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Sunday Strolling in the heart of Downtown
... Royal. Lined with modern buildings and wide promenades, the avenue is adorned with outdoor cafés, open-air seating areas, and interesting artwork. In front of the blue-tinted, glass towers (BNP Tower and Laurentian Bank Tower) lies the sculpture entitled, The Illuminated Crowd, by Raymond Mason.
I stopped to have a look at the sculpture, which I found very intriguing. Everywhere I looked I spotted a new item of interest, and some ...
A Day in the Park
... actually brought their propane grills. I guess residential backyards in Montreal aren't big?
After a wonderful lunch, I decided to make my way to the Oratoire St-Joseph. The basilica was on the west side of Mount Royal. I made my way down the mountain and took a backdoor route to the oratory. I passed through some nice looking houses on the way. St-Joseph was massive. It was actually larger than Notre Dame but not as ornate in the ...
All You Can Eat
... All You Can Eat".
Not only is it a commentary on the eating habits and over consumption prevalent in North America, it also references the fact that millions of Chinese live and work in massive complexes in order to produce all that we consume. It's definitely one of the most interesting pieces I've seen in a long time at a museum, one with stunning attention to detail. There's way too much to describe with ...
I Love the BIODOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
... that we would rather deal with school groups than with tons of families. Half the fun is watching the little ones explore. We took plenty of pictures and watched the animals doing their thing--especially the birds in the Gulf of St Lawrence and the penguins (which are more fun when there is no glass between you and them.
We had lunch in the cafeteria here before heading on to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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Road Trippin'
... night and Lucas was already there. He left well after me that morning. On Thursday the 9th of September we went to the US Open at Flushing Meadows in Queens. We were already staying in Queens so it was really close by. We got the worst draw for the tennis. We got the first session of the day which was the womens doubles, the mixed doubles and a mens quarter final with two guys I’d never even heard of. The night session would have been better with Anna Kournikova, Pat Cash and ...
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