Meli-Melo Montréal

Here are some slightly-more-random photos from my time in Montreal. We did a lot of exploring in little shops, and I am easily amused by the smallest of details, which explains some of the stranger things I decided to photograph. You'll see...



We stopped to enjoy tasty crepes - so tasty I started eating before photographing - because clearly a day of wandering around the Old Port requires chocolate sauce and whipped cream and bananas, amirite?! We popped into the Christmas Store (where black bear ornaments caught my eye) and a few kitschy tourist shops I can't help but explore. I also really liked the banjo-playing busker with his boat and fishy...



We then wandered through Chinatown but I'll keep those for the last post. This is probably only really interesting to me anyway but I'll thank myself for putting these posts up years from now when my memory is too foggy to remember all the awesomeness on its own!



Happiest street light ever! If more street lights smiled at the world, maybe the world would be a little happier? I hope your week is treating you well so far! Cheers!

Montreal avec Nicole

So ages and ages ago now it seems, I made an overnight trip out to Montreal to visit my super duper awesome fantastic friend Nicole. (How did June go by so quickly?!) Since being off work - as of the 11th this month - has thrown my sense of time for a loop, blogging and outfits has fallen a bit by the wayside. Until I get back into the swing of things, here are some photos of my Montreal visit last month on the 16th and 17th. Let's start with what I wore before anything else...

Tee - Custom printed and modified

Skirt - Thrifted from Value Village

Sandals - Sears

Fedora - Ardene's

You may notice how my skirt is very crooked. This is because it was melting off my body! Seriously! It kept getting progressively bigger and bigger as the day went by and the only thing that saved me was that Nicole had a safety pin. I spent the rest of the day pinning my skirt tighter and tighter to avoid it slipping off.

Since these photos were taken, I've cut off the sleeves and a chunk of the neckline, as well as a bit of the bottom on this shirt. It's a work in progress! I just refuse to stop wearing some of my old favourites just because they're several sizes too large now. Modification is the answer!



 "I will make you be a tourist in your own city!" I remember clearly declaring this, but it's always fun to explore your home like a tourist every once in a while. It's easy to overlook things when you live someplace and start taking it for granted. We stumbled upon the greatest vintage and thrift store just ambling about! The Rocky Horror sign drew us into Eva-B.




There was so much awesome stuff in this place it wasn't even funny. We could have spent the whole day just working our way through the racks and stacks and shelves filled with vintage goodies and thrifted clothes of all kinds.

 

There's a bunch more photos but I'll save those for another post. Have any of you ever been to Montreal? Did you like it? I've been quite a few times, but never to actually see the city. You don't experience much when you zip in late at night and nip out early the next morning, so it was nice to be there in daylight for once. I hope you're all having a good July! Cheers!