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Monthly Archives: September 2011
蒙特利尔的秋天
上一次来蒙特利尔已经是十年以前,那是我读博士期间第一次参加信息融合的年会。这回赶上金秋时节,不过下午还是有点热,穿一件短袖衣足够。老城区那些法语街道名都不记得了,乘坐公车去希尔顿酒店还坐过了站,一下车居然到了唐人街,还得拖着行李往回走。希尔顿酒店的房间居然都在十七层上下,大厅外面不是阳台而是绿树掩映的花园和小桥流水的石板路,和周围的高楼大厦形成鲜明反差。 出酒店不远就是圣母大教堂,再走两条街就到了著名的购物区——圣·凯瑟琳大道。我驻足现代艺术馆,听街边艺人弹唱,吃不起法国大餐就找了个黎巴嫩馆子吃面饼卷牛肉,看不起现代歌舞剧就去一家小酒吧听了会乡村歌曲。总体感觉当地人似乎不大愿意同我讲英语,对游客好像没有以前那么友好,不过城市交通好像方便了一些,三天有效的地铁、巴士通票在机场就能买,基本上想去的地方都能到。当年我还是和别人分摊的出租车钱,而且没敢上山欣赏蒙特利尔美丽的夜景。 回美国时机场安检非要把我的一瓶125毫升枫叶糖浆倒出25毫升才让我带上飞机。更可恶的是,在免税店买的加拿大冰酒虽然可以带上飞机,可到了美国华盛顿机场还要重新过安检,而且必须放入托运行李才能带回来。好在联合与大陆航空公司合并了,我的UA白金卡身份才不用再交行李托运的冤枉钱,但是大陆的航班在休斯敦转机时差点没来得及把我的行李运到下一航班,也着实把我折腾了一下。
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