Basilique

On our first full day in Montreal we made two visits to the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.

The Notre-Dame Basilica has an interior that is amongst the most dramatic in the world and regarded as a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture.

It was designed by an Irish-American from New York who is the only person buried in the Basilica’s crypt.

While we were doing a self guided tour, a choir group from Minnesota was practicing.

So we had to be quiet.

Camilla rested while listening to the music.

Outside the Basilica we looked at a statue and toured the Bank of Montreal.

Then we went back to the condo and checked out the two rooftop pools and the indoor pool and gym. All the facilities were being put to good use by the young local professional residents. Montreal has a reputation for being host to influencers and tech companies that established sites there during the development of the multimedia city region.

Later in the evening we returned to the Basilica for the light show AURUA.

The AURA Experience immerses you in a captivating visual and musical universe, presented upon one of the most sublime canvases imaginable: the French-inspired, Gothic Revival architectural interior of Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal.

The light and music show was quite an experience. It was little loud for Camilla, so I covered her ears with my hands while she hummed along.

After a hot day of walking around Montreal and often carrying Camilla, I had a migraine that lasted through the night. Finally after 6am the next morning I had some relief – possibly helped by seeing this restful face.

French and Metric Notes:

les états-unis d’Amérique

• United States of America

Sortie

• Exit

Arrêt

• Stop

Metric Conversions

• 1.6 km = 1 mile
• 1 km = 0.62 mile
• 1 kph = 0.62 mph
• 100 kph = 62 mph

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