Place d'Armes 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.
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Location: Montreal
Arrived from: Quebec City
By: Train
Arrival date: 19/05/13 …

... down we came upon Place d' Armes Square, which features a statue of Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, the founder of Montreal. And right across the street stood one of the landmarks we wanted to visit--Basilique Notre-Dame. This has no resemblance ...

... , it turned out to be remarkably easy. About 25 mins after boarding the metro, we arrived at our destination - Station Place d’Armes (downtown Montreal). We had a list of ’things to do’, so we headed off with determination. First stop - ...

... ?  Did you know Prime Minister Trudeau and Henri Richard (the Rocket, of hockey fame), had funeral masses here?Explore the Place d'Armes square outside of the church, and cross the street into the old Banque du Montreal building, with its elegant ...

... We took a photo of where Rob played as a child, and then headed back to the Metro and to our next stop, Place d'Armes. Place d'Armes was the stop for the Basilica Notre Dames.  It is an impressive cathedral and was well worth the visit.  ...

... 's a girl dressed as a big heart. When the sun (briefly) came out, I wandered down to Vieux Montreal (the old part), and saw the Place d'Armes, Place Jacques Cartier, etc. with their attendant McDonald's, Second Cup (like a Canadian Starbucks), and ...

... decided after 20 minutes and countless weird looks to check out the 'Underground City' and headed to the nearest underground entrance at Place D'Armes. I had heard that this is where all the shopping was but there were no shops in sight. Wait.. shops? ...

... 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 and I think it had something to do with the ...

...  ..oooooooo. Canada's Party city is where you want to be.... Best place to stay is in Old Montreal at one of our boutique hotels. Hotel Place D'Armes, Loft, St James, Intercontinental, Westin, Embassy Suite, Galt, Pierre de Calvet, Petit Hotel, ...

... which is home to the Canadian Grand Prix. After a few hours relaxing, we took a walk to the Old Port via the City Hall, Place d'Armes and the Notre Dame Basillica. The battery on my camera charged so quickly that I was able to take it along and try the ...

... from the Metro Station to the Place d’Armes. We took notice of the monument in the center of the Place that honors four of Montreal’s founders. We also looked at two of Montreal’s oldest skyscrapers: the Edifice Aldred (which looks ...