October Break Part 1

By Tamika Whitenack

I'm going attempt to tell you what I've been up to using pictures, but they aren't all great quality and they aren't totally in chronological order so it might not be effective. Also I took way more pictures than this but didn't want this post to be forever so there are some gaps. I might add more pics later. Apologies!





lovely tree of fall colors the morning that I left

flowers at Jean-Talon, an awesome market in Montreal

more flowers, there's also lots of food and produce

montreal bakery #1: kouign amman and apple turnover

Montreal botanical garden lantern exhibit

chinese garden courtyard

more chinese garden, it was so crowded at this place!

a dragon at the garden

more lanterns: lots of cranes and dragons!

cute muffin mix at bakery #2

montreal bagels, fresh from the oven!

me at the top of hill on the Vermont farm that Mom and I stopped at today

blurry pic of my excitement over dumplings

adorable bau in chinatown

city hall, i think?

a calf at the Vermont farm

baa

this bunny is huge

CAR selfie with a colorful CARrot from jean-talon

no road trip complete for our family without ice cream! Ben&Jerry's factory stop on the way to Hanover

view from the car, it's more fall-colored in real life

beautiful bakery case from bakery #3

attempt at artsy pic of bakery #3

dessert from French lunch in our Montreal neighborhood, le plateau

Montreal old port at night

the basilica in old montreal

cow

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