Montreal (with a carpet of cigarette butts)

I arrived to snow falling, wind and rain. Luckily it was only a 5 minute walk to my YWCA the Y Hotel right in the centre of town. Next day the snow had stopped and I walked to the old centre, looked at the sites and visited a historical house, On the train a lady had told me about a wool shop and after a long walk I found it, wished I had a large suitcase to bring some back. Then I walked back to my hotel, it was 5 o'clock so I walked again through China Town and further and it was a long walk back. I tried to find somewhere to eat but nothing appealed, finally I found a turkish place with food I would like, but when I went upstairs it was a Hooka pipe place and so smokey I could hardly read the menu. At least these smokers were't leaving cigarette butts on the streets. I got take out and left.


Next day I walked along streets rather like Brunswick Street in Melbourne and there was this interesting shop window display.




St Catherines street is the main shopping street above ground, and starts out with fashion and ends up with sex shops. This display was somewhere in between.




Wouldn't like to sit on these chairs!




There is lots of art in the streets. I think this person found the Montreal weather too cold.