Montreal: Discoveries in the Latin Quarter

Day Two (June 30, 2006) of my urban adventure in Montreal introduced me to the architectural jewels of Old Montreal and our local walking tour guide Louis impressed our group with his knowledge of social history and architecture (that extended way beyond Montreal). Stimulated by this educational outing I then had a delicious lunch at the Café du Château and just as a major thunderstorm unleashed its fury I decided to explore the Chateau du Ramezay, a museum featuring diverse artifacts from more than 350 years of Montreal's history. In the evening I took a relaxing stroll through the beautiful Latin Quarter and finally settled for an extremely satisfying dinner at La Iguana, one of Montreal's premier Mexican restaurants, where I had a chance to chat with the owner and find out what this restaurant is all about. A packed day of exploration was capped off by a walk along St. Catharines Street to get a glimpse of Montreal's Jazz Festival -- the largest festival of its kind in the world, attracting hundreds of thousands of revelers every year.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Montreal
• Quebec
• Jazz
• Festival
• bike
• tour
• casino
• architecture

[Terrorcowboy]

nice pics...I wish to live here someday.