Restaurant checks at sidewalk cafes in Old Montreal, above, and in the rest of the city include taxes totaling 15%, more than twice what we pay in New Jersey.
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In front of City Hall, the media interview a member of the opposition about a corruption scandal.
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A McDonald's in Old Montreal. Even in French, the food is of the lowest quality possible.
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The entrance to a large public produce market in an area of the city settled by Italian immigrants.
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A produce stand just outside the market. |
Bison hamburgers and duck hot dogs are among the offerings at this stand in the market.
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Children from a day camp enjoy the lake in Mount Royal Park. |
Venues ranged from the main stage, above, to Club Soda, below, a nightclub setting where we saw the wonderful jazz singer Gregory Porter, backed by a quartet. |
Porter mysteriously wraps a scarf around the sides of his face and under his chin. |
Le Dixieband, above, and Hot Club de Ma Rue, below, are two acoustic bands that performed in Lounge Heineken. |
Elizabeth Shepherd, a bilingual singer from Ontario, also performed at Club Soda. |
On the main stage between performances. |
In Montreal, the subway or metro boasts some beautiful stations and rail cars that ride on rubber tires. |
The Holiday Inn in Montreal's Chinatown is topped off with pagodas. |
On June 30, we saw a Jewish wedding at our hotel, the Hyatt Regency Montreal, where both the bride and groom were women. |
A modern part of Montreal. |
A monument in front of Notre Dame Cathedral commemorates the French victory over the Iroquois, a native tribe, more than 3 centuries ago. |
An Iroquois warrior. |
In the rear of the old cathedral is a modern chapel. |
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