Arrived at the hotel I’d booked and found myself in a less than savoury part of downtown. Decided to drive around and see if another hotel would take me in….eventually the Travelodge did. Happy girl now.

Went for a walk in the old part of the city (Vieux Montreal) and immediately felt a bit of a Parisienne vibe….gorgeous galleries with expensive art works! Restaurants!! Expensive dress shops that don’t stock a size over 8!! And 19thC building facades with expensive modern apartment development behind. Took a peek.

Enjoyed the lovely Galerie Blanche, with clay and bronze sculptures from Rose-Aimee Belanger…my favourites were titled…’Chocolate Ecstasy’ and ‘Last Cigarette’…the expressions in her work are marvellous. Here’s a link to explain her work……
http://www.mayberryfineart.com/artist/rose-aimee_belangerA

And there was a sculpting/painting duo from Montreal that made me pay attention…..at the LeLux Gallery on Rue St Paul….gorgeous African clay queens in a row, painted in vibrant orange! Love, love, love!

Dinner @ Le Boulingueur Restaurant, yummy cod with leek and mushrooms; creme brûlée with orange…….YUMMMMM!