The first full day in Montreal has involved a lot of walking and it's been one to remember. This is a city that's absolutely saturated with art so a walk in any direction is like walking through an art gallery. I'd never tire of this.
Even the Metro stations are infused with color and creativity.
Old Port was bustling but after staying in that part of town for the last four years we decided to try an Airbnb in a different part of town, closer to Mount Royal.
This year we're staying at an Airbnb on Boulevard Saint-Laurent in the Plateau neighborhood of Montreal. The area has a hip, creative vibe very much like Brooklyn did fifteen years ago. It's a completely different vibe than Old Port, in a very good way.
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There are plenty of little shops, bars, and restaurants in the Plateau area and the downtown/Old Port area is just four subway stops and a few blocks of walking away.
This afternoon we walked beyond Old Port to a newer part of Montreal called, Griffintown. This entire area was filled with industrial warehouses just five years ago.
Today there are new, high-density, condo buildings on every corner and construction cranes putting up more of them in every direction. A walk in this part of town makes you feel like you've been transported to the future in comparison to most of the rest of the city.
As, I said before there is art infused everywhere in Montreal. This art installation is in the Place D'Armes Metro station.
Like New York City and Chicago, there's so much to see and do in Montreal that it's easy to forget how much you're walking between the subway stations and the attractions. My aching feet are here to remind me. I've closed my exercise ring on the Apple Watch four times over.
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