Le Marché  de l' Ouest is located in the west end of Montréal island. This is a private market which was renovated in 2003 / 2004 at the cost of 12 million dollars.  The market attracts an abundance of shoppers who come to this local market to buy baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, a whole host of local and foreign cheeses, sausages of a number of varieties, cheeses, meats, wines of Québec  and France, freshly baked bagels and produce grown in Québec and elsewhere.

A Couple of our Passengers Pose with
a New Ferrari  at Le Marché  de l' Ouest

This market has recently been upgraded with an expenditure of 12 million dollars.  The aisles are wide and when the bus comes to this market there will be baskets of red and green peppers and long woven strings of home grown garlic.

We saw what their new 14 million dollar upgrade looked like.

One thousand years of history and architecture are recorded in the museums and buildings of Old Montréal. As you stroll along the serpentine cobbles, stop at City Hall to admire its Second-Empire architecture, visit the archeological crypt under Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal's Museum of Archaeology and History, dance with the street performers on Place Jacques Cartier, and visit the Marché Bonsecours, for its magnificent tin-plated dome, and for its terrasses and designer boutiques. 

From Old Montréal, all roads south lead to the Old Port and an up-close-and-spectacular view of the St. Lawrence River. 

As you stand on the shores of this mighty waterway, you'll see why the fur trading post established here by a group of French settlers in 1611 grew to become North America's largest commercial hub. 

Today, impressive harbour-front facilities include a 2.5-kilometre-long recreational park along the river with promenades for skating, cycling or just strolling about, a state-of-the-art Science Centre, with interactive exhibits, a group movie game and an IMAX® theatre, river cruises for romantic dinners, bouquinistes, vendors of rare books, and warm, friendly bars where you can relax over a drink or a latté with a clear view of the action.