Tuesday, 1 January, 2019

Montreal

Our plan for the day was to explore the famous underground city of Montreal ... mythical Montreal! When they say everything’s closed on New Year’s Day they mean it. We searched, we tried locked doors, we asked people and then we gave up and went to the big Ferris wheel. I tried to look happy and relaxed, with limited success. I don’t like Ferris wheels!

Last night there was a little snow and some freezing rain (poor New Year revellers!) so today’s weather related phenomenon was walking on crushed ice and through slush.

Had a nice lunch of crepes in one of the few places that were open and returned yet again to the Cathedral. It was closed earlier in the day and after lunch the queues were there again. Decided Anne’s photos were all we needed and gave it a miss.

Had another go at finding mythical Montreal and finally found a corridor leading out of the Victoria Square Metro Station. As you can see it was a very lively shopping zone!

We then tried taking the tube to another part of town but we popped up into the real world - no underground city, just more locked doors. Found a reasonable cafe for a cuppa and headed home, changing trains at Berri-UQAM, a station with some striking art. Love the Metro. It’s fast, smooth and clean.