulds and musts that you’ve donned without thinking. You can dig into a city, scoop out as much marrow as possible, slurp it back, and wipe your chin of stray drops without being self-conscious. Now that I’m back, I’m thinking of ways to infuse those flavours of freedom and joie de vivre into my everyday life, so I don’t need to wait years and kilometres to rebalance.'
Thanks, Bryan! Glad to hear it’s on your list - well worth checking out, and has something for everyone. We took a more urban approach but were tempted by a few nearby parks and rivers. Maybe the ninth trip 😃
I spent a number of weeks staying in the outskirts of the city for work in 1992 and my favorite spot was the boardwalk near the Chateau - such a beautiful spot! Thanks for the memories!
Thanks for sharing your memories! The Dufferin Terrace is lovely, with the looming shadow of the Chateau overhead.
Lovely post, Bryn! I’m about to return to the town I went to college in in October and I also always have that same weird feeling of dissonance. Glad to be back but like 10 ghosts of me are following me around. I love the title! A song by Zaz immediately stated playing in my head where she’s belting out laisse-moi! I’ll listen to that today as I work
Thank you! I'm going to look up that song. And that phrase, "10 ghosts of me"...oof. That does resonate with me, too. (At least for you in October, there will be PSLs?)
lol yes! Which in college was always a treat. While the mountains of work from class felt like too much, I clung to my favorite $6 latte and the feeling of fall without shame. I don’t know if her song uses that whole phrase or not- i’m going to try to find the exact song I can’t shake from my head on a French playlist I have. 😊
Gorgeous post, Bryn - and those pictures are beautiful! Sounds like you’re having a great time! 😊
Thanks Rebecca! Just a short trip and back home for the rest of vacation, but it was a beautiful time 🥰
Bryn, this was so lovingly written. I needed a little vacation today. Thank you.
Robin, so kind of you! Thank you 🥰
Reading this particular paragrahp made me smile. :).:
'This is the benefit of being yourself with someone else; the circles can overlap in beautiful violet. You can more easily shed any coats of shoulds and musts that you’ve donned without thinking. You can dig into a city, scoop out as much marrow as possible, slurp it back, and wipe your chin of stray drops without being self-conscious. Now that I’m back, I’m thinking of ways to infuse those flavours of freedom and joie de vivre into my everyday life, so I don’t need to wait years and kilometres to rebalance.'
Thank you, Olga! 🥰
Great post - I’ve never been, but it’s on the list!
Thanks, Bryan! Glad to hear it’s on your list - well worth checking out, and has something for everyone. We took a more urban approach but were tempted by a few nearby parks and rivers. Maybe the ninth trip 😃