Old things.

The luxury of a lie-in & being awake at 6. Looking grey outside didn't bode well. Today's footie chat was a friendly guy at the local supermarket - impressed by the Liverpool transfer window. Smart opinions and a cheap breakie - happy days and proper pain au chocolat. The forecast was that things would pick up in the afternoon so skyscrapers shrouded in low cloud suggested walking up to Mont Royale summit would be pretty pointless this morning. Old town Montreal and the historic port it was. Took in nearby Chinatown on the way. $16 to get in the cathedral was a hard pass. The pedestrianised cobbled alleys and lanes were great to explore and a world away from anywhere else in North America as far as I can see. Headed onwards to the old port and the trees along here were full on autumn as was the weather - no rain but the waterproof was keeping the wind off. Couldn't imagine any improvement in the weather. Took in the clock tower, looking out over the promenade designed to break up any icebergs incoming from the Gulf of St Lawrence. Apparently they can be upto 15m. The big wheel and zip-line were in the same pricey ball park as the cathedral - there's a sentence that is incongruous. Tried and failed to find a take-out creperie.Read more