Before - Now and an Afternoon on the River

This is the Montreal I remember:
This is today:
it's a vibrant beautiful city. I heard English and French spoken.
Our final afternoon we spent riding a boat on the St Lawrence River.
Tomorrow we drive to Brattelboro, Vt to have dinner with highschool (Bloomfield) classmate.

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