The 2009 Worldcon was in Montreal. Despite the “less than optimal” experience visiting the city in 2004, we went back for Worldcon. And had a really nice time.
The convention was fine with the convention center directly across the street from our hotel, so there weren’t any long walks to get anywhere. I have some nice memories of that con.
We did touristy things, saw the city, ate a lot (didn’t have poutine – still haven’t, which is sad), and sat and watched fireworks every night as there was some sort of huge international competition a mile or so away from the hotel and the view was great from the rooftop lounge area on the convention center.
Thus began, for reasons that weren’t entirely clear at any point, the interregnum, a period of twelve years where we didn’t go to Worldcon or NASFiC. We had gone as a family eight of the previous ten years and we went to other science fiction conventions, but the 2010’s had other plans for us. We traveled, some years a LOT, but it was more for family events, weddings, NASA Socials for me, a wonderful international trip (search this site for “Shanghai,” “Seoul,” or “Kyoto”), an eclipse, and some football games. But no Worldcons.
C’est la vie!
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