<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>mont royal Archives - It's About Travelling</title> <atom:link href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/tag/mont-royal/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/tag/mont-royal/</link> <description>IT'S HARD TO BE LOST WHEN YOUR DESTINATION IS EVERYWHERE</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:58:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">25951114</site> <item> <title>Images of Montreal: Fresco Style</title> <link>https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-quebec-fresco/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:58:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fresco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mont royal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montreal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montreal biosphere]]></category> <category><![CDATA[olympic stadium]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parc jean drapeau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photoshop elements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quebec]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tugboat daniel mcallister]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsabouttravelling.com/?p=1581</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>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…<a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-quebec-fresco/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Images of Montreal: Fresco Style</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-quebec-fresco/">Images of Montreal: Fresco Style</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com">It's About Travelling</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/megabus-canada/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">Megabus Canada</a> 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 the effects that create a painting effect out of an image.</p> <p>What really got me started with these type of effects was creating opening and closing title images for YouTube videos. At the bottom of the article is an example of this in a video of Canada’s most cultured city. I had Corel Painter for a trial and loved what that software could do to an image but was too cheap to buy the full version…</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1580" alt="montreal quebec vieux port" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-vieux-port-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>For this image of the downtown skyscrapers, I’m on one of the revitalized piers of the Old Port (Vieux Port). Montreal has created quite a tourist area out of the old piers with a few being converted into a cruise ship terminal.</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1579" alt="montreal quebec from mont royal" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/view-from-mont-royal-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>This image is taken from the top of Mont Royal at the famous lookout. It’s actually out of sequence and was taken before the image above and below. A nasty bit of wind and rain came through just as I started the climb up the staircase that leads to the Chalet on top. If I’d only held out for another half hour, I would have still had the nasty wind but the sky would have been clear as a bell.</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1578" alt="jacques cartier bridge montreal quebec" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pont-jacques-cartier-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>A look at Pont Jacques Cartier, or the Jacques Cartier Bridge. This iconic structure crosses the St. Lawrence River, while passing overtop Saint Helen’s Island. Of course, what’s Canada without a brewery close by (Molson’s building). As you know, all 30 million or so of us play hockey, drink beer and are addicted to Tim Horton’s coffee. I’d rather live the France stereotype of hardly working and having sex several times a day!</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1577" alt="montreal olympic stadium" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/olympic-stadium-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>A beautiful disaster. The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzMz0Gk3Y0A" target="_blank">Montreal Olympic Stadium</a> was sort of finished for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. The tower and roof (what all the cables are connected to) were completed many years later. There were rumours right from the moment the Montreal Expos took up residence in 1977 that the structure was falling apart.</p> <p>Now, with the Expos gone to Washington, D.C. and the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes playing out of the cosier Percival Molson Memorial Stadium closer to downtown, the massive white elephant sits empty most of the year.</p> <p>However, the tower (<a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-tower-observatory/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">Montreal Observatory Tower</a>) is fully completed and houses an observation deck up top. It is the highest inclined tower in the world (Take that, Leaning Tower of Pisa) and you get to the top via a funicular that runs on the outside back edge. I declined to go up this time around because, quite frankly, the angle completely messes with my head. I’m not generally afraid of heights but I was pretty close to passing out the last time I was there.</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1576" alt="notre dame de bon secours montreal quebec" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/notre-dame-de-bon-secours-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>The Notre Dame de Bon Secours Chapel which houses the St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum. This is facing out from Old Montreal, looking to the St. Lawrence River and Saint Helen’s Island.</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1575" alt="montreal biosphere saint helens island" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-biosphere-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>Built as the United States pavilion for the 1967 World’s Fair, Expo 67, the globe is now the Montreal Biosphere. Richard Buckminster Fuller was the architect of this distinct Montreal icon. It sits on Saint Helen’s Island, within Parc Jean Drapeau.</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1574" alt="tugboat daniel mcallister" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lachine-canal-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>Restored in 2009, the tugboat Daniel McAllister sits idle in the Lachine Canal in the old port area of Montreal. This tug was originally launched as the Helena in 1907 and initially worked the Atlantic coast. This boat is the second oldest oceangoing tug still in existence in the world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1573" alt="concordia bridge montreal quebec" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge-1024x682.jpg" width="510" height="339" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-bridge-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" /></a></p> <p>I found surprising peace and isolation on Saint Helen’s Island. Of course, it was 7:30 in the morning on an October weekday and there was a storm threatening. So close to thousands of people, I came across a security guard driving loops of the park and one other man walking a dog. Other than that, I had this large urban park to myself.</p> <p>The above image is taken from beneath the Concordia Bridge. Like the Jacques Cartier Bridge, the Concordia spans the St. Lawrence River while accessing Saint Helen’s Island. This is a long exposure shot with the help of my <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/polaroid-variable-nd-filter/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">Polaroid Variable ND Filter</a>.</p> <p>The video below basically covers my day trip to Montreal.