I have always admired cities with heritage, with long standing culture, with their own soul. New cities have their own charm sky scrappers, big shopping malls, flashy restaurants but like old songs old cities leave never fading memories in visitors mind. Time spent in such cities stays with us though out our life.
Last week I got chance to visit Montreal and Quebec city. Though fall is beautiful season in North America but this part of Canada is specially blessed. Nature paints entire surroundings in beautiful colors. Road journey is treat to eyes, leaves in different colors give impression of beautiful paintings.
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Montreal & Quebec city were french colonies with history of 400 years behind. French culture is still very much alive and kicking. People prefer to speak in french. I never imagined that in this continent, I would ever face issue of people not knowing English. But probably this sense of culture and language is keeping this city alive and deep rooted in glorious past.
Beautiful old church, basilicas and government building standing tall in middest of Montreal downtown gives it different character than any other new city downtown as Toronto. I would rather use pictures to explain my point. Its interesting to see prestigious McGill University situated in the heart of downtown.
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| Church | McGill University |
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| Montreal Olympic Stadium 1976 | Art at downtown - Illuminated Crowd |
Montreal has two different world coexisting on same turf in harmony, downtown has an underground city with kilometers of shopping space while magnificent church and basilicas can be seen on every corner of city keeping old Montreal very much alive. Its amazing to see big fashion brands store in vicinity of oldest churches of north America .
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I have been fortunate enough to visit famous Notre dame basilica located in old Montreal, while it's exterior displays magnificent architecture but inside beauty is even more fascinating. I am sure you will also be awed with its beauty and elegance.It has been silent observer of french rise in Montreal. Built in phases, its an absolute monument of glorious french history in Montreal.
Check out more of Montreal & Quebec city in next post.
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