This is just a quick post to update you. We have been in Montreal for just a little over two weeks. Just getting settled into our three month stay. We are in a hybrid apartment/hotel building. I think it is from the 1960s but it is being totally made over to meet today's standards. It is located in a neighbourhood of Montreal known as The Plateau which just east of McGill University and west of the St. Laurent entertainment district. We are on the 12th floor and have an outstanding view of the St. Lawrence River and from our rooftop we also have a great view of The Mount, Mont-Real. We are in one of the few midrises as most of the area is filled with walk ups that are very similar in style to what you see in Greenwich Village or the Upper West Side of Manhattan. They have an added characteristic of curving wrought iron staircases on the fronts of the buildings to directly access the upper floor apartments.
We have been spending most of our time setting up the household and communications, locating grocery stores, restaurants, bank, liquor store, etc. There have been a few bumps and we have found there are a couple of things we could use that are in storage in Toronto. But overall we have what we need and very little that we don't need. All in one suitcase, one carry-on, two briefcases.
Here are a few photos of the place and the views.
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