Modern Montréal

14 September 2009By Zhu 14 Comments

Like I was saying last time, Montréal is not just the cute European-style city a lot of people imagine. There is the old Montréal… and the modern downtown, which is just like any other American city.

Maybe that’s what I found confusing the first time I visited the city. People speak French (most of them anyway) and yes, the province has its own distinct culture. That said, most provinces in Canada have their own culture… Ontario has little to do with Alberta, like Newfoundland can’t be compared to British-Colombia.

But beyond the cultural (and sometimes ideological) aspects, Montreal is North American and the skyline is definitely not European in most part of the city, except for the old port area.

Arriving Downtown Montreal	Downtown Montreal
Huge Buildings Nearby St Catherine	In The Heart Of The City
Hockey Players	Remembering The Canadians
Nearby The Bell Center	The Basilica
St Catherine Street	North American Breakfast

14 Comments »

Final_Transit said:

Modern Montreal, I like how the city looks!
Oh don’t get me started on North American breakfast….pfffftt…
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# 27 September 2009 at 7:42 pm

Max Coutinho said:

Hello again,

Modern Montreal is beautiful! I liked it!

Girl, I can never get enough of your pics: never!

Cheers
Max Coutinho´s last blog ..S.O.M: Save Our Men

# 20 September 2009 at 4:21 pm

Glennis said:

Surely Canadians don’t eat fried Potato chips for their breakfast, they must all be very plump! Though I have to say it looks lovely, but I would eat it for lunch or dinner.
The statues look very good and the buildings interesting specially with the lighting.

# 19 September 2009 at 1:01 am