Montreal

Mike and I did a little international traveling at the end of April / beginning of May. I had a conference to attend in Montreal, so Mike tagged along and we made a little vacation out of it. This was a huge milestone for me, because the longest I had been away from Rose had been about 16 hours (8pm to noon). Leaving her for 6 days (in the wonderful care of my parents) was so hard, yet so good for both of us...or at least that's what I tell myself -- but it was also so good to come home to her at the end of the week!

Montreal was an amazing city. We spent two days being tourists, and then Mike left the camera in the hotel room while he went off to explore neighborhoods during the conference. Thus, we basically just came home with lots of pictures of churches. :)

I totally got reprimanded for using my camera on the plane.

Such pretty architecture in "Old Montreal"

I think this was city hall.

Notre Dame was stunning inside!

Here was a bazillion-ton brass sculpture representing, from bottom to top, the life cycle from birth to death.

The Cathedral of Mary, Queen of the World (or something like that - I really liked making up my own French interpretations!)

The city from the top of Le Plateau Mont Royal (say it fast and you'll learn how "Montreal" got its name)

St. Joseph's Oratory

It was a great trip, but it's also great to be back home again!