Movies and shopping

This past weekend my friend Jean came to visit who is on a work term in Guelph. On Friday night we went to Bytowne Cinema, an old movie theatre near my house built in the 1940s with only one screen and a second level balcony to watch the movie. We saw "Monsieur Lazhar", a movie made in Montreal that was Oscar nominated for best foreign-language film.

On Saturday we had some fun walking around the Rideau Center and the Market area.

We scoped out quite a few little vintage shops in the Market; Jean made some good finds and I found a Carmen Sandiego costume...

Saturday night we braved the cold and snowy weather for dinner at one of the many great pubs in the Market. I keep ending up at the irish pub Heart and Crown - have been there four times now!