Canadian Museum of History

The Museum is in Gatineau QC across the river from Ottawa. After entering the First Nations carvings, totem poles and recreated village settings are spectacular.
 

 The worlds largest collection of totem poles are on display here.

After the First Nations display we moved on to a complete history of Canada.

 From the Museum grounds looking across the Ottawa River back towards the Parliament Buildings.

 The back entrance to the Museum.

The gardens behind the museum.

The Museum kept us fully occupied for the whole day and we certainly didn't see anywhere near everything. A return visit is required at a future date.

Bikes on the Rideau Canal

 The bikes had traveled with us across Canada, it was a pleasure to have a chance to use them cycling along the Rideau Canal and finding a comfortable resting spot. We had a couple of days to enjoy the bikes and the canal while in Ottawa.

Lachute and surroundings

We haven't yet had a chance to visit with Pat and Winston as Winston has been in and out of hospital after a quadruple by pass. Before heading back to the Ottawa area we decided to visit Pat and help out if possible. David was down at this time to help with the hay bailing.

 Dutchess is setup at Pat and Winston's farm next to the hay wagons that will soon be used.

 Uncle Lawson's head stone at the St Andrews East Cemetery.

 My Grandfather and Grandmother's head stone at the St. Andrews East Cemetery.

 Museum near St. Andrews East housing many records of our families and their community.

 Next to the Museum the ferry crossing the Ottawa River.

 Pat and Winston's yard and bailing equipment.

 3 generations, Pat & Winston, David & Karen, Victoria, Taylor and Justin.

 Pat and Winston's home, and front yard.

Deux Montagnes

The first house that I lived in until about age 3, it is on a dead end road on Isle Belair, north of Montreal.

While camping beside a man made lake (previously a sand pit where I used to swim) at Pt. Calumet we went into Deux Montagnes to visit my houses, school and church from my early years.

Entering the city on Oka Road heading East

1809 Blvd. du Lac from age 7 til age 15

My bed room was the 2nd floor window.

 We moved to 100 17th Ave when I was about 15

 My Primary and Secondary education was here, Lake of Two Mountains High School

Across from the school was our church, Christ Church United.

Montreal

On leaving Quebec City we crossed the St. Lawrence River and headed  to Montreal on the South side, crossing back to the North Shore at Trois Rivieres staying at an RV Park at Pt. Calumet just a few kms from my hometown. The next day we took the commuter train from Deux Montagnes into Montreal. 

 The commuter rail service from Deux Montagnes to Montreal that I used to take to work 50 plus years ago and takes about 50 minutes.

The Place Ville Marie building where I worked for Alcan on the 26th floor in the early 1960ies. The building was at that time new and the tallest in Montreal.

Old meets new in Downtown Montreal.

Both Montreal and Quebec City are known for their caleche rides.

One of the many Squares in Old Montreal full of offices and restaurants, like the one below.
The company John worked for many years ago had it's head office in the red brick building below.

The view out over Montreal from Mount Royal.  From Old Montreal we took the Metro (under ground) then a city bus to Mount Royal.

                                                     John and Peggy in full tourist mode, with the city below. 

                                                    Bill and Kath also in full tourist mode.

At right on 5pm, we caught the commuter train back to Deux Montagnes with all the workers from the city.  To start with John and Peggy were able to get separate seats, but not together. We stood for a while then and a young girl offered me her seat and the Bill was offered one near by.  As Deux  Montagnes is the second to last stop on the trip we had a good feel what it is to be a daily commuter.  I took the photo as just about everyone was working on their device or had a little 'shut eye'.

Off to Quebec

Shortly after the July 1st celebrations John and Peggy joined us for a trip to Quebec, firstly Quebec City then a visit to Sainte.Anne.de.Beaupre and the  Ile d'Orleans, an island down the St Lawreance River from Quebec City.  A must, to visit when near Quebec City a wonderful island of farms, boutiques, produce stalls, old historic villages and very old farm houses.
Then on to Montreal area for a few days before they flew home from Dorval Airport.

Quebec City had quite a few of these 'Green' potted plants and green walls and roof.

The famous Hotel......Chateau Frontenac sits above the old wall of the city.

This building is a Military Armory within the old walled city, it is being restored and in the process is having a new copper roof installed.

The foyer of the Chateau Frontenac, a grand hotel from a hundred years ago and one of many across the Provinces of Canada built when the Canadian Pacific Railway was built across the county

The entrance to one restaurants/bars in the foyer of the hotel.  (Two Old Bears) Both white haired.

The funiculaire (tramway/cable car) just outside of the hotel over the city wall down to Old Town.

Looking down the St. Lawrence River from the Chateau Frontenac above the old city wall.  There was a Tall Ship at the dock from Portugal.

Peggy, John and Bill with the funiculaire in the back ground in Old Town.

The streets of Old Town below the wall are crowded together, by the water front full of boutiques and restaurants. 

Porte St. Jean one of the gates in the city wall.  Quebec City is the only walled city in North America.

We took a drive down beside  the St Lawrence River to visit the Basillica  Sainte.Anne.De.Beaupre
It has been credited by the Catholic Church with many miracles of curing the sick and disabled. We saw on many of the pillars in the church crutches, prosthesis and other medical articles.

A service was in process as we arrived but later we were able to walk all through the huge cathedral.

One of the side alters.

Dutchess developed a 'Whistle' last year that has been coming and going, one day it got very loud. Bill sprayed WD40 into the air conditioner to see if that would help.  But no success. It accompanied us on and off all the way back to B. C.