Slated to be finished in time for the 1972 Major League Baseball season. Partially but sufficiently completed just in time for the 1976 Olympic Games. Finally completed in 1987. Often in the news for massive hunks of concrete falling to the ground. Now, a special events stadium that sits empty most of the year. Yet, the Olympic Stadium Montreal,…Continue reading Montreal Olympic Stadium: The ‘Big Owe’ Nearing 40 Years Old
Category: Quebec
Images of Montreal: Fresco Style
This article should be titled ‘How To Take Perfectly Good Images and Screw Them Up With Photoshop’. I was in Montreal, Quebec last month on my Megabus Canada experiment and did get some pretty cool images. However, after swearing near to use the special effects in Photoshop Elements, after several years, I’ve kind of started to dig…Continue reading Images of Montreal: Fresco Style
Montreal T.V.
Recently, I was able to get away for a day trip to Montreal, Quebec with transportation via Megabus Canada. I had 12 hours to roam the streets and underground of the downtown and surrounding area. The first half of the day was downright crappy with rain and wind. Around noon, the sky magically cleared up…Continue reading Montreal T.V.
The AIDAbella at the Montreal Cruise Port
Last year, when I was in Montreal, Quebec on my $26 day trip from Toronto via Megabus Canada, I had a chance to take an outside look at the cruise ship AIDAbella. Not a ship to regularly stop in Montreal, this was a bit of a treat for a guy who spends a little time as a Cruise/Travel…Continue reading The AIDAbella at the Montreal Cruise Port