Rain rain, go away!

Day 6 – Montreal

Today was a pretty relaxing day. I slept in, missed breakfast, and felt great for it. I headed out of the downtown area towards L’Oratoire St-Joseph, the work of Brother Andre in the early 20th century. Brother Andre was canonised just last week (!) by the pope, so there were a LOT of pilgrims genuflecting their way up the 300 steps.


It was also the first church I’ve been in which had internal escalators – a concept I heartily approve of, I’ve decided :)

After driving back downtown, I headed out into the rain for a walk around the main shopping area of rue Sainte-Catherine. Montreal is the first place I’ve ever been where instead of holding the door open behind you for the person following you in or out of the building, you slam it in their face. Huh. And giving way to old, infirm or disabled people? Forget it! I actually saw a SUV driver sideswipe a woman in a wheelchair who was crossing the street beside me, and drive away without a second glance. Unbelievable.

A donut from Tim Hortons made the day a little brighter though.

Tomorrow – the drive to Toronto! Ontario, here I come!