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A few more highlights from the Montreal Trip.

Have a good week!

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.

Both visitors and locals are encouraged to participate in the music and dancing.

People bring in their own instruments and start jamming.

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!

Last time I posted some of the trip photos taken with 120 Film, this time the journey in Montreal is told from the digital camera’s point of view!

I find Montreal to be a very artistic/expressive city. An example are the graffiti everywhere.


At Jean Talon Market.


Fresh produce sampling…delicious and successful marketing scheme!

Using the fisheye for some fun shots!

Enjoy some musical performance outside a deli.

Walking around the neighbourhood, the multi-story buildings, each have their own style and decoration, offer so much for composition.

The Church of the Madonna della Difesa, constructed in 1919, with its impressive fresco.

Wait….is that Mussolini in the ceiling?!

Ordering some take-out sandwiches for our picnic!

The path to the top of Mont Royal, very peaceful path for biking/jogging/walking.

The view from the top, overlooking downtown Montreal.

At the top of Mont Royal.

A beautiful display of tulips in full-bloom!

Children playing in the fountain along Rue Sainte-Catherine.

As the sun was setting we strolled along the narrow streets and settled for dinner in Old Montreal. Behrouz and his brother also joined in at this point!


That concludes Day 1 in Montreal.

Having dinner in early May:
L: I will be in Montreal for the long weekend, anyone want to join?
O: That sound good. I am in, we can carpool.
S: OK, so shall we meet Friday after work?
O: Let’s give A a surprise!
B: Nice, I will be nearby and meet up with you guys.

Meanwhile A is having a dream that B appears at his door unannounced…

This is how ABLOS came to Montreal for the Victoria Day long weekend. Shot taken with the Yashica Mat-124G in Kodak Portra 160 NC 120 film.

Oleg looking contemplatively into the distance, but really he is just thinking about smoked meat.

Anthony posing in front of his ride.

Carmen, her first time at Montreal, sampling some whipped honey at the Jean Talon Market.

Beautiful limousine parked outside the church.

My attempt at capturing our reflections, now it just looks out of focus.

Amazing pastries at Kouign-Amann Bakery…so much butter!

2 kids attracted by the strange looking camera, too bad I couldn’t show them what I captured.

Taking a coffee break at Cafe Olimpico (Rue St-Viateur Ouest & Rue Waverly), part of the Montreal culture.

Tam-Tams, a Sunday gathering of Montrealers in Mount Royal Park. The main event involve playing hand drums (“tam-tams” in French) such as djembes and others dancing to the music.