Modern Montréal
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 |
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@Agnes — Thank you!
@CM-Chap — You should go there sometimes
@Tulsa Gentleman — That’s something I want to be too: a citizen of this big world, trying to understand how it works.
@the writer — Not my everyday breakfast, for sure
@shionge — The Cathedral is beautiful, indeed.
@Linguist-in-Waiting — That’s exactly what I meant. And this is the part of Montreal I first visited, hence my confusion I guess.
This is not my everyday breakfast! The story goes, we were hungry and wanted to have a breakfast/ lunch before visiting the rest of the city and driving back to Ottawa. A lot of places were closed so we ended up in that small diner. I had no idea breakfast were that big! I had the bagel and eggs (hidden behind the fries) and left the fries
@kyh — See above for the breakfast story
Now, one thing that surprised me is that a lot of people actually ask for take out breakfast… weird, considering how big is was!
@Bluefish — Thanks for the proper name! Which part of Montreal do you prefer?
@Seraphine — Would white sauce be mayonnaise? It is popular in Europe, even Macdonalds give more mayo than ketchup (Feng noticed that!). I guess it’s “sauces pour les frites”.
No gravy on my fries! I actually didn’t eat them (way too much, I had the bagel and eggs hidden behind them).
@rowena — It did, even if we didn’t eat everything! We were full until dinner time
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.
Hello again,
Modern Montreal is beautiful! I liked it!
Girl, I can never get enough of your pics: never!
Cheers
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Modern Montreal, I like how the city looks!
Oh don’t get me started on North American breakfast.…pfffftt…
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