The 2012 Toronto No Pants Subway Ride was fun---but not really.
There were only very few passenger-commuters on the train and there was even a car where only 4 (including me) who were fully clothed and the rest were the "No Panters".
Next year, they should move it to a bit more late when most people go home from shopping or jobs. It would be mooooore fun.
Another thing unique to Montreal is how the city follows directions. As far as Montrealers are concern, the riverside is South (which is actually East--if you look at the map) where the sun rises. For a tourist who has no sense of direction, this is just perfect. All you have to do is face the river and that's south. Turn 180 degrees and that's north.
It's weird but it works for me perfectly! No, I don't have terrible sense of direction. ;)
The afternoon sun's rays in contrast with the immaculate snow.
View from the Expo island. From where I stood, in the point of view of Montrealers, this is South. Therefore, I am facing the North, where the sun sets. Confusing? Read the whole blog again. :))
Montreal is very Catholic. Notre-Dame Basilica is a perfect example of Gothic architecture. I don't want to bore you with its history but I'll tell you a fact about this Church: this is where Celine Dion and her manager turned husband got married sometime ago.
And oh, Luciano Pavarotti sang here many times and he likes to sing in this Basilica because the acoustics are so clear.
The aisle. Fish-Eye effect.
Right Wing Side of the Church.
Left Wing Side of the Church.
Left: The Pulpit / Right: The Candleholder/stand
Left:The Nativity Scene / Right: The Elaborate Altar
Left: The Bench / Right: The arches and columns
Old Montreal is a street where French and British architecture merge in harmony to one another.The streets are made of cobblestones and the facades are as sturdy as the might of French and British powers in one.
Montreal hosted the World Expo in 1967, a decade before the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. The pic below is what's left of America's, The Bubble. No, it's not THE BUBBLE, an award-winning Israeli gay film.
It's a perfect shot during sundown. And just in case you are wondering; yes, that building is inside The Bubble.
