Montreal Day 2

Montreal Botanic Gardens and the 18th Century Public Market ....

The Montreal Olympic Stadium adjacent to the Montreal Botanic Gardens

This the tower of the Olympic Stadium that suspends the roof. There is a glass funicular lift that goes up the left hand side - you can just see the blimp on the left hand side!

We decided to visit the Montreal Botanic Gardens because of a special horticultural exhibition.

The International Mosaiculture event was back in Montreal after a 10 year absence. Around 50 stunning works created by horticultural artists from 25 countries. The striking plant structures lined a spectacular 2.2 km path through the Botanic Gardens

The structures seemed to be moulded shapes of soil held together with fine mesh from which the plants were growing

Quite spectacular in size and detail

A piano complete with keyboard. The girl is trimming the foliage and there were other attendants constantly watering the exibits

Some even had waterfalls built in!

I think this one was called Mother Earth

A friendly gorilla!

Terri and Anne with a couple of friends

Cute uh!

This one was called "The Phoenix"

This spectacular example was about 3 storeys high and called "The Tree of Birds". Two attendants were watering it from two cherry pickers

The Chinese Garden was also beautiful

Anne with a couple of friends in the Chinese Garden!

The Botanic Gardens cover about 75 hectares and there was no way we could see all of it in one visit

Montreal Metro on the way back to the old part of Montreal and our hotel

Point-a-Calliere, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History. Around it is the 18th Century Public Market which was on for this weekend only. Examples of pottery, woodworking etc and many stalls attended by people in costumes of the day

Musicians in costume also scattered through the market

Lots of photo opportunities!

Bit incongruous with the car in the background!

Anne watching the guards marching