French Influence at the Old Port of Montreal
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Bits of fact about Montreal (complete list here)
* Montreal was incorporated as a city in 1832.
* Montreal is the second largest city in Canada. It was the largest city until sometime in the 70′s when Toronto took over the title.
* Montreal is one of the five largest French speaking cities in the world. Paris is first.
* Montreal has the highest number of restaurants per capita in Canada and the second highest in North America after New York City.
* The Underground City – a series of interconnected tunnels beneath Montreal runs for over 32 kms (20 mi). In the winter over 500,000 people use the tunnels on a daily basis. The tunnels connect shopping malls, museums, universities, hotels, banks, offices and seven metro
* Montreal is home to the world famous Cirque du Soleil.
Some photos taken during our walking tour of the port of Montreal...
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walking around the old port of Montreal
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Les chuchoteuses (the Gossipers)
Made in bronze by artist Rose-Aimée Bélanger and found on Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal
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Montreal moments
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