Cheryl had to go to Montreal for work on Thursday & Friday so Gladys and I went along for the trip too. We flew in from Toronto on Wednesday and flew back home on Saturday evening. It was Gladys's first visit to Montreal and I hadn't been there in over 20 years. Cheryl visit there lots of times with work. The last time I was there was to see a hockey game at the old Montreal Forum which was closed in 1996.
We arrived around 5:00 pm on Wednesday and stayed the first two night as Hotel Le Germain which was near work for Cheryl. On Friday night we moved to the Hotel Nelligan on St. Paul Street in Old Montreal. Even though the weather was very cool we had a great time. We dressed well and walked around the city in the daytime and in the evening.
On Wednesday evening we went to dinner at an Italian restaurant which was very busy but had great food. On Thursday evening we went to the Peel Pub for dinner prior to Cheryl and I attending the Montreal - Chicago hockey game. Gladys took the evening off and relaxed at the hotel. On Friday night we went to dinner at the restaurant on Rue St. Paul in old Montreal. After dinner on Friday night we walked around Old Montreal for an hour in the cool weather.
On Thursday Gladys and I walked to St. Joseph's Oratory on Mont Royal. It was quite the jaunt of over 4 km and we walked halfway back to the hotel before we took a taxi the rest of the way. On Friday we visited the Notre Dame Basilica and had a tour of the very beautiful church. We attended 12:15 mass at both churches - the first day was in English while the second day was in French.
There are some photos of our excursions in some of the previous blog entries while this one shows some photos of our walk around Old Montreal as well as the waterfront. I have tried to put a little note on each one.
I have been to Montreal on 3 occasions and all have been in the wintertime. The other two trips were to see hockey games while this one involved some touristy things as well as walking around the old city. Now I think it would be a great place to visit in a warmer time of the year as there are so many sights to see including the buildings, Mont Royal which are harder to get to in the winter time especially since it is usually cold there during the winter.
Do enjoy looking at them.
Cheers
Barry
Cheryl getting ready to leave for work!
Gladys with a bridge across the St. Lawrence in the background.
Gladys walking towards the Old Port area of the waterfront.
Gladys and Cheryl out walking in the downtown.
Warming up in the Place Jacques-Cartier.
Heading towards the skating area on the river.
Same area with Gladys and a Syrian refugee!
Gladys walking in Old Montreal.
Both of us with the skating area in the background at night.
Same as above but a little closer - cold though approaching -20C with wind chill.
Gladys and Cheryl walking the old part of the city.
Aw!! They've found a shoe store!
Cold but still smiling!
Saturday morning walk - snow just starting to fall.
Me with some people walking around downtown. Near Place Jacques-Cartier.
Gladys on Rue de St. Paul.
Me again near Place Jacques-Cartier.
Both of us at lunch on Saturday at Marche De La Villette Restaurant on Rue St. Paul.
3 of us at dinner Wednesday at Weinstein's and Gavino's Restaurant.
Cheryl and Gladys on St. Catherine's Street.
Barry & Gladys thinking of having a glass of champagne outdoors.
Gladys and Cheryl in front of Cheryl's office building in Montreal.
Cheryl found this written on a tee shirt!
Gladys & Cheryl at dinner Friday night.
Cheryl at lunch on Saturday at Marche De La Villette Restaurant on Rue St. Paul.
Department of defence building on Mont Royal.
Downtown Old Montreal.
Downtown Old Montreal.
Waterfront area Downtown Old Montreal.
Downtown Old Montreal.
Flat iron building Downtown Old Montreal.
Saturday morning Downtown Old Montreal.
Some buildings Downtown Old Montreal.
Molson Brewery Downtown Old Montreal.
Downtown Old Montreal.
Bridge across the St. Lawrence.
Skating area on the St. Lawrence River.
Place Jacques-Cartier Downtown Old Montreal.
Another quiet street in Downtown Old Montreal.
Rue Saint Paul at night.
Old building Downtown Old Montreal.
Rue Saint Paul at night.
Christmas store in Old Montreal at night.
Place Jacques-Cartier at night.
Some buildings in downtown Montreal at night.
Igloofest 10 in the Old Port area of Downtown Old Montreal.
Another view of the skating area on the St. Lawrence.
Leading up the the skating area above.
Skyline view of part of Downtown Old Montreal.
Closeup of the skating area shown above.
Another skyline view of part of Downtown Old Montreal.
More of Downtown Old Montreal.
Notre-Dame-De-Bon-Secours - Oldest chapel in Montreal.
Rue Saint Paul at night.
Nice round lights in trees.
Hotel Nelligan where we stayed on Friday night.
Rue Saint Paul in the morning.
More Rue Saint Paul.
Rue Saint Paul again.
Side street off Rue Saint Paul
Another side street of Rue Saint Paul.
Couple of buildings in the downtown.
Another photo so some buildings on a side street.
Cheryl and Gladys strolling around downtown.
One of the modern flat iron buildings downtown.
An old factory building near the waterfront.
Girls strolling again on another side street downtown.
Another side street - lovely for walking around there.
Notice the old brick in the building.
Hard to see sign on the bottom right but there is a restaurant called Titanic.
More buildings in Old Montreal downtown.
Downtown with some snow falling. Not many people early in the morning.
Rue Saint Paul with the snow falling. A little messy there.
Quite a few people on the go for a snowy Saturday morning.
Still anther shot of Old Montreal.
There I am waiting for the girls. It is cool there today.
As you can see people are heading to Place Jacques Cartier to warm up.
A couple of horses waiting for some customers to take for a ride around downtown.
Rue Saint Paul again.
An example of the street signs in Old Montreal. Very classy.
People huddled around the fireplaces in Place Jacques Cartier.
A person loading wood into a fireplace on a snowy Saturday morning.
Another little side street in Old Montreal.
Another view of Rue Saint Paul.
Victoria's Secret on Rue St.-Catherine.
Rue St.-Catherine at night.
There is a Ville Marie Hotel in Montreal.
Centre Mont Royal at night. A skyscraper in Montreal.
Horse & carriage crossing Rue Saint Paul.
Another horse & carriage crossing Rue Saint Paul.
Gladys & Cheryl outside restaurant where we ate lunch before we left to come back to Toronto.
