Montreal Scenes - the first visit

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BTW Carol didn't like club class - couldn't hold hands!

So here are a selection of the many images we took on our first few days in Montreal, PQ (Province of Quebec).


We stayed in the French quarter of the Plateau area (more French to the east - more Jewish/Anglo going west - where we lived in the 1950's).

During that time we met with cousins Miriam and Stephen, walked the le Plateau area, had hot Montreal Bagels, found our old house in Jeanne Mance and had lunch together with cousin Stephen, Miriam with partners and children. Later that afternoon we walked up the Mountain (Mont Royale after which the city is named) returning to our B&B in Anne Marie near to Lafontaine Park.



The following days we visited the Old Montreal Port and town - sampling the efficient rubber tyred Metro on the way and culminating with an open air classical concert in Lafontaine on our last evening. If you are looking for warm hearted hospitality you can't go wrong with the B&B Marie Anne Garnier

Take time to look at the photos below - don't forget there are two pages of them.


There are further diary entries on Montreal elswhere in this Blog

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Photos

MONTREAL SCENES
An infinite variety of straight and spiral staircases, linked to balconies, populate Montreal houses and apartments as local regulations encourage the space they release on interior hallways

MONTREAL SCENES
Strange - Bagels cooked by an Asian guy

MONTREAL SCENES
Better than New York Bagels - yes they are!

MONTREAL SCENES
JONATHAN S'S 'BIRTHPLACE' (not actually) - where we lived on Jeanne Mance before departing to the UK

MONTREAL SCENES
The Baye - Hudson Bay Trading Company - part of the reason Montreal was established - as a fur trading settlement

MONTREAL SCENES
Downtown Montréal literally is as it sits on a low flat plain below the volcanic mountain that gives the city its name

MONTREAL SCENES
- the Old Port - Carol poses near an old silo, and where dockside railway line spans the Lachine Canal and St Laurence River

MONTREAL SCENES
Habitat '67 - a collection of concrete apartment boxes with views in at least 3 directions

MONTREAL SCENES
B&B No 1 - Our hostess Joane

MONTREAL SCENES
Portuguese Church on St Urbain

Comments

[Ian Rudgewick-Brown]

Rub the salt in!
Hi Guys, Sounds like you are both having a great time, how's the Goldwing? any pics? Yesterday I had to sell my much loved GSA as I need the money for camera equipment to set up business again. So I'm now of the sad disposition of being Bike-less!! Very painfull! and you rub the salt in by telling me about your dream trip. Enjoy Ian