Arrival in Quebec
Allo mes amis! Hgirl is on the road again. She arrived this afternoon in Quebec City, a charming town along the St. Laurence River. She will be attending the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Meeting (yes, we know it is a bit geeky). For once, we have very little drama to report.
Montreal airport sucked. HGirl went through customs and got entirely confused as to where to recheck her luggage. With 2 roly bags and a cardboard tube (with her poster for the conference), she went up the escalator and spent about 15 minutes staring dumbfounded at the USA departures desk, vainly looking for the inter-Canada desk.
A completely useless airport info guy pointed her in the direction of the stair (WITH TWO BAGS AND A TUBE) and told her she had to go back down to customs. At customs, a more helpful man said she needed to go back up to Air Canada. Back up the escalator. Really f'ing confusing man.
All basically went well after that, with the exception of the unfortunate Quebec airport bathroom incident - passport in back pocket, use toilet, pull up pants, passport falls in toilet. Voila. HGirl in full effect.
Anyways, arrives in one piece at Quebec airport only to be driven to the hotel by a man who insisted on looking at her (AND NOT THE ROAD) while talking. At least he was nice and helpful. HGirl is staying with her long time CPDD roommate, Professor Social Work (Prof SW). Their room overlooks the pool. Now the last time HGirl & Prof SW were in Quebec, it was wet & chilly. Indeed, recent weather forecasts suggested a similar climate this time around. Except it is hot as crap hereto day and neither woman brought a bathing suit.
This entry represents the first day of a month of travel for Hgirl. June 16-21 she is in Quebec. On June 21 she flies back to NYC only to leave on June 23 for China. She will be in Beijing June 24-25, Suzhou June 25-28, and Shanghai June 28-July 1. July 1 she leaves for Hawaii and will be there until July 16, returning to NYC on the 17th (her birthday for anyone who has read this far).
Montreal airport sucked. HGirl went through customs and got entirely confused as to where to recheck her luggage. With 2 roly bags and a cardboard tube (with her poster for the conference), she went up the escalator and spent about 15 minutes staring dumbfounded at the USA departures desk, vainly looking for the inter-Canada desk.
A completely useless airport info guy pointed her in the direction of the stair (WITH TWO BAGS AND A TUBE) and told her she had to go back down to customs. At customs, a more helpful man said she needed to go back up to Air Canada. Back up the escalator. Really f'ing confusing man.
All basically went well after that, with the exception of the unfortunate Quebec airport bathroom incident - passport in back pocket, use toilet, pull up pants, passport falls in toilet. Voila. HGirl in full effect.
Anyways, arrives in one piece at Quebec airport only to be driven to the hotel by a man who insisted on looking at her (AND NOT THE ROAD) while talking. At least he was nice and helpful. HGirl is staying with her long time CPDD roommate, Professor Social Work (Prof SW). Their room overlooks the pool. Now the last time HGirl & Prof SW were in Quebec, it was wet & chilly. Indeed, recent weather forecasts suggested a similar climate this time around. Except it is hot as crap hereto day and neither woman brought a bathing suit.
This entry represents the first day of a month of travel for Hgirl. June 16-21 she is in Quebec. On June 21 she flies back to NYC only to leave on June 23 for China. She will be in Beijing June 24-25, Suzhou June 25-28, and Shanghai June 28-July 1. July 1 she leaves for Hawaii and will be there until July 16, returning to NYC on the 17th (her birthday for anyone who has read this far).
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