Montreal
comes from Mont Royal.
People
were very friendly and helpful. Several times people would stop to
ask if they could help when they saw us studying a map. English was
not a problem as it seems everyone is bi-lingual doing very well with
both languages.
In
the city’s heyday of the 1920s, Saint Jacques Street was known as
Canada’s Wall Street.
The Royal Bank’s former head office, with its 23 stories, was the
tallest building in the British Empire when it was built in 1928.
Lots
of stairs to climb getting in and out of Metro stations. Escalators
are available only after
getting down into the station.
Except for the streets, Montreal
does not appear very handicap friendly.
The
city is very easy to get around, as it’s pretty much laid out on a
grid. It is also a very easy city to walk. The city and Metro maps
are excellent, complete and easy to follow.
Canada
is the world’s largest producer of mustard.
The
French Pavilion from the 1967 Expo is now a casino and one of only
two buildings from the Expo that survived.
McGill
U was all white male until the late 1800s when a benefactor gave
money to educate women.
Sainte
Catherine Street, stretching 15 kilometers across the city, is
Montreal’s renowned commercial thoroughfare. Lined with major
department stores, shops, and restaurants, it has been the pride of
Montreal for over a century. There are eight metro stations on the
street.
Poutine,
French fries with cheese curds and gravy, is a typical dish unique to
Montreal.
Canada
also produces 70% of the world’s maple syrup and Quebec accounts
for 90% of that.
With
the flavors of many cultures on every street corner, eating in
Montreal is a culinary adventure. The city has 5000 restaurants that
represent 80 different countries.
We
noted very few cell phone users and actually saw many regular phone
booths around the cities.
People
seem to follow a relaxed routine. In the Metro the on and off process
is very orderly with no elbowing one’s way. Let the people off,
then board.
Exactly
seems to be a frequent and proper response to a statement or
question. It is often delivered with a tilt of the head and an
emphatic expression.
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