Notre-Dame Basilica (Basilique Notre-Dame) Montreal

We took a very slow drive back down from Quebec City, taking in the great scenery of Quebec Province on the way, although not (cap)able to follow the scenic/tourist Chemin du Roy route as planned due to missed turns. Nevertheless, we arrived back in plenty of time to return the hire car early - and again, with no problems.
Ed.: still awaiting a …

Bonjour again from Montreal,

Our day today didn't quite start off as we had planned. We have underestimated the power of jet lag. This thing called jet lag had us up late last night, buzzing, wide awake and planning our commute to Lake Louise next month till 2am. Then jet lag showed it's ugly face again causing us to sleep through our …

Bonjour,

What a day! We write this extremely exhausted with sore feet, after a massive day of walking around Montreal.

Our grateful moment for today was Montreal's Metro System! It definitely saved us quite a bit of walking, and what a speedy efficient form of public transport it is. QLD Rail could learn something from them!

Montreal at first glance from the new bus station, through one of it's multiple interconnecting underground tunnels and into it's downtown area was a clash of sterile and grubbiness. Having made it successfully to the hostel after navigating the French metro system, it was nice to do simple things like showering and the all important washing of …

Today I am in Montreal. Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world. It is a big and beautiful city, although many people think that it is boring compared to Quebec. There are lots of interesting shops and museums and there are four universities, two French speaking, and two English speaking.

We had a guided tour …

Na een zeer, zeer lange busreis waren we eindelijk aangekomen in Montreal! We verbleven in de Holiday Inn hostel in het midden van het centrum en dat was dikke prima. Nadat we onze koffers hadden gedumpt, gingen we weer op pad, de winterse kou in. Het was zoo verschrikkelijk koud rond die tijd, minstens -15 C. Moet je voorstellen, meisjes in korte …

An early start followed a good sleep, which I can thank the industrial-strength earplugs for, and we made our way towards the Berri-Uqam underground station at nine to begin sightseeing. Fortunately we'd had a banana before leaving, as no food made it to our stomachs until midday due to a series of mishaps that could only happen to the Smiths. …

Taking advantage of a long weekend we again saddled up and hit the highway for French Canada!!

Its a weird situation to get across as it is the same country but then it's completely different. You would think (well we did) it would be primarily or at least more of a mix or blend of Canadian and French, and there is mix but it is mainly …

I arrived in Montreal tired and hungry and most of all dehydrated from my 7 hour 'Mega Bus' ride. It felt more like Mega starvation ride by the end! They didn`t allow us off once, and although I had brought bottle of water and bananna but it wasn`t enough to stop me from getting hungry..

By the time I was able to get off the bus I was …

...or rather don't as it is, I don't know if you are aware, COLD when it is snowing. Plus snow might look all soft and powdery and pretty on TV but in reality it is just frozen water, and water is wet, and when frozen water lands on warm (or, well, warmER) human bodies it melts. And then you are wet, and COLD.

It is ridiculously pretty …

... which was modelled after St Peter's Bastilica in Rome, but much smaller and of course the hugely impressive Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal. This Basilica is a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture and was completed in 1829. This church, to me, has ...

... all they have at those places is crap like hotdogs, pizza and French fries. Next I went to visit the Notre-Dame Basilica. It’s the first church in Montreal and one of the biggest tourist attractions the city has so I had to go. It was so ...

... , bedenkt met een zachte sneeuwlaag.  De volgende dag hebben we de stad beter verkend. We hebben een bezoekje gebracht aan de Notre-Dame Basilica, wat zeker de moeite waard was. Hoe kleurrijk het eruit ziet op de foto's, is niets bij hoe het in het ...

... day. We start our day by walking down Notre Dame in Old Montreal. Just taking in the scenery, we end up at Notre-Dame Basilica. The most beautiful church I have ever seen. The amount of detail they put into this building was amazing. With its multiple ...

... so you all will have to some here if you want to see them. It was very interesting to see. After that I headed to Notre Dame Basilica. Wow!!! It is soo amazing to see. So much detail in everything in and around it. It really dominates the streets and ...

... Tour: "This morning, enjoy Montreal's unique combination of French charm and North American lifestyle. See the NOTRE DAME BASILICA, the cobbled streets of Old Montreal, and Mount Royal for a beautiful view of the city." Went to see the Gala at the ...

... Thai Foooood, nothin less than the best. We saw the Montreal casino, Biosphere and Ile St Helene. And the stunning Notre Dame Basilica. Pics attached. Time was limited but we managed to squeeze every drop out of the limited time. Another tiring ...

... north bank of the St. Lawrence River, makes for an interesting day of exploration.  The heart of Vieux Montreal is the Notre Dame Basilica.  This beautiful old church should be a stop on every visit to the city.  Be ...

... Cartier, etc. with their attendant McDonald's, Second Cup (like a Canadian Starbucks), and Tim Hortons. I visited the Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal, where Celine Dion got married! It had a beautiful vaulted ceiling, in dark green with gold and ...

... off yesterday for a bit more of a look at the older original buildings of Montreal including the original Bank of Montreal, Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, the first "skyscraper" of Montreal and Place d'Armes with a statue of a guy (the name I forget ...