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After one night’s good rest, we started off with a great breakfast at the hotel. The hotel serves good food with a lot selection.

经过一夜的休整，精彩的一天从健康的早餐开始。我们在酒店里饱餐了一顿。酒店的早晨做得不错，选择也不少。

We started our exploration of Montreal after breakfast. Following suggestion by the hotel concierge staff, we walked down the classic tourist route(Rue Sainte-Catherine) toward old town.

我们开始了第二天的探索。 依照酒店服务生的提议，我们今天沿着他们经典的路线出发去旧城区。

Part of the route was what we passed by yesterday. We got to Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal. These are the steps that people rest and hang out. Look at my husband, who laid on the ground just to catch the perfect moment for his photography.

从酒店出发，我们路过了昨天走过的一段路，又再次到了展览会馆前，这是大家休息的台阶。看看我老公为了抓拍细节的认真劲。

When we passed by the hammock yesterday, we didn’t get chance to try it. Glad we did it today. It was very relaxing and fun. You can just put down all the curtains for privacy.

昨天路过的时候看到商场前的吊床，今天也特地上去试试，真是不错。四边窗帘拉上就自成一片天地，可以在里面好好休息了。

Right after we turned into Rue Saint Urban road, we were attracted by the unique outside deco of the Rue Clark building. Isn’t it nice?

路过Rue Clark, 被这建筑外面的设计吸引着。你觉得呢？

China town was on the way to old town. As a Chinese, how could I not check it out?

去旧城的路上有经过唐人街，身为中国人，怎么可能不进去看看呢？

Here’s Parc Sun-Yat-Sen. We saw a group of local Chinese people hanging out in front of the building. Sun-Yat-Sen’s statue was donated by Guangdong Zhongshan government to China Town back in 2013. My husband and I went to Sun-Yat-Sen’s tomb in Nanjing in our last trip to China. I was excited to see his statue again.

这是中山公园，人们在公园前休息。中山先生的铜像由广东中山人民政府在2013 年的时候赠送的。 之前去南京的时候有去过中山先生的陵墓，在这里再见他的铜像仿佛就在昨天。

When we were at the park, there was an old British couple. They were very interested in the history and wondered who Sun-Yat-Sen was. They were happy when they knew that I am a Chinese and know some histories and could help them out.

在我们瞻仰中山先生铜像的时候，有对英国来的老年夫妻，对中山先生的历史非常好奇，知道我是中国人，非常高兴，我也乐得做了点历史宣传。

There are many Chinese stores in China Town as you can imagine. Tianjin Soup Dumpling is very famous in here as it’s in China.

唐人街里很多华人开的店，天津狗不理包子在这里也很出名。

These are two gates facing each other in China Town. In general, size of China Town in Montreal couldn’t compete with that of in San Francisco, New York or even Boston. But they’ve got what they got. A little bit of déjà vu.

这是两个唐人街象征性大门。这里的唐人街相对来说不是很大。 和旧金山，纽约甚至波士顿的都小了很多，但也都五脏俱全。让人感到很典雅和亲切。

Finally, we were in old town. I liked it right away as soon as I got there. All the buildings are very unique and magnificent. Along with bouquet stores. People can get lost in time here. Compared to downtown, I like old town better, for its history and construction.

终于到了旧城区。一进入旧城区就喜欢上它。各色不同时代的建筑非常有特色。 还有各色小店。让人流连忘返。 比起市区，我个人更喜欢旧区，喜欢它的历史和建筑。

Horse carriage in old town reminds me of New York.

旧城区里也有马车，让我想到了纽约。

We finally went to Basilique Notre-Dame De Montreal, which is the No. 2 largest church in North America. Notre-Dame in French means for lady as we were told by the guide. The church started in 1672. And had gone through few reno and rebuilt.

而且我们也是在这里见到了排名在北美第二大的大教堂- Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal。Notre-Dame在法语里的意思是 for lady(为女士… 所), 该教堂于1672 年建造。在这过程中做过几次的修建。

Line of people waiting to get in. Entry fee is Canadian dollar $7 for adult, with or without guide. Cash only. They accept US$ but only give back Canadian$. I would suggest you to get some Canadian$ before you go.

这是在等待买门票进教堂的队。成人需不需要简介，每人都是7 加元。只收现金。他们也接受美元，但只能找加元给你。所以在去之前最好换点加元。

In the most recent rebuilt, Montreal hired a famous architecture named James O’Donnell to design the interior construction back in 1824. All the inside materials are wood. It took 5 years to finish building. On its completion, the church was the largest in North America. But was taken over by New York after over 50 years. The interior is splendorous, all are gold leaf coated. Montreal people has all to be proud of this church.

