Shane
took Friday off work as well, to show us around. We needed to
orientate ourselves with the Metro, and went in to the centre of the
city. From here we were able to walk up through McGill University to
Mont-Royal. A nice walking track/stairs took us up to a great lookout
of the city. From there I could see a bridge which looked very much
like Storey Bridge in Brisbane. The Museum of Fine Arts had some
great exhibits. Outside were lots of modern sculptures, but inside we
admired some classical artworks, (Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani,
Salvidore Dali), and sculptures by Rodin. There was also an
exhibition on Napoleon Bonaparte – paintings, personal furniture
and clothing, and even his death mask. We had an early dinner/late
lunch at Dundee's, before heading down to the Old Port. On the way
were some nice buildings, including one which had defensive trenches.
At Place Jaques Cartier there were Markets and Artists. We met up
with Jess and went down to the wharf Quai de l'Horage, via some other
attractions, including a cobbled road, to watch The International
Fireworks Competition launched from La Ronde. To get back to the
Metro we passed the Notre Dame Basilica all lit up for the evening.
Montreal has a Graffiti competition
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