Today is première day. We are sweating for the first time. The thermometer shows only 25°C, but the heat in a city feels different. On the way to Montréal we are stuck in a traffic jam for the first time. Fridays rush hour is as bad as anywhere. And Arminius is the first time in a town with over a million inhabitants 1.6 million to be exact. Parking for motorhomes is nearly impossible. We steer for a parking lot at the Marina in VieuxPort where we are allowed to stay until 6 oclock next morning. There we are in the middle of the city and can walk on foot to all attractions. Unfortunately we didnt know that there is not only the Cirque du Soleil beside but a disco that provides us with loud music until the early morning free of charge.
There is a lot of historical charm around VieuxPort and Vieux Montréal. Uncountable restaurants, arts galleries, painters, antiques and carpet shops settled here. We walk through downtown, Quartier Latin and ChinaTown, and are happy that tourism season hadnt started yet. Montréals special quality is the underground. It has more than 150 entrances, a more than 30 km long subterranean tangle of squares, streets and junctions with 1800 shops, 200 restaurants, connection to theatre, cinemas, hotels, the university, a church, shopping malls and several office blocks. Hundred thousands of commuters dont even have to go outside on cold winter days.
Montréal is beautiful, Montréal is interesting. Mike and Mélie each described the city just with a sentence. Mélie guessed Montréal is fantastic. Mike said, well, its a city. Probably they are both right.
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