Montreal

We went to Montreal and Quebec City!

First, Montreal:

Where we stayed.  Our AirBnB was the main floor unit in the middle of this incredible old stone rowhouse. The one with the red banisters.  There were so many of these beautiful old rowhouses in Montreal.

Just some examples of the old, very European-feeling buildings and streets.

These two photos are of the funky, modern architecture that is mixed into the city as well.

The building below is the famous "Habitat 67"  which was built in 1967 as part of the Montreal Expo.

Those squares mixed throughout the building that look like you can see blue sky through them?  Well, you can!  They're empty spaces between the "blocks" that make up the structure.

Becky in the Old Montreal historic district down by the river.

The oldest buildings around date from the 1600's.

Montreal is French for "Mount Royal" which is the name of the low "mountain" that backs right up against the north side of downtown.  (Analogous to one of the tall "Hills" of Seattle.)

We rode a city bus to the top, which is a vast park, and did the short hike out to this famous lookout over the city.