More Tourists & Another Reporting Shift!

I've been called in to report tomorrow -  yay! I am a bit nervous though - I really have to step up my game after last Sunday's pack!

Working with clients this week hasn't been so bad. A lot of American tourists have come to check out the Nuits D'Afrique music festival (July 13-25) as well as the Just for Laughs comedy festival (July 15-25). They're being really nice to me, especially the older gentlemen, they treat me like royalty.

None of them are complainers. There's one man who had to change rooms three times. First the air-conditioner wasn't working. On his second try the tub wouldn't drain properly. He was a bit annoyed about shifting around but was still so nice about it. Now that's what I call class.

There's this cute older Chinese man staying with us. He's really sweet but keeps complaining about the heat. Actually, some of the American tourists complained about the heat as well; they were expecting Canada to be colder than the US and arrived here with fleece jackets!  In their defence, we are having a hotter than normal summer - another full week of 30C weather.  So back to the Asian tourist, he was annoyed by all the French signs in Quebec. He claims he's being exposed to the French language all around him, which gets tough since he doesn't speak a word of French.  His observation - Montreal is more of a French city than a bilingual one.

I'm making a lot of side commision by selling bus and boat tours to guests. And since I'm working solo shifts, the entire commision goes to me entirely. Never thought I'd say this but I'm loving my front desk gig right now!

I took a picture of these guys playing chess outdoors. While most people tried to find a place to cool down from the humidity, these men patiently strategised their next move.