what up, its Damon
its Jo
and it's Damon and Jo
so we're here in Montréal
okay, and you can't come to Montréal and not see the mont, the real-mont of Montréal
which is actually Mont Royal
this is putting the mont, in Montréal
this is like one of the top things to see,
but of course, there's the traditional route
or you can find the secret stairway
if you want to find the secret stairway, which we have done,
it is at 3980 Chemin de la Côte-des-neiges
there's not gonna be a sign that says "secret entrance to Mont Royal"
but that's why your watching this video
let's get started
did we get the shot?
whose idea was it to not bring snacks Jo?
yours and ours and guess what? You know what?
no...I...the squirrels...
Jo you know how I feel about squirrels
it's not about the squirrels
it's about the fact that we always decide to travel when it's a national holiday
and everything is closed
true
so it's not our fault, the supermarket was closed
I like the squirrel topic better, personally
look at that one, it's staring at us
come on, it's too busy with it's nuts
did you know that a squirrel is a North American mammal
when European's come here, they're like "SQUIRRELS"
yeah, and meanwhile we're like, they're just rats with fancy coats
a squirrel is a glorified rat
that's what everybody says "it's a rat with a fancy coat" (people say that?)
yeah
both of us think people say it?
so it's not original
no, no
dang it
alright, let's keep going
like, not original content, Damon and Jo, keep it going
this is beautiful!
beautiful light
like this
like this over here, look, to the left
(singing)
how is that real?!
look at this view!
I honestly don't know if i've ever seen that before in my life
meanwhile it's just a barbecue thats happening
and people are smoking
we thought it was like that honeydew fog, thats like slowly peaking through the leaves of the treetops
no, it's just barbecue smoke...dang it!
I mean it was good while it lasted
(Frederick Law Olmsted) he's the guy that designed Central Park, Jo
I think he designed this place too
okay, so if this doesn't remind you of Central Park Sheep Meadow
I don't really know what does
this is exactly Central Park (in Montréal)
we're here trying to get to the top of the mountain, the mountain might just have to wait
cause I want to go see the lake, it's one of those moments
there's a lake here?
yes
it just got so much better
you know, it's like we're trying to get to the top for the sunset
but it's like, when you see this, you gotta go experience it, I mean there's people over there right now
Im just saying i ain't passé right now, like, I'm pass to stay right now
the work behind our snapchats
the "slow walk"
it's the "slow walk" and finding the right song
you always need to get something that like, makes you
"apprécier le moment en plus" (appreciate the moment more)
if I were watching that in my bedroom i'd be inspired to go there, right?
"take me high" like I'm going up the mountain
see it all makes sense
can I see it?
aw, but the the next lyric though, we're gonna have to queue it up for the next snap
so its "she take me...high"
and that's when we're already on top of the mountain
and it'll be like, "high" of the view
like choreographed iPhone movements
it could be like a new dance class
no those snapchats, the one with the music, they do take work
cause you have to find the right beat of the song, the right movement
yeah it's like, where's the light, and you do crouches
(fast foreward)
do you want to go to the lake?
uh see, this what I need to promote
you got the snapchat, you got the real video on Youtube
then you have the DSLR camera for taking pictures
look at my arms right now; I'm holding the camera, and then I have two iPhones in my hand, in my boobs
and my Dad thinks I'm on vacation all the time
I am sweating here, Dan
Dan, Daniel, I'm working
travel tip: your location services actually work, even if you don't have service
do you see how I'm trying to take a picture and I'm trying to make it look quirky
what exactly are you trying to get there, Jo?
it's like, see the world from a new perspective
like, I'm sorry everybody here, I'm sorry
no but my handy dandy map, tells me it's this way
here I go yawning again
okay you guys may be thinking, "you guys are just some cry-babies up there walking the mountain"
you've only been walking for five minutes, yeah
or like 30 seconds
I know like sped up
also true, we've only be doing this for five minutes
no but the reality is that we decided that it was a good idea to take the Bixi bikes
so like the city bikes, up the mountain
watch. Just watch this
play the clip
did you guys know that you can rent bikes in Montréal for only $5
five Canadian dollars, which is a beautiful thing for us cause we do have US dollars
shoutout to that strong exchange rate
so good here
but whats the deal? Okay so you rent a bike and every 30 minutes you have to drop it back off at the station
or you get charged, what is the charge Damon?
okay, and is the thing that I was trying to explain to you earlier
I didn't get this
okay, after you....
