Montreal

greetings all,

Montreal was a blast! If there is another major Canadian city i could live in, Montreal would be it! Food, music, culture, transit - it's all good :)

From Quebec City, Justine and i sang our way all the way to Montreal (about 2.5-3 hours away) to many Canadian favourites including the Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, and Celine Dion.

Over the 2 days we were in Montreal, we strolled thru Old Montreal, shopped in the Le Plateau District, saw the view from Mount Royal, and dined on numerous occasions in the Latin Quarter, a few blocks from our hostel. On our last day, we were able to reunite with another friend from our trip to Tanzania, Brad. With him was his new wife, Emily. It was a lovely afternoon of catching up and laughing our heads off over crepes and chocolate fondue.

[view of Clock Tower from Old Montreal, along St. Lawrence River]

[Bonsecour Marche...check out the frozen canal!]

[Rue St. Paul, oldest street in Montreal]

[fleur de lys]

[Notre Dame, a replica of the real thing in Paris]

[does anybody know what this street symbol is for? it was along a street, posted on the sidewalk, and Justine and i had no idea what it meant!]

[Justine about the devour a veggie poutine. We hunted down a place known for its 23 varieties of poutine...a delicious combo of greasy goodness]

[what can i say, we loved the Latin Quarter...we were even able to check out a blues/jazz band in a pub one evening!]

[view from Mount Royal]


[famous smoked montreal meat sandwiches...so tender...so good...so much for me being a vegetarian!]

[moi, Brad, Emily & Justine]

it was short - too short...and i certainly will be back!

dL