and hung around the hotel a bit (these chairs were next to the purple felt pool table in the bar/restaurant area):
On our walk to Olive, we passed the Victoria Square metro station, with its Hector Guimard entrance.
The Palais des congrès (convention centre), with its multi-colored glass facade, is also pretty cool:
Sadly, the bakery we were looking for was closed on Mondays, so we had lunch across the street from it, in a little French bistro called Marché de la Villete. The food was traditional French fare and was excellent:
On our way out of Old Montréal, we passed these gals on the corner:
And this poster:
We spent the day visiting markets and drinking espressos. And in the evening, took a stroll in the rain to Bonaparte for dinner:
Bonaparte is a very traditional French restaurant, with waiters in formal attire and antique furnishings. I had one of their tasting menus, which was a nice way to sample their food. Jill, being the vegan eater, had a salad.
Our walk back to the hotel was very Midnight in Paris-y. With some silliness thrown in for good measure:
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