From here I followed the Underground City as far as the Convention Centre where it ended. It was then a case of braving the elements for the next few hours! And the heat and humidity were back, perhaps especially noticable after yesterday's cool and wet.
Notre Dame Cathedral, as seen across Place d'Armes, and featuring the statue of Maisonneuve, Montreal's founder.
And speaking of Maisonneuve... The inscription on the statue (at least on this side) has just a name and a year - "Maisonneuve" and 1642.
The owner of this carriage bought the automatic feeder option with the horse! I wonder if the pidgeons ever get much food from this arrangement?
Heading east a few blocks along rue Notre Dame leads to the Town Hall, which seems to be the place to wait with your carriage for customers.
Ah, perhaps this one was here first, perhaps it was just an accident, but this carriage has its horse mostly in the shade. I suspect the horse appreciates that.
Many of the apartment buildings around here have a central courtyard, complete with garden, as shown here.
The Bonsecours Market is quite a distinctive building, with quite a history behind it. Construction of this building began in 1844. The Public Market began using it in 1847, even though the inside was not finished until 1852. From April 26 to May 7 1849, it was also used as a Parliament Building, after rioters burned down the official building!
This is Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, founded by Marguerite Bourgeoys (the one from yesterday's Maison Saint-Gabriel) in 1655. But after delays, this first stone church in Montreal was completed in 1675. That one was destroyed by fire in 1754, and eventually a new one was built in 1771, and that is what you see today.
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