Québec Day 5 (22 July 2018)
Today started out quite a bit cooler, with some much-needed rain. After a relaxing morning, we drove the car to the métro station, which took about 30 minutes. The métro has a symbol that is a white arrow pointing downward, with a blue circle around it. The métro has four lines (more like three and a half), and has a darling little pocket sized one you can take with you.
My nephews were really surprised at how friendly the conductors were. If you waved, they would wave back! We bought three-day passes, as it was cheaper than two one-day passes. The pass is good for the métro and the bus, which came in handy! Here we are waiting for the train...
We set out for Saint Joseph’s Oratory. Frère André was a strong believer in Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. He started building a place of worship, and people started donating money to help out his cause. What it has evolved to, is quite a sight to behold!
People claim that Frère André has helped heal them. There are crutches people leave in the votive chapel after they’ve been healed.
Tucked inside the votive chapel is the tomb of Frère André.
Wendy said it’s her favorite Catholic Church she’s ever visited. She mostly loved that you didn’t have to climb stairs. They had escalators and elevators inside the church!
It was well past lunch time when we had finished at Saint Joseph’s Oratory. So, we pulled out our trusty Apple map, and figured out which transit we needed to take to get to our lunch stop. I’ve used the walking and driving feature before, but not the transit one, which was incredibly handy! Thanks again
We walked over to the métro station, in hopes of finding the underground city. The walk to the train station was quite pleasant!
We were able to walk around downtown for a little while. It was pretty nice!
The métro doors swing open from hinges in the middle in Montréal. It was unusual, but it works!
We thought we were going to go see some other cool things, but everything shut down at 5:00 p.m. because it’s Sunday. So, we jumped on the métro and made the trek back to the RV Park. It’s worth noting that the métro cars have rubber tires on them so they’re not as loud as other métros I’ve experienced. It was a great day!
My nephews were really surprised at how friendly the conductors were. If you waved, they would wave back! We bought three-day passes, as it was cheaper than two one-day passes. The pass is good for the métro and the bus, which came in handy! Here we are waiting for the train...
We set out for Saint Joseph’s Oratory. Frère André was a strong believer in Saint Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. He started building a place of worship, and people started donating money to help out his cause. What it has evolved to, is quite a sight to behold!
Frère André’s heart is on display. It is a little difficult to make out, but it’s there.
There is a votive candle chapel with over 10,000 votive candles. You could smell hints of wax as you walked towards the chapel. It was beautiful with them lit!
People claim that Frère André has helped heal them. There are crutches people leave in the votive chapel after they’ve been healed.
Tucked inside the votive chapel is the tomb of Frère André.
Wendy said it’s her favorite Catholic Church she’s ever visited. She mostly loved that you didn’t have to climb stairs. They had escalators and elevators inside the church!
It was well past lunch time when we had finished at Saint Joseph’s Oratory. So, we pulled out our trusty Apple map, and figured out which transit we needed to take to get to our lunch stop. I’ve used the walking and driving feature before, but not the transit one, which was incredibly handy! Thanks again
We arrived at La Banquise, which specializes in poutine! We had to wait for an hour, but it was savory!
We walked over to the métro station, in hopes of finding the underground city. The walk to the train station was quite pleasant!
We did make it there, but where we were wasn’t what I was imagining. There was an underground mall, and we walked around for a bit. However, I was envisioning something else. We did enjoy ourselves though!
We were able to walk around downtown for a little while. It was pretty nice!
The métro doors swing open from hinges in the middle in Montréal. It was unusual, but it works!
We thought we were going to go see some other cool things, but everything shut down at 5:00 p.m. because it’s Sunday. So, we jumped on the métro and made the trek back to the RV Park. It’s worth noting that the métro cars have rubber tires on them so they’re not as loud as other métros I’ve experienced. It was a great day!
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