USA - Day 52 - Washington DC Martin Luther King and Washington Monument

We made our way to the Martin Luther King memorial, which was amazing, then continued on across the Kutz Bridge and through the park to the Washington Monument in the center of the National Mall. This is huge; it was the tallest structure in the World until the Eiffel Tower was built. On the way back we stopped to check out the World War II Memorial, covering the Atlantic and Pacific. A sombre yet amazing day.

Martin Luther King Memorial.

Martin Luther King statue is huge!

Photo by Kent.

Love this one!

Kent and Capitol Hill across the water.

Missed the cherry blossom trees; next time.

View of Washington Monument from the bridge.

This is huge!

Lincoln Memorial on one side...

...and Capitol Hill on the other.

Capitol Hill zoom.

Kent and the monument.

World War II monument (Atlantic and Pacific).

Looking towards the Atlantic section.

Pacific section.

Lincoln Memorial in the background.

All these lives lost. Very sad.

Washington Monument behind.

Ducks in the reflection pool.

Parklands on the way back.

USA - Day 37 - Montreal and Search for Underground City

Sunday morning walk through old town (before the crowds descended) and breakfast at a French bistro. Now in search of an entry to the Underground City which houses the Metro, food, shops and stretches for blocks under the streets of Montreal old town. Very popular with the locals in Winter. From the Notre Dame Basilica we walked a few blocks then around a corner we came across the Centre De Commerce Mondial. A local was going inside and said 'Yes, you can get to the underground inside, but check out this building first.'. He gave us great advice.

Coffee break at Starbucks.

Art deco door?

Streets early morning.

Out on the streets.

Out on the streets.

French bistro in Place Jacques-Cartier.

Place mat at the Bistro.

Time to eat.

Herb omelette and bacon... and fruit.

Place Jacques-Cartier view.

Another cafe in the square.

Hotel de Ville.

Starbucks on the left; Maccas on the right.

One block from Notre Dame Basilica.

Christmas is coming.

A taxi.

Place D'Armes.

Close encounter with a horse.

Window boxes and flowers.

Saw it with my own eyes; they turned this fire engine into a narrow street and managed to miss all the cars by millimeters!

Centre De Commerce Mondial building and one of the entrances to Underground City.