The pasta tonight was superb, the wine a revelation. You nod your head to the music filtering out from inside the bar. You don't even mind the jostle as more revelers arrive on your turf. A casual bump leads to casual conversation. It's a jumble of English, French and whatever you can gesture.
Your second bottle arrives and you offer a glass to your newest friends. Soon, you're at the center of a party whose only reason for being is itself. Outside on the street, you're certain the same scene will repeat itself over and over as stylish partygoers make their way into the night.
Days and nights seem longer somehow in Montreal. The late closing times might have something to do with it. But those just reflect the city's insistence that every minute be lived to the fullest.
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