Alexandre Logan (1870)
Travel Blogs from Montreal
To Montréal! (Part 1)
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The church St-Marie-Reine-du-Monde is also staggering - it claims to be a scale model of the inside of St. Peter's in Rome. I wouldn't be surprised, as it's huge and hugely ornate. Everything seems to either be carved or etched with some fresco. Québec architecture, in general, makes me rue the day I moved to the West - but as I'm effectively homeless at the moment the sting doesn't seem to hurt much.
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Quebec before Spring arrives
... at the old port, the lower city and across to the other shore.
We decide to look at the possibility of lunch or a drink at the Chateau Frontenac, but find the bar out of bounds for Olivia, so we have to settle for a Starbucks downstairs, which was definitely nowhere near as atmospheric.
Check out the lobby and such parts of the hotel easily accessible to Dianne without being completely intrusive, then head down the steep ...
Santa Claus Parade
... near St George's Church behind some seated kids and their parents. I thought it might snow before the parade got started, it kind of half snowed/hailed for a little bit, but it didn't last long. The parade took a while to get to where I was, so I was a bit over it before the end, and my toes were starting to freeze! But it was worth a look, and would have been great if you took kids. I got a free hot chocolate from ...
The New World
... of my staying on the Azores there were no cruise ships passing to America - and by the way - taking a cruise on the Queen Mary II wasn't my idea of sustainable travelling. On the other hand I would have liked the idea of reaching New York by boat like people did some 70 or 80 years ago. And taking a cruise ship is not that expensive as you may think. The six day lasting passage from Southhampton to New York you can do in the cheapest cabin for 600 or 700 ...
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. If you didn't know where exactly you were you would more than likely think that you were in Europe. I’ve lucky enough to travel a little bit of Canada and I have not come across a city like this. Montreal is a city full of history and a culture like no other that I have experienced throughout my travels through Canada. The city has a very well-known French Connection. English takes a back foot step and nearly everywhere you go, information, ...
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