We started the day with French breakfast pastries and lattes. After walking over 8 miles the day before we
decided to take their metro train system for day two. It was very easy to use and very inexpensive
for a weekend pass. I’d highly recommend
to anyone visiting Montreal.
We got off the train at the Olympic Park. It is a very pretty area about 6 or 7 miles east
of the downtown area. We explored the
planetarium and then decided to take the funicular to the top of the
observatory to get a full view of Montreal.
It was a very easy ride up the funicular and the views were
stunning. At the top there is an
observatory area with glass windows all around so you can view various parts of
Montreal from each window.
Our next stop was the botanical gardens. Montreal has one of the world’s largest
botanical gardens and was on my must see list.
Larissa didn't seem convinced at first but agreed to go, quickly after
arriving the gardens won her over. I
love the Atlanta botanical gardens and this was the same concept on a much
larger scale. It was huge! My favorites were the Japanese gardens and
the Mosaiculture botanical sculptures.
It was also a reminder of how small the world is. In Atlanta right now our gardens are hosting
an exhibit called Imaginary Worlds with large botanical sculptures. When we were walking around the gardens in
Montreal I felt so many similarities between the two exhibits. Then when we reached the Earth Goddess
mosaiculture I knew that it had to be the same artists. After a quick Google search I realized I was
right. The exhibit in Atlanta is the
first major exhibition in the US by the International Mosaiculture of Montreal. I really enjoyed strolling through the gardens
and can’t wait to revisit the Atlanta gardens with a renewed respect for the
art form of mosaiculture.
We ended the day by going to Sir Winston Churchill’s for
happy hour and sampling several Canadian brews.
Then we enjoyed mussels for dinner at a lovely French restaurant.
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