Sunday, July 02, 2006

On the Ground Running

After a long but uneventful flight and check-in to the hotel, I wander straight over to the festival grounds. It's a warm evening in Montréal with a strong gusty wind making the humidity bearable.

The size of the Jazz Festival is overwhelming compared to the Vancouver one. The grounds cover several city blocks—by my guess at least 8. The streets are closed to traffic and there are thousands of people wandering around. Stages are set up around the periphery and in the plaza of the Place Des Arts—9 of them!

It's going to take a bit of time and shoe leather to get my bearings!

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