It’s raining again in Montreal today. After an hours walk I retreated to the underground city and finally back to retrieve my bags and fill in the last hour before the airport bus. A few final glimpses.
Lots of public telephones though I haven’t seen any being used. And occasional colourful post boxes. And a lot of road construction going on perhaps a race before the snow comes?
Bicycles are out despite the weather or terrain. And I haven’t completely missed the fall colours.
Winter is is nearly here.
Views from heights. Looking down onto Vieux basse Quebec, and From the top of the Montmorency Falls to the bridge to the isle of Orleans.
Dogs. Not many in these urban environments but I got a brief fright yesterday in the woods on Mt Royal. A large brown dog and at first I didn’t see the owner or leash. Is it a bear?
The underground city: all the serious shops are underground and many of the metro stations have long underground tunnels interlinking with neighbouring blocks and offices as well. And metro stations – both platforms for the line are together and often open to the concourse: a much more open environment than Melbourne’s tunnels. (And in Boston, the green line trains are more like trams and it’s possible just to walk across the line to the next platform. )
travellingkathy 