Life Recently: Montreal Photo Diary, Part 1!

Hi, everyone, and happy weekend! As I alluded to in my last post, I skipped town over the Canada Day long weekend and headed to Montreal with my boyfriend. I had never been to Montreal (crazy, I know!) and was so eager to explore this historic city. Adam had been a few times previously, so he proved to be an excellent tour guide. We got to see a perfect smattering of sites that only whet my whistle and made me want to visit again sometime soon! We visited some beautiful locations, ate some ultra tasty food, melted in the humidity basked in the sunshine, and I even got to practice my French! I studied French all throughout high school and some in University, so visiting Montreal was a wonderful opportunity to speak en Francais, if only to order some coffee (je voudrais un cafe petit avec deux cremes, s'il vous plait)! I found the city to be truly bilingual, with much patience for my often French-English hybrid conversations. It was a wonderful thing!

I thought I'd share some of my favourite shots from the trip with you guys. So here's Part 1, featuring highlights from Saturday and Sunday!

After dinner Saturday evening, we arrived in Mount Royal park, just as the sun began to set. It was a beautiful sight! 

We met up with one of my boyfriend's best friends, who has lived in Montreal for some time. He took us on a lovely promenade through the park!

The statue at the entrance of the park made for a beautiful silhouette as the sun set!

We walked back to our AirBnB apartment through the McGill University campus. It has some beautiful old buildings!

More of McGill's incredible old buildings

Then we took a stroll down Rue Sherbrooke where we passed the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. What a stunner!

Sunday morning took us to Old Montreal, a portion of the city that was founded in the mid-1600s. The entrance had a lovely old fountain that I just needed to pose in front of ;)

Old Montreal selfie! ;)

The beautiful cobblestone streets of Old Montreal. I have never been to Europe, but I feel that this is the closest I've been to feeling like I'm abroad!

The streets had a wonderful Parisian feel and were lined with cafes, bistros, and bakeries. Yum!

The skies were beautifully blue that day, but man, was it hot! Just over 30 degrees Celsius. Eek.

After Old Montreal, we headed back up to Mount Royal Park, where there are always a plethora of activities taking place on Sunday afternoons. 

Each Sunday is Tam-Tams, a free festival that features craft vendors, live music, and an energetic drumming circle. It was peace and love all around!
 

Also in the park that day was a full-one LARPing session (live action role play, for those not acquainted with this nerdy, yet fascinating hobby), which involved many brave warriors battling each other (and the heat!) with foam weapons. It was quite the show!

After leaving the park we headed over for some shopping on St. Denis (where I made my Lush haul!). We saw some interesting buildings along the way, including this amazing example of vibrant graffiti work. Loved it!

So there you go! Shots from my first two days in Montreal. Hope you enjoyed taking a peek and look out for Part 2 tomorrow!

Have a wonderful weekend! :)