Three weeks ago I was on hols with my wife in up-state New York. We went to Lake George which is named after King George lll. On one particular day we took a trip north up Interstate 87 into Canada to Montreal, about a 2.5 hour drive.........................
It was a beautiful day and we walkid around the 'Old City' section for a while. We also visited the Notre-Dame Basilica which was beautiful:
Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Notre-Dame Basilica
French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
The church building's exterior, 2012
Coordinates:
45°30′16.15″N 73°33′22.55″W
Location 110, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H2Y 1T2
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Basilique Notre-Dame
History
Dedication Mary (mother of Jesus)
Dedicated July 1, 1829
Architecture
Status Basilica
Functional status Active
Architect(s) James O'Donnell
Style Gothic
Groundbreaking 1823
Construction cost £47,446 (1832)
Specifications
Length 79 metres (259 ft)
Width 46 metres (151 ft)
Height 60 metres (200 ft)
Materials Stone, which came from the Tanneries quarry in Griffintown
Administration
Archdiocese Montreal
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Church / Basilica National Historic Site of Canada
Designated 1989
Notre-Dame Basilica (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal) is a basilica in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The church is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. It is located next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square.
Built in the Gothic Revival style, the church is highly decorated. The vaults are coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glasswindows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 92 stops using electropneumatic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes and a pedal board.[1][2]
We wanted to eat at a good restaurant and stopped at in interesting one which had out side seating. While eating there, about halfway through our meal, 2 ladies sat down at the table next to us. I couldn't help but hear the British accent they had and introduced myself to them. As most of you know, I always take a video but my phone camera was too full and wouldn't allow me to take any more pictures or videos so I used my wife's phone for a picture. I told them I was a member of a forum for BMW Zed cars and that most of the members were from the UK. I asked them what part of the UK they were from (they were on a tour of Canada) and they said Coltswolds. I have noticed that several of our members are from there and I asked if I could post their pictures on the forum as per chance some members might know them. Here they are:
It was a beautiful day and we walkid around the 'Old City' section for a while. We also visited the Notre-Dame Basilica which was beautiful:
Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Notre-Dame Basilica
French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
The church building's exterior, 2012
Coordinates:
Location 110, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H2Y 1T2
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Basilique Notre-Dame
History
Dedication Mary (mother of Jesus)
Dedicated July 1, 1829
Architecture
Status Basilica
Functional status Active
Architect(s) James O'Donnell
Style Gothic
Groundbreaking 1823
Construction cost £47,446 (1832)
Specifications
Length 79 metres (259 ft)
Width 46 metres (151 ft)
Height 60 metres (200 ft)
Materials Stone, which came from the Tanneries quarry in Griffintown
Administration
Archdiocese Montreal
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Church / Basilica National Historic Site of Canada
Designated 1989
Notre-Dame Basilica (French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal) is a basilica in the historic district of Old Montreal, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The church is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. It is located next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square.
Built in the Gothic Revival style, the church is highly decorated. The vaults are coloured deep blue and decorated with golden stars, and the rest of the sanctuary is decorated in blues, azures, reds, purples, silver, and gold. It is filled with hundreds of intricate wooden carvings and several religious statues. Unusual for a church, the stained glasswindows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 92 stops using electropneumatic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes and a pedal board.[1][2]
We wanted to eat at a good restaurant and stopped at in interesting one which had out side seating. While eating there, about halfway through our meal, 2 ladies sat down at the table next to us. I couldn't help but hear the British accent they had and introduced myself to them. As most of you know, I always take a video but my phone camera was too full and wouldn't allow me to take any more pictures or videos so I used my wife's phone for a picture. I told them I was a member of a forum for BMW Zed cars and that most of the members were from the UK. I asked them what part of the UK they were from (they were on a tour of Canada) and they said Coltswolds. I have noticed that several of our members are from there and I asked if I could post their pictures on the forum as per chance some members might know them. Here they are:
