In Montreal it’s obvious the FIFA World Cup is on. It’s not quite as crazy as Barcelona was when they won the Champion’s League, but still we have the horns tooting, firecrackers popping, flags waving after every victory (especially for Portugal, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Spain, …). Most bars and restaurants in the Plateau Mont-Royal have flags outside. And inside — big screen television!
As you may have guessed, none of the flags is ever Canadian. The last (in fact the only) time Canada was in the World Cup was in 1986, in Mexico. We qualified but were knocked out in the opening round, having lost all three games. For a blast from the past, take a look how different we were, “only” twenty years ago. What cars we drove! What clothes we wore! What hairstyles! What indifference there was towards soccer — well, I guess some things don’t change (my neighbourhood excepted).
Speaking of round things (like, say, soccer balls), it was a full moon on Sunday. I got out my snazzy new high-zoom camera and took some shots that night, and more last night, when for some reason the moon was yellowy-orange.
The moon on June 12, one night after full.