montreal

November 15, 2017

Poutine & Hot Dogs at Montreal Pool Room

Poutine, with 2 additional steamie hot dogs.

November 14, 2017

Walk along Rivière des Prairies (part 2) in Laval: Parc Gagné, Parc des Prairies, Berge Délia-Tétreault

After Ile Perry,/ I crossed the Rivière des Prairies to reach the town of Laval. There, I walked in Parc Gagné, Parc des Prairies and Berge Délia-Tétreault. I then crossed the river again in order to take the subway at Henri-Boussara station, near Parc Ahuntsic in Montreal.

November 13, 2017

Walk along Rivière des Prairies (part 1) in Montreal: Parc de la Merci, Parc des Bateliers, Ile Perry

On my last day in Montreal, I went for a walk near Rivière des Prairies, on the northwestern part of the island of Montreal. There, I walked in Parc de la Merci, Parc des Bateliers and Ile Perry, a small island in the river. I then crossed the Rivière des Prairies to Laval.

November 12, 2017

Parc Ahuntsic

Parc Ahuntsic is a park in Montreal located in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

November 11, 2017

Walk along Canal de Lachine

The Canal de Lachine is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis. The canal was built to bypass the treacherous Lachine Rapids on the Saint-Lawrence river upstream of Montreal. After completion of the canal in 1825, its banks became a major industrial area of the city. However, the canal closed to shipping traffic in 1970, a few years after the opening of the Saint-Lawrence Seaway (in 1959), which bypasses the rapids starting in Longueuil, on the other side of the river.

The canal is lined with a nice path, suitable for walking and biking, all the way from the Old Port to Lake Saint-Louis. I followed that path on foot until the Saint-Henri neighbourhood, where I took the subway back to Downtown.

November 9, 2017

Tori Paitan Ramen at Schlouppe Bistrot Nakamichi in Montreal

Tori Paitan ramen “Nouveau Classique”. It was really good.

November 8, 2017

Le Plateau-Mont Royal

Le Plateau-Mont Royal is a neighbourhood of Montreal located north-east of Mount Royal. It is a mostly residential area, with many parks, trendy shops and restaurants. It is also well known for its large number of murals.

November 7, 2017

Parc Jean Drapeau

Parc Jean Drapeau is a large park in Montreal located on Ile Saint-Hélène and Ile Notre-Dame, in the Saint-Lawrence river. It is named after Jean Drapeau, who served as mayor of Montreal for many years. The islands were the site of Expo 67 and the best-known and most visible feature of the park, the Montreal Biosphere, is a remnant of that event: It was the pavilion of the United States during the Expo.

November 6, 2017

Poutine at Poutineville in Montreal

“Hangover Cure” (Lendemain d’brosse) poutine. It was a bit of a departure from the traditional poutine but it was really good.

November 5, 2017

Parc de Dieppe (Parc de la Cité du Havre)

Parc de Dieppe is a park located at the northern tip of the Cité du Havre in Montreal. It is surrounded by the Saint-Lawrence river and offers a great view on the Old Port and the Ile Sainte-Hélène. When I visited in 2016, it was called Parc de la Cité du Havre: In August 2017, the city changed its name to Parc de Dieppe, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe raid during WW2.