Montreal (what it looks like where I live)
    Date:    April 11-12, 2003
Synopsis: So I've lived in the fine city of Montreal for the better part of a year now and yet far too many people don't know what it's like around here. So I thought I'd snap some photos around my neighborhood to give anyone who's interested a feel of what it's like where I live. So... I live in the area known as "The Plateau", right smack dab in the center of the city. This is a thriving area with a lot of restaurants and bars and shops and things; it's sort of the equivalent of Greenwich Village in New York. McGill is *directly* in the city center, sandwiched in between downtown and Mont Royal, the city's resident mountain. I live about a twenty minute walk from McGill. So these pictures are clustered in two areas: around my apartment and around McGill. There are also a couple of shots on the walk between the two (the walk I do every day), and two from the observation deck on Mont Royal. You've got two options for how to see them: take a "virtual" tour via the slideshow, or click on the map to view the locations you want. Enjoy. And come visit and see yourself! :)
(oh, for NY buffs: Mont Royal is a parkland that was designed by Frederick Olmstead, the same person who designed Central Park in New York City)
Pictures:
in my apartment:  
(slideshow)  
The neighborhood:  
  • Click here to view these pictures as thumbnails (like the apartment pics above) instead of the map below.
  • You can also view a "guided" slideshow of all the pictures.
  • Otherwise, click on any red star on the map below to see a picture of what it looks like at that location.
       = my apartment (on Avenue Hotel-de-Ville, which runs parallel to and one down from Laval) between Avenue des Pins and Roy.
       = my building at McGill (where my office is)
      the red line = Prince Arthur, a road with lots of cafes, etc. that's blocked off to cars
(see this map in perspective of the greater Montreal area)