Crypto
Forays into blockchain, NFTs and POAPs live here. I write about minting POAP tokens at family events, celebrating Ethereum’s 10‑year anniversary by creating an NFT and even using monitoring services to keep my POAP feeds up and running.
- Up early to pack up, get car, and unload out of Airbnb. Delightful time in Quebec.
- Drive to Laval, suburb of Montreal.
- Go to Escaparium in Laval.
- Did the The Lost Island of the Voodoo Queen room — amazing!
- Went to Birdhouse Wings for lunch.
- Returned to Escaparium and completed Wardrobe for Sale. Was incredible as well. Had us talking for a while after.
- Drove into Montreal.
- Parked at Victoria Place.
- 5:12 PM: Official beginning of Olson Family Vacation 2025!
- Walk to Notre Dame Basilica for Aura Lightshow.
- Walk to Bevo Pizza for great pizza, beers, and pasta.
- Family pictures after pizza.
- Kaye and Fernandez’s return to Sonder.
- Us, Lundeen’s, and Daily’s have an ice cream and walk down to the Grande roue de Montréal.
- Check out the waterfront.
- Casual walk back to Sonder.
- We return to Victoria Place parking to get our luggage but find the elevator doesn’t go down. After a while find staircases to get to the parking levels and find the car without too much difficulty. Retrieve luggage.
- Return to Sonder, respective rooms, turn in for the night.
- Our 23rd Wedding Anniversary! 💍
- Checkout of Hotel Vermont.
- Walk in rain to breakfast at August First ☔️
- Our plan to rent bikes and ride the Island Line Trail including the Bike Ferry was stopped due to rain. 🌧️ We went to the place and tried riding but the rain was too much and not letting down. Rescheduled for Aug 4. Must ride Island Line! 😬
- Four hour drive to Quebec from Burlington.
- 11:35 AM: Cross into Canada at Highgate Springs—St. Armand/Philipsburg Border Crossing.
- Park car. 🅿️
- Explore Old City
- Cow’s Ice Cream
- Chocolate Flavoris dipped cones.
- 4:00 PM: Check into Airbnb in Quebec. Lovely place!
- Relax, get situated in Airbnb. Mazie, Tyler, and Tammy explore on foot a bit.
- Tammy and I have a wonderful anniversary dinner at Le Clan. Four course tasting menu with many surprises added.
- Kids have dinner at Le Chic Shack on their own and even make a POAP to commemorate it (which makes this geeky Dad super proud).
- Mazie explores Quebec a bit while Tyler does some Geometry.
- Everyone reconvenes at Airbnb to wrap the night.
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Out collecting 612 POAP Challenge locations at Minnehaha Falls.
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POAP 7402510 at Magnifico at Escaparium 🎪.
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QMSB Trip - Day 5
Also Olson Family Vacation 2025 Day 1.
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POAP 7399817 at Olson Family Vacation 2025.
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Happy 10 year anniversary to Ethereum! I just minted my NFT to celebrate the day!
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QMSB Trip - Day 2
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