Kazkada su jais lenkem nugaras prie kaledas 'zymiajame' restorane vaults Dubline, po to, jiems grizus namo, palaikem rysi emailu. Gab studijuoja medicina ir po poros metu taps gydytoja, Fx, Kvebeko policininkas, saugo miesta nuo triuksmo ir chuliganu.
Levis - jauki vieta aplipdyta mediniais namais, nedidukais restoranais ir barais, kuriuose pilstomas gardus vietinis alus, primenantis belgiska. Kalbama vien prancuziskai, zmones kartais atsigrezdavo, kai mes snekedavomes anlgiskai (Fx prisipazino paskutini karta ne prancuziskai snekejes pries du metus). Pagyvenau kaip vietinis turistas - vakarienes restorane ir Gab tevu namuose, alaus degustavimas su isprotejusiomis svetes draugemis, trumpas pasivaiksciojimas po Kvebeko senamiesti.
Quebec at the age of 400 years is the oldest city in North America. The old town is like any old town in Europe and americans come here to feel the vibe instead of buying expensive tickets to old world.
I came to visit guys I used to work with at the infamous vaults restaurant in Dublin. Gabrielle is studying medicine and in two years time will start working as emergency doctor, Francois is policeman of Quebec city. I stayed in their apartment in Levis, cozy little town opposite side of the river from Quebec. Taking it easy time - good food (like french they are really serious about it), tasty beer (similar to the one you can get in Belgium), crazy Gab's friends. Went to Quebec old town for half of a day and most of the time stayed in Levis.
Savaitgali su Gab ir ju strakalu sunimi Barkley issiruosem i sodyba kaimuke St. Alexis, esanciame 500 kilometru nuo Levis (Kanada super didele).
Kelias nusidrieke tarp miskais apaugusiu kalnu ir srauniu upiu, paskutinius kilometrus dardejom zvyrkeliu. Pataikiau i sestadienine talka - Gab krisktatevis, nusipirkes nama salia, su gimines atstovais denge nauja stoga.
As, isaukletas jaunuolis, pasisiuliau padeti. Po darbu didele seimos vakariene, kaip ir visur, su trimis patiekalais, atmosfera kaip ir lietuviskam kaime po talkos tik skambant prancuzu kalbai ir be snapso. Pries miega pilna komanda, iskaitant Gab broli ir jo draugeli, nuvaziavom apziureti kitos dienos baidariu zygio trasos is zvirblio skrydzio tasko.
Kvebeke kasdien lyja, bet sekmadienio rytas pasitiko su saule parankeje, kuri zygio metu svilino veida ir rankas. Upe knibzda lasisomis, pakrantes prabangiomis poilsiavietemis, kai kuriose savaite gyvenimo kainuoja desimt tukstanciu zaliu doleriu. Pati paciausia priklauso amerikonams ir ja aplanke tokie zymus zvejai kaip Klintonas, bushas ir panasus veikejai (Obama, atidaves kreditus, ispjoves apendicitus, ismokes myleti del smegenu vingiu, atvaziuos tik cia).
Baidaremis plaukiau tik ezere, bet upe buvo rami, zygis be incidentu isskyrus lengva Gab apsivertima seklioje vietoje. Vakare restoranas (jie labai rimtai ziuri i maista ir jo kokybe:) senoje medkirciu sodyboje, skanaujant burnoje tirpstanti, kruvina vietines jautienos kepsni.
The weekend was spent in country house in the tiny village St. Alexis 500 kilometres away from Levis. Gab's godfather bought other house next to country home and the family members for two days helped to change the roof. I being a polite guy offered my help. Nice big dinner afterwards, something like in Lithuania but french language and no vodka on menu:). It rains a lot in Quebec but Sunday morning found a sun in the bed and it didn't hide during the kayaking trip.
Before I did kayaking only on the lake but the river was calm and I came back in one piece. The river is full of salmon and famous fisherman as Clinton and bush came here (Obama has to save the world first).
Next day we came back to Levis, I caught a bus to Montreal, found a hostel near bus station (it's more like a hotel actually) close to the park with serious guys - junkies, gangsters, punks. I like it:)
Grizus i Levis, sokau i autobusa, Montrealyje susiradau hosteli prie autobusu stoties. Vieta - labai tvarkinga ir patogi, labiau panasu i viesbuti, bet salia esantis parkas vilioja linksmus veikejus - narkomanus, pankus, benamius, nusmuktkelnius gangsterius, gera vieta:)
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