Just some images of our trip to Montreal. Probably 1 of 2 postings. Possibly not in a row, but.....
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Youville. Mayor of. Population: 1
(the arrow pointing towards Mayor McBlob is a nice touch and totally happenstance)
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...taken in the men's room at the Science Center. Throw in Advil and you've everything from your first meeting to post hitting the sheets and out the door - all in one bathroom.
That is what I call convenience!
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Montreal - from high atop the Jacques Cartier Bridge
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Great, easy lunch...and reasonable. And now look at the name again. One word. Say it aloud.
Get it? Get it??
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On Parc Jean-Drapeau, there was a raceway, built for cars, but at least this day, it was for bikes. It was great.
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No, not the infrastructure for the Death Star, this was a geodesic dome on the island.
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A close-up of the dome avec the Maple Leaf.
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Doggies and their human pets waiting to watch Dog Cart Races.
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Self-portrait. Sitting on some church steps across from
Les Glaceurs. What you see is just the end of a waffle cone...and it was some great chocloate ice cream. Their cupcakes were just so-so.
Song by: Dusty Trails
3 comments:
the dome is a leftover from expo 1967.
alexander calder, a philadelphia artist!
montreal is still as beautiful as when I visited last (1991).
thanks for sharing, blobby!
I never noticed that about wrapcity. Clever!
What were these dog cart races? More info, please.
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