My 16 hours in Montreal

Montreal is a magnificent city. I visited it for the first time on this past weekend. The first thing I noticed as I drove along the Champlain Bridge was the breathtaking view of the city. As we approached the city limits, as the building grew larger, I knew right away that I was going to love exploring it.



View from Pont Champlain (the champlain Bridge)


Entering the city on University street


My friend and I got to our hotel earlier than the allowed check in time and luckily, were able to check in. After checking into our room, we set out to explore downtown Montreal with the help of my maps. Our first stop was the famous Saint Catherine Street, one of the longest commercial streets in Northern America.



Rue Saint Catherine




After exploring the vicinity of St. Catherine Street, we had lunch/ mid afternoon snack at a restaurant on McGill Street, a popular location for tourists and students.


An art piece done by a blind person depicting humanity

In the evening after a change of clothes, we went to Crescent Street, another famous location lined with bars/restaurant and clubs. The street was buzzing with excitement; every establishment on the street packed with people and music could be heard throughout the neighborhood.

After dinner, we went dancing on a spinning dance floor in a club on Crescent Street. The night though turned sour when three men from Cameroon with no sense of personal space, or respect for women, decided to violent our rights as human beings as they refuse to hind to the word no. We ended up leaving the clue earlier than planned and went off to bed.

The next day was my birthday and the weather was perfect especially for the sightseeing tour that we booked the day before. The two-hour tour around Montreal was magnificent; I am in awe of those responsible for this design and atmosphere. Whiles on the tour we saw the Notre Dame, China Town, Old Montréal, the Casino Montreal, and Mount Royal as well as many spectacular site.

Notre Dame
Voted the ugliest building in Monteal located in Chinatown

A view from on top Mount Royale

Miracles happens here at Mount Royal's Saint Joseph's Oratory

We left Montreal at 6pm after visiting the city under the city, an underground maze of shops, offices and apartments, which I think is a brilliant concept especially for cities like Montreal where temperature deeps as low as 35 below zero.

Inside the Underground City

I left Montreal wanting more, I left wishing I lived there. I cannot wait to go back.