us in montréal

We were in Montréal for the last few days where I had a conference. Took the opportunity to look around the place. Actually Elaine and the kids did more exploring, as I was (trying to look) busy attending some sessions during the conference.

Here are some photos of us in Montréal... will put up pictures of the place later.

A rare family photo during a vacation.... Took this outside the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal. A friendly passerby volunteered to take a photo for us. He led us to the spot where he said was the nicest place for a photo.

A colorful toy shop that stood out among the rows of shops along Rue Saint Urbain:

We had our first dinner in Montréal at a French restaurant, Le Bourlingueur. While Elaine's glazed duck was delicious, my catch-of-the-day didn't taste anything french. Nevertheless, we had a nice time there. (Actually, we had a better time at a Chinese restaurant that is one minute from our hotel.... roast duck, fried rice, 干炒牛河. And then there is a Chinese pastry shop opposite this Chinese restaurant.... so we had egg tarts, char siew bun, 菠萝包 almost twice every day. )

Charis posing along a railway track near the old port in Montréal:

And we rented a bicycle to make the touring of the waterfront much easier. Or so we thought. It turned out more siong than we expected. (This photo was taken before we rode off.)