最近一次是1824 年 内部设计有纽约的一位建筑师James O’Donnell设计。里面结构都是木制的。花了5 年的时间完成。在它完成的时候，它是北美最大的教堂。直到50 年后在1858 年被纽约大教堂取代。内部装潢金碧辉煌，用金叶镶嵌。蒙特利尔的人民有足够的理由为改教堂而自豪。

On the 2nd floor, there is a 32-foot pipe organ that was completed in 1891. Amazing. On the right hand right, there is a surrounding stairway. In the past, there was no microphone, the pope had to stand on the 2nd floor so people could hear him.

教堂的二楼是器乐室。 有32 英尺高，于1891 年完成。非常壮观。在左边还有个环形楼梯，以前没有扩音器，神父要站到2 楼讲大家才可以听到。

In the attic, there is a 30-ton bell as we were told by the guide. It rarely rings. The church usually will ring it for national funeral, big holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. As explained by the guide, the bell is too big, every time it rings, it brings crack to the building. Not sure if she was joking or this is real.

教堂有个30吨重的钟，只有在国殇，重大节日如圣诞节，感恩节等才会被敲响。因为钟太大，声音太响了，对教堂的木头会造成影响。

The church still offers services like masses, wedding ceremony and funeral. As advised by the guide, the famous singer, Cyclin Dion had her wedding in this church, and she also held funeral for her late husband in the same church.

教堂现在仍然会举行弥撒，婚礼和葬礼。值得一提的是席琳迪翁是在这里结婚的，而且她老公去世的葬礼也是在这个教堂举行的。

After around one hour’s tour in the church, we continued to walk around old town. We stopped by Place Jacques Cartier. There were a lot of artists at the square, offering quick figure sketches to tourists, and street musicians. It was around noon time, we decided to sit down and had quick lunch. It felt good to listen to the live music, watching people walking around and artists doodling, very relaxed.

走出教堂后，我们又在旧城区附近走走。走到了Place Jacques Cartier广场，在这里有很多街头艺术家在卖艺。有画素描的，有表演音乐的。 正好也到中午，我们就在旁边选了一家比萨店吃，同时看着街头的人来人往，聆听着街头艺术家的表演。

This is a pizza place. Their pizza was pretty good. However, the Cesar salad wasn’t to my liking. There were only lettuces with very few thin slices of ham, and was very costly. Pizza is what I would highly recommended.

这家店的比萨真的不错，非常好吃。但是凯撒沙拉就真的不咋滴。只有生菜加少许一点火腿沫，贵得要命。不合算。 比萨那是真的值得推荐。

After lunch, we went to World Photo Expo. Few photos were really disturbing. It reminds us how lucky we are and what we have owned.

吃完午饭后，我们去了世界相片展。展里的很多相片让人看了很心酸。它再次提醒我们自己有多幸运，并更珍惜自己所拥有的。

In general, it was really relaxing and a lot to see at old town. You can easily spend a full day here without realizing how time flies.

旧城区整体给人的感觉非常舒服。在那里细细磨，慢慢看一天的时间很快就会过去。

We went to a famous steakhouse for dinner, I was still not happy about the salad I had at lunch. I can’t let my day end like that.

我们晚上在一家出名的牛扒店吃晚餐。算是补了中午对萨拉的不满。

Name of the restaurant is The Keg. A very famous steakhouse, they offer good seafood too. Even though it’s a little bit pricy, I love their quality and flavor, esp their cocktail. That was literally first time I finished up a glass of mojito by myself. My husband also said very high of their old fashion.

这家店的名字叫The Keg。 是非常出名的牛扒和海鲜屋。虽然价格有点小贵，但质量和口感真的没话说。他们的鸡尾酒更值得推荐，这是我第一次独自喝完一杯莫吉托。老公也非常喜欢他们的old fashion.

The steak was perfect, very favorable. If you are a beef fan, you may come try it yourself. I believe you will like it.

不愧是牛排屋，他们的牛排煎得恰到好处，非常入味。 有兴趣的朋友可以来试一下。

Our day 2 was over with such a great dinner. Not sure if you like what you read here or not. Tomorrow will be our day 3 which is also our last day in Montreal. Will share you more by then. Thanks for your time and reading.

我们在完美的晚餐中结束了今天一天的行程。不知道您是否喜欢？明天是我们的第三天也是最后一天。敬请期待。 谢谢你的时间和阅读。

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