Got up early to get to the Montreal Botanical Gardens before the sun got up too high, but it was a bright clear day, so my efforts were in vain.  I still managed to get lots of nice close-ups of flowers, and I was totally enthralled with the Chinese garden (it's even got it's own little gift shop, instead of just relying on the one in the main ( Read more... )

Tuesday:
Got up nice and early today.

First stop was St Patrick's.  At first I thought it was closed up, and I contented my self with several outside shots, but when I was getting ready to leave, a couple with a camera came out! Sweet!  So I got several great shots.  My tripod still suffered from not having a secure grip (resulting in some slightly ( Read more... )

Monday:
I was right about the turkey burgers.  I ended up staying up late feeling rather sick, and stayed in bed until 1pm today.  I finally felt able to go about town on my own, so I got ready and headed out.  I went to the Redpath Museum, since they advertise that they carry the Montreal Museums Passes (which are a great deal if you're planning on ( Read more... )

Saturday:
Arrived at Montreal last night about 5:15 and was met by the still very much hung over
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