This is my first time traveling alone, so it’s a small memorial.
I was studying for a master’s degree in Canada, and there was a three-day thanksgiving holiday some time ago. Since I couldn’t find my classmates, I decided to go to Montreal on my own.
I took the train to take the Greyhound back and arrived at about 12 noon.
After arriving, I first walked to old Montreal to buy a museum pass. It was very close, about half an hour. I could pass through Chinatown in the middle, and have a meal and go shopping? But I didn’t go shopping in a hurry. The place where the tickets are sold is the tourist welcome office in old Montreal, at 174 Notre-Dame Street East, on the street where tourists often go to eat and take pictures, and there is a pier next to it (very famous but I don’t know what it is called?, If you come to Montreal, you must visit there).
There are several ways to save money when you come to Montreal: 1. Go to the subway to buy a 3-day pass, free transportation within 72 hours, and the price is about 18 Canadian dollars. 2. Buy the museum pass I mentioned. This is a free visit to 41 museums in Montreal within 72 hours. You can choose to take transportation or not to take transportation. With transportation, it is 80 Canadian dollars, and without transportation, it is more than 70 Canadian dollars.
3. Buy passport MLT, which is divided into 72 hours and 48 hours, with or without traffic, the price will be a little more expensive, but the place to play is more high-end and more interesting
4. Rent a bicycle, this is a bit difficult, although it is very cheap, there are many places in Montreal that are hillsides, and the roads are very narrow, and summer is the road construction season… In short, it is not recommended.
5. Renting a car, I have never rented it before, so I don’t know the price, sorry.
I like visiting museums myself, so I bought a museum pass, and the conductor gave me a transportation card and museum pass, along with a subway map. It is recommended to take the subway because the bus is sometimes not punctual. I have waited for the bus twice in total. Once I waited for half an hour and didn’t come. Another time the driver waved his hand and didn’t stop me. Then my subsequent trips were all subway and walking.
The first day of the trip started in old Montreal. I strolled around this street first, then ran to a small museum next to it, and strolled in Chateau Ramezay. This museum used to be the house of a certain mayor of Montreal. It is an 18th-century building with French characteristics. It feels very luxurious and distinctive. It is very worth visiting.
The second location is a small island on the other side of the river, called Īle Sainte-Hélène (I don’t know what it’s called, the place names here are all in French, the baby is bitter), there are two museums on the island, one is Biosphère de Montreal (probably means biosphere) and the other is Musée Stewart. These two have their own characteristics. The first one is related to the environment and is suitable for children to experience. Of course, adults can also learn a lot of knowledge. The architecture is beautiful. The other is to tell the history of Montreal, the place is a bit hard to find. There is also a playground on this island. I didn’t go to it, so I don’t know what it is like inside.
The beautiful day is over like this, hurry up to find the previously booked homestay. I booked on Airbnb, the location is in the city center, very convenient, of course, the price is a little expensive.
Went directly to Montreal Botanical Garden and Biodome the next day. The botanical garden is very big, and I can’t go around it in a day. I’m walking around in many places, and if I have the opportunity, I would like to go and see it again. The botanical garden also contains an insect house and a tropical botanical house. When I went, it happened to be autumn, and the maple leaves were all red, so the scenery was beautiful, and I really lingered. There are all kinds of animals in the zoo. According to the signs, there are sloths and beavers and an arctic cat, but I didn’t see them. Bad luck, the animals didn’t run out. There are also little penguins inside, which are very cute. I went around these two halls for a day and broke my legs, but it was really fun.
The museum closed at 5 pm, I went back and forth, returned to the city at about 5:30, and started climbing Mount Royal. Mount Royal is also one of the must-see attractions, the scenery is really great, especially the night view. There is an oversized cross on Mount Royal. It is also an attraction, right? There is a church L’Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal nearby. It is said that the building is also very magnificent and is a landmark of Montreal, but I didn’t go because it was too late. visit.
On the third day, I said goodbye to the landlord and embarked on a journey home.
The first stop went to The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Please forgive the baby for not having artistic skills. I really didn’t understand what these artists wanted to express, so I didn’t take any photos. Later, it was nice to go to the top floor to see the antiques.
The second stop went to Musée McCord, a museum near McGill University, which has a lot of history and costumes about the Inuit people, which is very interesting, as well as the costumes and furniture of the nobles in the colonial period, which are very beautiful.
The third stop is the famous Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal, where Celine Dion’s wedding was held that year, both outside and inside are very spectacular. This place is not a museum, it is not included in the pass, and you have to pay for it yourself, 5 Canadian dollars per person, and 7 Canadian dollars per person if you want to explain.
The last stop is the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan de Montreal. I call him the Planetarium. There are movies, not ordinary movies. The screen is made into a vault and the image is projected on top of the movie. It stimulates the stars, very Beauty, there is an immersive feeling. This movie has time, you can’t watch it anywhere.
For everyone’s viewing effect, it is not allowed to open mobile phones, take pictures, or have a glimmer of light, or you will be blasted out, and if you go out halfway, you cannot return.
Then I go home?
The perfect vacation, the perfect trip.
Since I came out this time to see the scenery and visit the museum, I didn’t go to the restaurant to eat, but I settled in the fast food restaurant. Tim Hortons, Starbucks, and the like. One problem is that they don’t have English menus, and some of them are very small. You have to look for them carefully. If you don’t know how to speak, you just gesture with your hands. Are the waiters very understanding?
