Early voting started this weekend, leading up to Election Day on October 3rd. We’re relieved it’s almost over, but some Québécois are having fun with it.
Category: Pictures
Autumn’s here, but Rue-Sainte-Catherine is still busy, and there’s a lot going on in and around the village.
Here’s a few views in the neighborhood.
The Village in Late Summer (click to enlarge)
The weather took rapid turn into cooler temperatures. And in the parc, we’re seeing the first hints of changing colors. Even the streets are showing hints of autumn color…
Voici l’automne…
Quebecers are fiercely proud of local folks who have achieved fame and fortune. There are statues in the parks of notable artists, poets, and writers, and you’ll even see streets or parks or cafes named after some of them.… [Read More]
It’s election campaign season (about which I’ll write more later) and the whole town is covered in pictures of politicians’ faces. It’s against the law to deface political posters here–one person has been arrested already–but even so.… [Read More]
Last weekend, I wanted to explore Longueuil, so I took the Yellow Line under the river to the terminus.
The station is in the Université-de-Sherbrooke, so one emerges into a cluster of towers.… [Read More]
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Moon over Molson
“Look at the moon!” Manon said.
From our balcony, it was just rising in the south, over the former Molson brewery.
Click to enlarge
Since I can’t be in LA to see the latest City Garage show (which sounds great, so you should go!), I have to mollify Frédérique some other way. She’s suggested several times that I visit Île-des-Sœuers.… [Read More]
It seems like it’s yellow flower season in Montréal, and the bees are out making the most of it.
Sunflowers and Black-eyed Susans
Sunday’s walk was intended to be mostly in the old city near the Vieux Port. I was thinking of focusing a bit on the oldest architecture in the city.
On the way, I passed a lot of new construction on Boulevard René-Lévesque.… [Read More]