Continuing from the first Day, day 2 was spent wandering through the different neighbourhoods of Montreal.
Walking through the Parc La Fontaine in the morning.
A pigeon sits on the fence. I really like the exterior staircases and multi-story building in the downtown region.
Wandering through the Plateau district. The streets are filled with local shops showing new styles/ideas. In the side streets there are garage sales.
A community of orthodox Jewish community along Rue Saint-Viateur
St-Viateur Bagels, established in 1957 and each bagel is still baked with wood-burning oven. Delicious!
Tam Tam Jam on Sundays in Mount Royal Park.
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Both visitors and locals are encouraged to participate in the music and dancing.
People bring in their own instruments and start jamming.
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Reminds me a lot about Kensington Market in Toronto.
At the other end of the park, people gather with foam-padded weapons & shields to fight mock medieval battle. I was itching to jump in.
People size each other up and pick their match.
The battles would last for several minutes, then the 2 sides would reset and charge at each other again.
There is no limit to age, though I didn’t see any ladies join in the battle.
Definitely need to go back and spend more time in Montreal!