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  • Montreal meetup: first day at the cowork

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    Our first full day started with a walk past one of those Montreal houses that makes you stop: gray stone, slate, and the brightest blue trim on the block. Breakfast…

    Our first full day started with a walk past one of those Montreal houses that makes you stop: gray stone, slate, and the brightest blue trim on the block. Breakfast was at Hof Kelsten before we headed to Montréal Cowork.

    Stone row house with bright blue balconies, trim, and front door
    Bread on black shelves behind the plywood counter at Hof Kelsten

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    Montréal Cowork was really cool. There were different levels. Our main room was great for collaborating. The coffee bar was nice.

    Team gathered around a long table with laptops in a meeting room
    Teammates standing around the open lounge at Montréal Cowork
    Latte with leaf art in a glass cup

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    At lunch, a few of us wandered Avenue du Mont-Royal. Le Port de tête had carts of books out on the sidewalk, and Le Valet d’Coeur had a full shelf of Everdell expansions and a miniatures case I could’ve stared at for an hour.

    Avenue du Mont-Royal closed to cars, people walking under a blue sky

    Later in the afternoon, I walked past Mix’Heure and its wall of painted fruit and hanging flowerpots.

  • Montreal meetup: arrival day

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    I flew into Montreal for our team meetup. First time flying into Quebec and first time in Canada since hockey trips as a kid. Checked into Boxotel. Interesting hotel. Cool…

    I flew into Montreal for our team meetup. First time flying into Quebec and first time in Canada since hockey trips as a kid.

    Aerial view of Montreal from the plane, a river and neighborhoods under gray clouds

    Checked into Boxotel. Interesting hotel. Cool rooms that were like a one room apartment. Only like 20 some rooms in the whole building. It was a good place to land.

    Boxotel lobby bar with teal stools under exposed pipes and hanging plants
    Boxotel lobby with potted plants, a long table, and big windows

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