This is the ninth in a series of posts covering my trip to Eastern Canada in September 2019, adapting emails originally sent to friends. I use NOW to refer to any updates since I did the trip.
Was definitely impressed that washer and dryer at Auberge Bishop
were only $1.50 each. Got woken up twice by the power snorer. The second
time was close to 5 so I decided to go for a walk I'd been meaning to
get in my usual early morning walk in anyway but the later sunrise has
meant I've been getting up later than I normally do in Montreal visits.
[NOW: Auberge Bishop as clsed.]
Concert
area was being taken down. I had gotten a bargain price 512 GB memory
card and yesterday it seemed to work okay (I've been using my camera to
check the time). This time I noticed some picture errors. Think I caught
it before too many photos were ruined but it was now time to retire
that card. I walked along boul. De Maisonneuve to the Mañana (hand with
globe) sculpture; always make me think of the Muppets song
("Man-an-na-na... do dooo... do-do-do"). I walked along rue
Ste-Catherine. Where nit meets Pl Jeanne-Mance, there was a novelty
machine about facial recognition; some of the uses of similar machines
seem sinister so never tried the "fun" stuff today there. I made my way back to the hostel for breakfast.
I
walked to Station de Métro Lucien-L'Allier but while there changed my
original plans. I decided to take the Orange Line train (all
transportation today STM) to Station de Metro Cartier in Laval, which is
on Île Jésus. I did what I wanted to do yesterday and crossed Pont
Viau over la Rivière des Prairies back to Montreal, Île de Montreal. I
walked to Station de Métro Honoré-Beaugrand and took another Orange Line
train to Station de Métro Mont-Royal. I walked a little ways. Due to a
bike Grand Prix there was routine info for today and one sign suggested
the 11 bus was unaffected. It was so I only rode it a short ways. On
the plus side my seat's window had that mesh used for exterior ads which
makes photography difficult anyway.
It wasn't
easy but I found a place where I could walk up Mount Royal. Along the
way some people were really promoting one racer named James Piccolli. No
idea if just friends or if he's big in the racing world.
[NOW: Apparently the latter.]
I
made it to the main area for views of the city and got some nice
photos. I walked back down and revisited Jean Coutu (they were out of
lime mineral but they had the same brand of lemon mineral water, also
good), Libraire L'Échange, Bouchenarie du Plateau, Fox-Troc. I walked to
Renaud-Bray on rue St-Denis, visited Librarie Millennium (comics) then
back on St-Denis visited Planète-DB (comics; new location), Débédé
(books; not yet open for the day), Librairie Michel Fortin.
I crossed through Square St-Louis and visited the pedestrian only street rue Prince-Arthur.I
walked to the hostel I stayed in the first year (Hotel de Paris; not
bad, just a hike from the Megabus), the Gare de l'autocars, then Place
Émilie-Gamelin (now has a garden), then Archamabult. I walked along rue
Ste-Catherine and ate at a McDonald's with outdoor seating. Lots of
sparrows. Inside the Complexes Desjardins it was in, where there was a
private function about to start by the fountain, I visited Renaud
Bray.
I took a Green line train from
Station de Métro Place-des-Arts to Station de Metro Berri-UQAM, then a
Yellow line train from there to Station de Métro Jean-Drapeau. There I
walked from Île Notre-Dame to Île Ste-Hélène and back. Couldn't find a
particular sculpture I like but it might have been moved/removed/covered
by the construction. One exhibit was supposed to open on the 13th but
was still under construction.
By now it had
gotten cloudy so instead of relaxing in the sun I put a couple of
cancelled plans for today back on the schedule. It was that or get
chilly. Returning to the station, I took a Yellow line train back to
Berri-UQAM and from there an Orange line train to Station de Métro
Rosemont. Near there I visited Studio 9 BD (comics) and then walked
(including under one or two tunnels to rue Masson. I visited a couple
French bookstores (Librairie Rachael, Librairie Papette Limasse) and
then checked to see whether Vidéotron's website was right about there
store there still being open or if Google was right about it being
closed. Google was right; you could barely even tell a video store was once there.
I
took a 47 bus to Station de Métro Laurier where I took an Orange line
train to Station de Métro Square-Victoria-OACI. Square Victoria is a
2-section park between lanes of traffic. From there I walked to the very
nearby Vieux-Montreal (Old Montreal). I visited the waterfront. I was
curious about the Ferris wheel, but couldn't find price info so I just
assumed it was too expensive.
I visited March
Bonsecouers,. Despite being in the old town w2th an old town exterior,
the inside is very modern and expensive looking., I bet stuff there
costs your second born, not just your first. I also visited the hub,
Place Jacques Cartier one last time.
I took an
Orange line train from Station de Métro Champ-de-Mars back to Berri-UQAM
and wander Ste-Catherine one last time, with a quick rest at Pl
Jeanne-Mance. Grabbed dinner at the DQ on rue Guy Concordia. Back at the
hostel, I did a very elaborate packing job to get around Megabus'
luggage limits. Not sure if I kept within weight limits. Hoping for the
best tomorrow. never had an issue before but refusing luggage over
limits is part of their policy. We'll see.
[NOW: There were no luggage iossues.]
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