Just a little way down Place Jacques Cartier is Le Jardin Nelson our lunch location, and housed in a building dating to 1812. We sat in the outdoor terrace, which seats 500 people under umbrellas. It would have been interesting to see this area during the downpour the night before! During lunch, there was a trio playing music, and when one of our party asked for some more Beatles tunes, well...
the leader of the trio moved off the stage and came towards our table, before actually sitting down.
A wider view of our table, and the musician, and Peter just sneaking in the corner also taking a photo.
The outside wall of the Terrace. I don't know if the rock wall is of historical significance - I was not able to decide whether that was the reason for the steel bracing (which also supports the planters, which have real plants in them!).
Looking west along rue Saint-Paul, showing typical buildings in Old Montreal.
And looking east along rue Saint-Paul, showing the dome of Bonsecours Market, opened in 1847 and used as the main market until the 1960s. It's now a hall selling arts and crafts.
View from the back, complete with Canadian flags. I still find it "unusual" to see a national flag within a church.
A closer view of the altar - both the "pre-Vatican II" style at the back, and the "post-Vatican II" altar in front of it.
The spire of St. James United Church. The building itself is generally in poor condition but still in use, though it appears to be undergoing restoration. The front of the church was obscured by a row of shops - not part of the original design, I would guess, but a way to generate income. It looked as though the shops were either being seriously remodelled or (hopefully) demolished. The bell tower in the photo appeared to have been "recently" cleaned up, as shown in this photo of a gargoyle.
From here it was a straight walk back to the hotel, where it was time to catch up on chores, and check over the jazz program for the day and decide which acts to watch from the daytime free program.
Along rue Notre Dame
