Discovering Montreal

Life in Montreal is at a slower pace than in New York, Boston or the New England states. Staying at our free Airbnb with cousin Ineke makes a nice difference. 

We arrived in Montreal Thursday afternoon and felt right at home back on the Metro.

Berri-UQAM Metro station for those who recognize the underground.

some of the things that make Montreal Montreal.... The subway here is cleaner and brighter than New York's much older underground railway.

Bagels, smoked salmon and cream cheese (and Yellow Bunny)

Construction everywhere, this is in front of McGill. Below we were unable to get to the Montreal Musem of Art due to construction and a gas leak which brought fire trucks, ambulance, police and of course only in Montreal a man watching in his suit plus nice white sneakers sans socks.

Norm looking through the gates at the entrance to McGill.

We hiked up Mount Royal Park. A beautiful and cool day.

Montreal also means shopping at Simons. Winter sweater!

Public art..

Moose in Montreal

This one is called the Student L'Etudiant.

Off to Old Town Montreal since the museum was not open for us. And again we came upon a wedding in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Horse drawn carriage called a caleche. 

Only in Montreal?? Maybe lots of places in the eastern winters. 

This afternoon we attended not one but two craft fairs! Lynn, friend of Ineke (ours too) drove us to the POP Montreal festival craft show. Excellent fair but so crowded and hard to move about. Next an Etsy show. 

What fun. The location was once the CPR's Angus yards, where the railway fixed locomotives. 

 Check those steel girders.

Even outside the girders look artistic??

Dinner at Magpie on the Plateau, not far from Boulevard St.Laurent, and yes pizza!

 

Topped off with ice cream at Kem Co Ba.

Ohhh  there is a bagel store next door. You have to have bagels in Montreal, Fairmount Bagels.

 

I think we have had more than enough to eat tonight.