Montreal in Summer...

Montreal was light relief after my first observations of Canada - very clean and polite!  It was gritty, pulsing, slightly arrogant and had kind of latino vibe going on.  Loads of diversity and the craziest dichotomy of Nthn American culture vs staunch French culture.  Think chain stores set aside independent boutiques.  Starbucks set next to independent cafes and bolangeries!  With 35 degrees and 75% humidity, it was an absolute pleasure to experience Montreal in summer...

 An 'urban forest' installation...

 Quite a few 'statements' around on buildings (and parking meters)...

 Mix of French, Scottish and very modern architecture...

 

 Most of the theatres we visited were off the beaten track in residential streets...

This installation pays hommage to their world class Jazz Festival

Above are the icons of the Just for Laughs Fest...

And  those are the Just for Laugh's festival's horns on their main auditorium, accompanied by a playful park of oddities, music and outdoor theatre..

On ete bien amusee!  (there are supposed to be accents on that sentence...