Art & Altitude

After another lovely slow start, including brunch at Eggspectation, across the street from our hotel, we made it to the contemporary art museum. They were having a special all-museums-in-Montreal-are-free day, so everywhere was packed, but we were mostly able to see what we wanted. The museum is favorite for their collection of the art of local pillars, Riopelle and Borduas, but neither of them rocked our world. We were very taken with a video installation focusing on the faces of girls taking part in the annual Kyoto archery contest and there were several other very interesting pieces. Leaving there we hopped on the Metro and went up to the Musee des Beaux Arts and did a whirlwind tour of their two buildings. It was a shame not to spend more time, because they had some lovely works, especially 19th century Canadian stuff and Inuit art, but it was enough for one day.

We got back on the Metro and went out to La Ronde, the amusement park on the Ile Ste. Helene. Gotta say that any city where you can take public transportation to a decent amusement park is aces with me! The weather was clouding up as we arrived and there were swarms of moths everywhere, especially around the rollercoasters, for some reason. But the lines were short and it was a perfect temperature for me and we had 2.5 hours in which to get our rollercoaster fix. ( Click here for details on the rides we took. )

By the time eight o'clock rolled around, we were getting cold and hungry, so we were happy to get on the bus back to the Metro and make our way back to Vieux-Montreal. We had a nice, quick Mexican dinner at Casa de Mateo before scurrying back to the hotel for the night.

Now it's time to throw all our stuff in the car and head back to Boston!

Art & Altitude

After another lovely slow start, including brunch at Eggspectation, across the street from our hotel, we made it to the contemporary art museum. They were having a special all-museums-in-Montreal-are-free day, so everywhere was packed, but we were mostly able to see what we wanted. The museum is favorite for their collection of the art of local pillars, Riopelle and Borduas, but neither of them rocked our world. We were very taken with a video installation focusing on the faces of girls taking part in the annual Kyoto archery contest and there were several other very interesting pieces. Leaving there we hopped on the Metro and went up to the Musee des Beaux Arts and did a whirlwind tour of their two buildings. It was a shame not to spend more time, because they had some lovely works, especially 19th century Canadian stuff and Inuit art, but it was enough for one day.

We got back on the Metro and went out to La Ronde, the amusement park on the Ile Ste. Helene. Gotta say that any city where you can take public transportation to a decent amusement park is aces with me! The weather was clouding up as we arrived and there were swarms of moths everywhere, especially around the rollercoasters, for some reason. But the lines were short and it was a perfect temperature for me and we had 2.5 hours in which to get our rollercoaster fix. ( Click here for details on the rides we took. )

By the time eight o'clock rolled around, we were getting cold and hungry, so we were happy to get on the bus back to the Metro and make our way back to Vieux-Montreal. We had a nice, quick Mexican dinner at Casa de Mateo before scurrying back to the hotel for the night.

Now it's time to throw all our stuff in the car and head back to Boston!

Ob. Serenity reference

( This spoils one line in Serenity, the movie. If you haven't seen it, you may not want to click here. )

Ob. Serenity reference

( This spoils one line in Serenity, the movie. If you haven't seen it, you may not want to click here. )