Montreal

Sep 18th. After enjoying the luxury of having a double bed and room to myself and lying in, I venture out for a wander around Montreal. Where my friends Simon and Kim live is perfectly located downtown so within 15 minutes I am in the heart of the city. I head to Cathedral Marie Reine du Monde and have a look inside. It is based on St Peters in the Vatican City - just a smaller version, after this I head towards the Old town, passing lots of churches, statues along the way - Montreal has a really nice mix of modern city with the older style of buildings as well as a really nice vibe and atomsphere. I head to Basilique Notre Dame and go inside here as well which is pretty stunning and then carry on wandering for the rest of the day. The town hall is by the old part of town and Charles de Gaulle made a speech about Quebec being free in the 60's which fuelled the seperatist movement. Right by here is a version of Nelson's column though which seems a bit odd.

Pictures (Left) - Marie du Monde Cathedral, (Right) Statue with best graffiti on it ever, (Bottom) - Town Hall