In the summer of 2021 I went to Montreal with my good friend Sammy.
(Check out Sammy's email, podcast and Twitter feed for all kinds of pop culture goodness.)
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Montreal is home to the Just For Laughs festival (see image above), the Montreal Jazz Festival, and hundreds of other cultural events in the summer - nevermind all that happens there in other seasons.
I previously published a blog Bikes of Montreal from that trip.
Wheels and Hearts
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In this post I will share my favourite film photos of Montreal.
St. Christophe Street Mural
Wall2Wall Montreal has a great collection of this artist's work.
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Sammy & I both like tea, so naturally we went by Camellia Sinensis in the Villeray neighbourhood.
Good to the Last Drop
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Here's an alternate take on a scene I shared in my Bikes of Montreal blog post.
Guardian of the Bike
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Seeing Old Montreal was essential...
Old Montreal Love
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We enjoyed exploring the Plateau neighbourhood...
Restaurant Le Fameux
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Salades
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A Bargain Find ;)
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Restaurant Mont-Royal
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It's Been A While
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We did the requisite line-up for a lunch at Chez Schwartz's...
Chez Schwartz's
(Yes that's My Pal Sammy raising his arms in victory. We finally made it!)
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Let's go to black and white now. All on Kosmo Foto Mono 100 filnm with my Konica Auto S3.
Me in front of the wonderful hat store, Henri Henri!
I'm wearing a shirt by Montreal artist PLB.
Just as they do in Toronto, Montreal bikes have a way of disassembling themselves...
Streets of Verdun
Candles inside Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs Catholic Church in Verdun
Out for a Walk
In front of Notre Dame Basilica in Old Montreal
Art by French artists 123KLAN made in connection with the annual Under Pressure graffiti festival
Statue of Mother Émelie Gamelin by Raoul Hunter in the Berri Subway Station
(Fencing was around the statue due to repair work taking place.)
We were fortunate to meet these two talented artists who graciously invited us in
to their home and shared their work with us. Pay them a visit when you are in Montreal!
I'm Your Man
A mural of the great Leonard Cohen based on a photo by his daughter Lorca Cohen.
Cohen has a way of showing up in Montreal
Visit this link for more on this wonderful mural by Kevin Ledo
Visit this link for more on Cohen, Jewish history and food (and a brief mention of this mural) in Montreal
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Montreal
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Poutine Lafleur
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I tried my hand at a few double exposures...
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I met Fethy, who allowed me to take his portrait...
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Lions in Winter
Books being given away on the street
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Henry Birks
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Vert Bahamas
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Justice Needs a Bath
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And there's Sammy - a few steps closer to securing us lunch!
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À plus tard!
P.S. Click here to see my Bikes of Montreal post
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