Opening Day at LaRonde

Right, so last autumn Benjamin, Laura, Denyse, Gabriel and I went to LaRonde, Montreal's amusement park on an island. That visit reminded me of something I had forgotten about 10 years earlier: roller coasters are totally awesome. And so I made a vow that come spring, I would go all out and buy the season's pass. Spring has come, and so last week (May 19th) I went all out and bought the season's pass. So did Laura. We took it easy on opening day, did a new apple-shaped spinny tower in the kid's land, the obligatory Monster run, and the swing carousel "Tour de Ville" pictured above, which is Laura's new favourite ride. then we had to wait in line for an hour to actually get our photos taken for the season's pass cards. I'm so happy with our decision, though. When you think about it, one ticket to Montreal's Cirque du Soleil is about 100$. One ticket. Lame. An entire season at LaRonde is 90. Really, there's no competition. Plus, the Cirque has become the establishment now, with all their Las Vegas shows and stuff. They've lost track of their Baie Saint-Paul roots. The new cool in circuses is the Tohu, all the way.

In closure, today's song is a quiet one, but it has the word "ride" in it, which is the closest it's going to get to being à propos. Morningtown Ride, by the incomparable Malvina Reynolds.

Morningtown Ride (powered by ODEO)
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