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-21F4y6a9WE" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> </p> <p> </p> <div class="jwsharethis"> Share this: <br /> <a href="mailto:?subject=Images%20of%20Montreal%3A%20Fresco%20Style&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itsabouttravelling.com%2Fmontreal-quebec-fresco%2F"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/plugins/jw-share-this/email.png" alt="Share this page via Email" /> </a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itsabouttravelling.com%2Fmontreal-quebec-fresco%2F&title=Images+of+Montreal%3A+Fresco+Style"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/plugins/jw-share-this/su.png" alt="Share this page via Stumble Upon" /> </a> <a target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itsabouttravelling.com%2Fmontreal-quebec-fresco%2F&title=Images+of+Montreal%3A+Fresco+Style"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/plugins/jw-share-this/digg.png" alt="Share this page via Digg this" /> </a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itsabouttravelling.com%2Fmontreal-quebec-fresco%2F&t=Images+of+Montreal%3A+Fresco+Style"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/plugins/jw-share-this/fb.png" alt="Share this page via Facebook" /> </a> <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+like+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itsabouttravelling.com%2Fmontreal-quebec-fresco%2F&title=Images+of+Montreal%3A+Fresco+Style"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/plugins/jw-share-this/twitter.png" alt="Share this page via Twitter" /> </a> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-quebec-fresco/">Images of Montreal: Fresco Style</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com">It's About Travelling</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1581</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Montreal T.V.</title> <link>https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-youtube-videos/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:31:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lachine canal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mont royal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montreal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montreal expos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[olympic stadium]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parc jean drapeau]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quebec]]></category> <category><![CDATA[st. lawrence river]]></category> <category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsabouttravelling.com/?p=1550</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>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…<a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-youtube-videos/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Montreal T.V.</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-youtube-videos/">Montreal T.V.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com">It's About Travelling</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image.jpg#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1552" alt="montreal quebec black and white" src="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image-190x126.jpg 190w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image-60x40.jpg 60w, https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montreal-video-image-400x266.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Recently, I was able to get away for a day trip to Montreal, Quebec with transportation via <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/megabus-canada/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">Megabus Canada</a>. 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 for an excellent second half of the day.</p> <p>When I was a kid, I’d pass through this city several times a year on very long car rides from <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/london-ontario-night-images/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">London, Ontario</a> to the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. Back then, it was to visit family with eight hour car rides and a world that doesn’t speak English equalling very little fun. In more recent years, with mostly all family in Quebec moved on or passed on, I am now rediscovering the area for the great destination it really is.</p> <p>The following are a set of videos I put together from my most recent visit to Montreal.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-21F4y6a9WE" height="480" width="640" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> The above video encompasses my whole 12 hour visit to Montreal. Everything is included from the Montreal Biosphere on Saint Helens Island to Olympic Stadium and the <a href="https://www.itsabouttravelling.com/montreal-tower-observatory/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed">Montreal Tower</a> to the view from Mont Royal to the port area along the St. Lawrence River.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/feo2GvZWoQM" height="480" width="640" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> The walk up Mont Royal really starts down on St. Catherines Street and Peel Street. Peel bends upward toward the mountain at an ever increasing steepness. After passing through McGill University (where one has to wonder if there are any students out of shape, considering the hill training workout that is part of their daily routine), the stairs begin where Rue Peel ends at Avenue des Pins.</p> <p>The stairs are lengthy. The rain and wind were reaching their climax while I was ascending. The view from the Chateau at the top is amazing and probably the number one thing you can experience for free in Montreal. For those not looking for the added workout of the stair climb, there is actually ample parking a short walk from the chateau.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hWcRYrPWbkY" height="480" width="640" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> So many times when I was a kid, I took the Metro with cousins from Longueuil to Pie IX (with a connection at Berri-UQAM, of course), the subway station at Olympic Stadium. Back in those days, the Montreal Expos were a big deal and tickets, believe it or not, were somewhat scarce. Near the end, a big crowd was 6,000 in the 45,000 seat stadium.</p> <p>The one stop between Longueuil and the Berri-UQAM station is on Saint Helen’s Island at Parc Jean Drapeau. This is an area that was developed for Expo ’67 and is now a large urban park. This was the first time I’d ever got off at the stop and set foot on the island.</p> <p>There was barely another sole on the island at 7:30am, on a weekday, with rain threatening. The views across the St. Lawrence River from the shores of the island were quite awesome.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SzMz0Gk3Y0A" height="480" width="640" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> The first time I visited Montreal’s Olympic Stadium was for the 1976 Olympic Games. Of course, the stadium was built for that event. I was still a few months away from my eighth birthday at the time so it’s pretty hard recalling the memories. I believe we watched a soccer game between two low ranked countries.</p> <p>Later, we headed down to the old Montreal Forum to watch gymnastics. Surprisingly, I remember that more because even at that age, I was a fan of everything hockey. It wasn’t to see a Montreal Canadiens game, but I was in the Forum! I never did see a hockey game there but did see the Canadiens and New York Rangers play at the new Bell Centre back in 2002.</p> <p>As I mentioned earlier, there were many fond memories of watching the Montreal Expos at the Olympic Stadium in their glory years. I remember faking an illness in 1981, so I could get out of school to watch the Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers face off in game 5 of the NLCS. It was a best of five series back then and with the series tied at two, the teams were to play on Sunday. However, the game was rained out and was reschedule for Monday afternoon. I remember my illness involving a fake throw-up of jello…</p> <p>Anyway, the Expos lost and would never get that close to the World Series again. The team moved out of Montreal after 2004 to become the Washington Nationals. Since, the stadium has sat mostly empty, serving as a home for the Grey Cup every once in a while.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7so_fnNuObs" height="480" width="640" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> Montreal’s 14 kilometre long secret. Starting in the 1800’s, the Lachine Canal was an active set of locks that diverted ships around the strong current of the St. Lawrence River. The grain elevators that line the canal near its terminus at Montreal’s Vieux Port have been inactive for over a decade and are slowly being converted to something more prosperous.</p> <p>Now, the strip of land adjacent to the Lachine Canal is one long parkway. The Canal itself is used for watersports like rowing, canoeing and kayaking.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy the show. Each of the videos is available in 1080p HD, you just need to change the setting in the YouTube player. 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