The Charm of Old Montreal

Sunday July 28, 2013

Tina and I started yesterday scouting out the old part of the city.  Our hotel was situated only a block away.  Very handy to come and go.  The best way we figured to see the city was to take one of those open top double-decker buses.  The tour lasted a couple of hours and went around old Montreal, downtown and up to Mount Royal.  Good choice. 

Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal



An exhibit by Chihuly.

 Alice, do you remember this same Seattle Artist when you and Tina were in London?

The "Big Owe" from Mount Royal

Tina trying to get into a building full of naked men, apparently.

 

After the tour, we wandered up to St.Catherines, the shopping hub.  Miles and miles of shops and restaurants.  We had dinner in a very popular brew pub called "Les 3 Brasseurs".  Good beer and good food.

 

 

Quite the healthy meal of Poutine and homemade Flammekueches washed down with a raspberry ale.  (Andy's rolling his eyes right now)

 

There's always a festival happening here.  Unfortunately, we just missed the "Just for Laughs" week-long festival.  They were just tearing down all the sets when we came across it.  The current festival was  celebrating "Gay Pride".  We gave it a miss.