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| Originally called Ville Marie, the city of Montreal is named for the island's highest point, Mont Réal. |
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| Montreal is a great walking town. We've already clocked 12 miles and have hardly scratched the surface. |
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| Montreal's international fireworks competition takes place at 10 PM on Wednesdays during July and August. (Montreal photo) |
Not knowing what to expect we turned Nellie's stereo to 107.5 MHz and looked north out the pilothouse windows. It was the Italian pyrotechnics team's night to perform. I could wax poetic about the performance but would do it an injustice. Watch it for yourself via this YouTube video.
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| Nellie's under the blue dot and in the heart of it all. |
I'm afraid we're back to our profligate ways--rather than getting back to cruising, we're extending our stay at the Montreal Yacht Club to a week. It's a rough life... DBH