when you break the bike you owe two thousand dollars
when you go past 30 minutes on the bike
say you're out exploring and "oh shoot I gotta return the bike"
you get charge $1.75, no no, from 31 minutes to 60 minutes, so if you go over the time,
you might as well stay out for 60 minutes
cause you just gotta pay $1.75CAD
which is like, two cents
I'm sorry
and if you're European, you know how the exchange rate works
you could just like, keep the bike all day
ow, I gotta put the bike back, I keep getting hurt
it's better to break yourself than to break yourself than to break the bike
correct
no, we were like "if we're going to go somewhere with these bikes, we gotta go up the huge mountain; Mont Royal
great idea Damon and Jo
just flash forward to like two seconds from now
work them thighs boo boo
that moment when you just give up and get off the bike
biking up this hill is crazy (you don't think I can do it but I can)
still so impressed that, this works!
my phone is on airplane mode
that's kind of scary though cause then it makes you think, they are always watching you
oh look at that lighting change (oh)
roll your ankles, fool me once
oh my god
oh my gosh don't...are you...you rolled you ankle?
seriously, rolled
no
roll my ankle fool me twice
are you good? You're fine?
you know I bounce back like rubber bands
you're gonna roll your ankle a third time
ooh yeah
update on this downward climb, I feel like we're going to have to go back up again
also I'm getting bit by mosquitoes and also I have really stinky Chinese food
that may or may not attract wild animals
we gotta go
I messed up the snapchat
because I didn't....Jo, we posted other snapchats before the other one
we were going to continue the song
that's when you gotta verbally apologize to the audience
and you gotta say "I messed up everyone"
I messed up; all of our Youtube followers who also follow our snapchat
now you know
I apologize and I'm sorry, I won't let it happen again
my creative vision was obstructed, thank you
you know what? we're gonna make a better snapchat story now, how about that?
or just delete all the snaps
forget that apology, I'm gonna delete those
sometimes you film good stuff and then it doesn't matter because if it doesn't
go with the theme or whatever, it's irrelevant
do you know how many clips that we die laughing at
that we have to cut out
that you will never see
now we can continue the snapchat story with that...
give me the phone, you are dangerous
alright Ms. Snapchat show us how it's done
alright well I just unlocked your phone cause I know your passcode
(playing video)
yes
magic
okay
singing: "take me high"
you can't just leave somebody on that hook you gotta fulfill that need
the climax is there, and you can't just do that to a person
(airhorn)
alright you're going to go to Spotify, you're going to open Spotify
you're going to queue up the part of the song
so in our case it's like "she take me high"
you gotta get that "high" part
but the thing is, you need to click play, and time it up like perfect coordination
for the snap to load with the song
(playing video)
wait for it
oh my God, it's coming it's coming
aw yeah
is that gonna work though?
aw, I don't know but there's mosquitoes on me
do you see me this is literally how I'm filming, I'm like this
okay I they just bit me in my unibrow, I think it's time to move on, lets keep walking
and post the snaps
okay
we're getting close
guess what? We're almost there
there's people
chalet du Mont Royal
apparently this is the one of the many lookout point that we are finally getting to
but you know what? If you've been to Montréal
good for you
second, if you know any better views of Montréal, will you please comment below
but it's like, they don't how good their view might be, until we show them the view we're about to see
do you see what I did there?
I think everyone knows this, but they don't know the entrance we showed them
rolled my ankle again
you guys know third time's the charm
no it's alright, I bounce back like a rubber band
you do. Can I see that movement again? The rubber band movement?
rubber band man
rubber band Jo
you know what Damon?
this is....Oh my God
you darn rock
Jo we came at the perfect time too, it's like Montréal and us, we just like mesh together
cause look at the lighting, and the sunset
WHAT? The beauty on those buildings
and then also, I have a song to sing for you, come here
uh oh, is it rubber band man?
no come here come here it's better
okay, you see the flag right there
sing me a song
(singing "O Canada")
did you just say "sanada"?
I was gonna say "Oh say can you see"
no, O Canada, we're in Canada people let's not forget
I don't know, sometimes when you go abroad you get really patriotic
see I do, but this is not....I'm patriotic for Canada right now
okay
for Québec
(singing O Canada)
shouldn't sing it in Québec though
also in public
Québecois, they're proud of their Québecois culture
yeah, which is kinda like "Yeah I'm a Texan, I'm not an American"
exactly like that or like, "I'm a New Yorker"
but what are we trying to get at here?
that people here have a rich culture, and they should be proud of it cause look at this beauty
wait until I bring it back to a positive note (full circle)
oh, Joanna Franco
that's my name, a.k.a "rubber band girl"
okay you guys this entire video to see this beautiful sunset view
and we have made it here to the top of the Chalet du Mont Royal so it's time to queue the music
(music)
wait, anything but that song, okay, different song
(music)
now there we go (that's better) I'm going to show you this view
that was beautiful
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