This is the 11th of a series of posts dealing with
my third trip to Eastern Canada. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports.
Also, I’ve added additional thoughts with the hindsight of a year later or to
add further clarification. These are
indicated by “NOW”.
I walked along Rue Masionneuve, getting
more photos of Illuminated Crowd, also a bit of Rue Ontario. I took a Green Line from
Station Place-des-Arts to Guy-Concordia and had breakfast at the hostel. I wandered Ste Catherine and briefly headed
north to photograph a giant hand sculpture (Mañana; got that Muppets song running
through my head now). I worked my way to Old Montreal, where that rain that wasn’t
supposed to happen today happened. I got to Place-d’Armes, took the Orange Line
to Lucien-d’Allier, and grabbed my coat from the hostel. I got turned around
leaving upstairs and followed the Sortie signs. Big mistake: got locked into an
area of the hostel I couldn’t get out of and had to pound on a door and shout
to get out.
[NOW: all transportation this day STM/Société
de transport de Montréal].
I walked around Ste Catherine again. I
think I took a Green line but I can’t recall from where. I transferred to an
Orange Line at Berri-UQAM where I heard a large bang. I not off at Station
Mont-Royal and soon took an 11 bus to its mountain namesake. The bus overshot
the stop I wanted to, and I had to dash back from a cemetery. I took photos
back at the observation area and then took another 11 bus back to Station
Mont-Royal, where I took an Orange Line to Lionel-Groulx (Montreal marathon
runners were on the same train). I visited a Superclub Vidéotron and bought
some DVDs. I took an Orange Line from there to Lucien-d’Allier and then Rue Ste
Catherine, where Librairie Astro wasn’t open yet. Capitaine Quenec across the
street was. I bought more DVDs from Movieland Dépot before taking another
Orange Line back to Mont-Royal, where I met up with my friend Teresa. We walked
to a poutine place whose name escapes me. I had a large one. After we chatted
and ate lunch we returned to Station Mont-Royal after a quick peek at Librairie
Millenium.
[NOW: The station I couldn’t recall was
Station Atwater in the enclave of Westmount; I didn’t realize until; later that
I had briefly left Montreal. That Superclub Vidéotron, Librairie Astro, and Movieland Dépot have closed.The poutine place is La Banquise.]
Parting company, I took the Orange Line
to Station Lucien d’Allier one last time. I went back to Librairie Astro, where
I had an unpleasant experience with the dealer [NOTE: my original report
detailed this but I’ve opted not to make the matter public]. I shopped around a
few places for baggage; also HMV. At Respirez a live model at the window looked
a bit self-conscious. I did buy a bag that was smaller than I’d like from Urban
Outfitters.
[NOW: HMV is now defunct.]
I walked to the Old Montreal by way of
Victoria Square; another newlywed couple just outside the area. I returned to
Victoria Square and took an Orange Line to Sherbrooke where I explored a small
shopping area (Latin Quarter I think), then walked to my old hostel from last
year (Hotel de Paris) before heading south.
Played a hunch I found the video store on
Ontario I got DVDs from last year, still open, just not on my list. I bought
more DVDs there. I then revisited the bus depot, still connecting with last
year, then wandered along Ste Catherine,
finally finding an Archambault too late. I made it to that first McDonald’s I
ate at in Montreal, then headed north to Rue Maisonneuve, hoping to get to the
Scotiabank. I got locked just as I arrived so will need to get cash in Ottawa
instead.
[NOW: The video store from 2012 was Club
Video Revue, now closed.]
Then I returned to the hostel and waited
for its one terminal to be free (other nights it was already free).
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