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June 24th, 2009

子曰:有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎?

Confucius says: To have friends from afar is happiness, is it not?

A friend came to Montreal for a visit, which not only brought me happiness, but also gave me a chance to record Montreal:

A perfect day for day dreaming! - Taken on Mount Royal

A perfect day for day dreaming! - on Mount Royal

St Joseph Oratory, Mount Royal, Montreal

St Joseph Oratory, Mount Royal, Montreal

stairs leading to the oratory

stairs leading to the oratory

These stairs are reserved for the pilgrim who climb to the oratory on their knees. - 好虔诚啊!

These stairs are reserved for the pilgrim who climb to the oratory on their knees. - 好虔诚啊!

Jean Talon Market, Montreal's biggest outdoor market in Little Italy

Jean Talon Market, Montreal's biggest outdoor market in Little Italy

Fresh Tomatos in Jean Talon Market

Fresh Tomatoes in Jean Talon Market

Street artist in Old Montreal

Street artist in Old Montreal

Rue des Artistes - Artists' Street

Rue des Artistes - Artists' Street

Wanna have a horse carriage ride!

Wanna have a horse carriage ride!

Clock Tower at the Old Port

Clock Tower at the Old Port

Feels like being in the Medieval Times

Feels like being in the Medieval Times

Can this be used on the water as well?

Can this be used on the water as well?

Montreal is well known as Europe without the jetlag - This is it.

Montreal is well known as Europe without the jetlag - This is it.

Looks like it's gonna rain, but the sun doesn't want to go yet. Perfect!

Looks like it's gonna rain, but the sun doesn't want to go yet. Perfect!

A Mexican restaurant - the drinks are amazing! After eating there, my belly looked like 3-month prenant!

A Mexican restaurant - the drinks are amazing! After eating there, my belly looked like 3-month prenant!

Last but not least, I have to borrow a picture to show Monteal’s downtown, otherwise I can’t show a complete Montreal, because it is a city with old and modern.

A view from the Chalet du Mont Royal overlooking downtown Montreal. (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Royal_Montreal_Lookout.jpg)

A view from the Chalet du Mont Royal overlooking downtown Montreal. (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Royal_Montreal_Lookout.jpg)

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  1. Joanna
    June 25th, 2009 at 01:40 | #1

    好好看的照片呢,虽然暂时没得去,不过看看这么漂亮的照片介绍还是蛮好的!!
    昨天跟你通完电,更加想去找你玩,呵呵~~
    想坐那些手拉车噢~

  2. Blue
    June 25th, 2009 at 04:12 | #2

    好法国啊,哈哈~

  3. blue
    June 25th, 2009 at 16:26 | #3

    好似法国阿,从相片上看~最后一张好广角阿

  4. xiaowei
    June 25th, 2009 at 21:44 | #4

    Joanna, try your best lah! Life is short, sometimes 是要及时行乐。而且我仲有一年多d, 就坐完移民监啦,要来就抓紧时间啦。

    Blue, 衣到讲法文噶,衣到D Quebecois, 又美其名曰French-Canadian. 吾似法国就奇了。The last picture I borrowed from somebody else. It is a 9 segment panorama stitched in portrait format. 我果日同朋友上山,有雾,拍不到什么,所以就只好借人地D相啦。

  5. lirong
    June 25th, 2009 at 22:44 | #5

    你拍的照片好漂亮~

  6. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:25 | #6

    Pic of “Mount Royal”
    也很想睡在那样的草地上,晒过一个下午,很惬意啊。

  7. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:28 | #7

    Pic of “pilgrim”
    原来如此虔诚的不只存在于亚洲国家…

  8. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:30 | #8

    Pic “Jean Talon Market”
    国内的菜市场什么时候能达到这样的水准哦,呵呵
    那些水果看着让人胃口大增啊!

  9. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:32 | #9

    Pic of “Street artist”
    奥巴马的头像很受欢迎啊~这国内的就流行周杰伦

  10. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:35 | #10

    Pic of “horse carriage”
    那车装饰的很漂亮啊,办婚礼适合租下”一车队”~

  11. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:39 | #11

    Pic of “Old Port”
    怎么看也不”old”?
    水印天蓝,走累了就坐在河边休憩,not bad~

  12. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:41 | #12

    Pic of “Medieval Times”
    我也非常喜欢中世纪的味道,所以一直想去的是东欧和北欧一带,原来在CA也能感受到。

  13. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:44 | #13

    Pic of “tour bus”
    很cool的造型,值得国内多借鉴下~

  14. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:54 | #14

    Pic of “jetlag”
    这张相片里关于Jetlag的意思,不是很懂…
    好像,镜头稍微向右边挪一点,效果会更好一些~呵呵

  15. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 22:56 | #15

    Pic of “rain & sun”
    很喜欢这样的街道,而且这城市真的好干净啊!

  16. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 23:05 | #16

    Pic of “Mexican restaurant”
    你好夸张哦,还能把你吃成那样,哈哈~
    这家店子的确不错。

  17. iric
    August 28th, 2009 at 23:09 | #17

    借你双眼欣赏一路风景啊。
    I would love that city when I see it.

  18. xiaowei
    August 29th, 2009 at 17:44 | #18

    @iric
    Pic of “Mount Royal”
    “也很想睡在那样的草地上,晒过一个下午,很惬意啊。“ — 睡在厦门的海滩上晒一个下午,应该也很惬意吧。

    Pic of “pilgrim”
    “原来如此虔诚的不只存在于亚洲国家…“ --三大宗教之一的基督教,起源于西方啊,很多基督徒都很虔诚的。不过照片里的是天主教,这里天主教占多数。

    Pic “Jean Talon Market”
    “国内的菜市场什么时候能达到这样的水准哦,呵呵
    那些水果看着让人胃口大增啊!“
    -- 要提高国内菜市场的水平,是否先要提高国内广大农民的生活水平?这里是蛮多很好吃的水果的!

    Pic of “Street artist”
    “奥巴马的头像很受欢迎啊~这国内的就流行周杰伦“ -- 周杰伦还这么流行吗?不过他的一些歌还是很好听的。

    Pic of “horse carriage”
    “那车装饰的很漂亮啊,办婚礼适合租下”一车队”~“ -- 你啥时候有这个需要,通知我一声。;)

    Pic of “Old Port”
    “怎么看也不”old”?
    水印天蓝,走累了就坐在河边休憩,not bad~“ -- Port of Montreal used to be here many many years ago, that’s why it’s called old port. Now they moved the port further away, where there’s more space for containers.

    Pic of “Medieval Times”
    “我也非常喜欢中世纪的味道,所以一直想去的是东欧和北欧一带,原来在CA也能感受到.” — 东欧和北欧? 法国意大利保留浓郁中世纪味道的小镇好多啊。

    Pic of “jetlag”
    “这张相片里关于Jetlag的意思,不是很懂…” — Jetlag means time difference here. When you travel to places in a different time zone, like going to Europe from North America, going to China from Canada, you have to adjust yourself to the local time. And it’s tiring for a lot of people to 调整时差。Montreal bears a lot of European characteristics, and that’s why for north Americans, Montreal is Europe with the “jetlag”.

    “好像,镜头稍微向右边挪一点,效果会更好一些~呵呵” — 好像也是哦。

    Pic of “Mexican restaurant”
    “你好夸张哦,还能把你吃成那样“ -- 一点都不夸张。遇到好吃的,当然要大饱口福。

    “借你双眼欣赏一路风景啊。
    I would love that city when I see it.“ --Welcome to Montreal!

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