Three times in 6 weeks.  Three very different Canadian adventures.

Yellowknife, my first territory.  Canada’s Arctic.  Regina, the Queen City, capital of Saskatchewan.  Canada’s Prairie.  Montréal, home of Justin Trudeau & hockey’s Canadiens.  the ’76 Olympics: Bruce Jenner, Nadia Comăneci.  French Canada.

Denver ✈️ Minneapolis ✈️ Montréal, downtown digs by 1am.

Play day, Saturday.  Up with the sun.  Showered.  Mile walk to Dorchester Square.  Ticket purchased.  Half-day bus tour.  What better way to see the Paris of North America?

Old Town (Veiux Montréal), Notre-Dame Basilica, Maisonneuve Market, Parc Olympique – last stop, Mount Royal Park, the island’s high-point.  Vast scenic overlook of Québec’s most populous city.  Temp 15 degrees above average.  Beautiful, sunshiny day.  Done by noon, great Canadian start.  Double thumbs up, Cécile!

Long walk-about.  Reuben sandwich.  More church bells (BIG fan), more 19^th century architecture (same comment).  St. Lawrence River.  Chinatown.  Retrieved tomorrow’s marathon bib.  Doubletree hotel return.  Quick check on the weather.  Early sleeps.

Bonne nuit Québec.  Sunday marathon, Roll ‘n Roll Montréal 🍁

Basilique Notre-Dame

Montréal, Québec