Thursday, July 25, 2024

Montreal

We got back about 12:30 last night. Traveling to and from has been brutal. I'll have more thoughts on Monday, but my brain is fried.

Here are some more pictures. First a neighborhood. A long street was converted into pedestrian access only, and it's so peaceful to stroll through here.


















Here's an ingenious bit of subway design:






















Simple, but more people can hold on this way.

We stayed less than a hundred yards from the back of Notre-Dame Basilica, and went inside on Tuesday (after paying $16 for the privilege--good grief!). It's staggering:

















It's one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. The church is gross, for multiple reasons, but you can't argue with the brilliance of the architecture.

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