Escaping New York City If you want to escape your city and experience Paris without the jet lag and sticker shock, Montreal is its mini version. Mum and I traveled in fall 2016 and I can assure you, I’m definitely returning in warmer weather! There is so much to experience that we couldn’t because of weather and trip duration but we see enough to make us thirst for more. Day 1- Underground City. This is an interconnected series of Universities, shopping centres, offices and businesses that link to Montreal Metro, the city’s efficient subway system. We arrive the city to light snow and the streets are devoid of people which is shocking to experience especially coming from the pedestrian traffic that is NYC. It is Thanksgiving Day in America but you won’t know it here as streets are so empty around the St.Laurent neighborhood we are in. Little do we know what lies beneath our feet till we take the Metro to McGill; we never exit from McGill and somehow found ourselves at Peel -the station after- hours later through this underground network. We tour the famous Eaton Center shopping mall and find ourselves at Place Ville Marie, which is … Continue reading Paris of North America: A Quick Jaunt Through Montreal