Wednesday Walk challenge : Parc Lafontaine (Montreal)

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This is the first time I've been out especially for the WednesdayWalk. Today I've decided to take you on a tour of Montreal's Parc Lafontaine. With winter setting in, there aren't many leaves left on the trees, but it's still nice to take a walk in this park. I hope that WednesdayWalk will become one of my habits..

C'est la première fois que je suis sorti spécialement pour le WednesdayWalk. Aujourd'hui j'ai décidé de vous faire visite le Parc Lafontaine à Montréal. Avec l'hiver qui s'installe, les feuilles sur les arbres se font rares mais toujours aussi agréable de se promener dans ce parc. J'espère que le WednesdayWalk va devenir une de mes habitudes 😀.

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Here's a map of my day's walk in the Parc Lafontaine. I started at rue Saint-Hubert, then rue Roy, before arriving at the park and leaving via rue Duluth. For the record, this park was an old farm that was transformed into a military training ground until the 1890s. Then, in 1900, the City of Montreal decided to create a park here, and dug two ponds. Since then, the park has been the delight of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Voici une carte pour suivre ma balade du jour dans le Parc Lafontaine. Je suis parti de la rue Saint-Hubert puis rue Roy pour arriver au Parc et le quitter par la rue Duluth. Pour l'histoire, ce parc était une ancienne ferme qui a été transformé en terrain d'entrainement militaire jusque dans les années 1890. Puis la ville de Montréal y décide d'installer un parc et creuse deux bassins en 1900. Depuis, la parc fait le bonheur des habitants des quartiers alentours.

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My walk starts with a "green alley" on rue Saint-Hubert with its bookbox. One of my favorite concepts, it's really quite simple: you can drop off books you've read or pick up new ones. There are some really interesting things. Once I've read the book, hop back in the box. Do you have a similar concept in your town?

Tout commence par une "ruelle verte" sur la rue Saint-Hubert avec sa boite à livres. Un des concepts que j'aime le plus, c'est vraiment très simple, tu peux déposer les livres que tu as lu ou en prendre des nouveaux. Il y a vraiment des choses intéressantes. Une fois que j'ai lu le livre, hop de retour dans la boite. Avez-vous un concept similaire dans votre ville ?

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It's really interesting to see these "green alley" where the landscaping has been designed to improve the daily lives of the inhabitants, but also of the animals, even insects, with little houses for them.

C'est vraiment intéressant ces ruelles vertes ou l'aménagement paysager a été pensé pour améliorer le quotidien des habitants mais aussi des animaux, même des insectes avec des petites maisons pour eux.

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Really cool insect shelters. I wonder if they're really used. I didn't see anyone but it was cold, almost 0°C.

Vraiment cool ces refuges pour les insectes. Je me demande si c'est vraiment utilisé. Je n'ai vu personne mais c'est vrai qu'il faisait froid, presque 0°C.


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We're on rue Roy heading towards Parc Lafontaine. I don't know what this building was originally, but it's now been turned into housing. It's really beautiful, especially with its wooden door, and a cyclist was just leaving as I passed. But I didn't have time to see inside. I'm too curious 😀.

Nous sommes sur la rue Roy direction le Parc Lafontaine. Je ne sais pas quel était à l'origine ce bâtiment, maintenant transformé en habitation. Il est vraiment magnifique surtout avec cette porte en bois, justement une cycliste partait lors de mon passage. Mais je n'ai pas eu le temps de voir l'intérieur. Je suis trop curieux 😀.

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I love this stone architecture. / FR : J'adore cette architecture avec ces pierres.

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We finally arrive at Parc Lafontaine, greeted by this magnificent tree. / FR : Nous arrivons enfin au Parc Lafontaine salué par ce magnifique arbre.

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At the edge of the pond whose water has been drained a little for the coming winter but before the frost it will have an addition of water to transform the whole pond into a free skating rink during the winter. Always cool to go skating there.

Au bord de l'étang dont l'eau a été un peu asséché pour l'hiver qui vient mais avant le gel il va avoir un ajout d'eau pour transformer le tout en patinoire gratuite pendant l'hiver. Toujours cool d'aller patiner là bas.

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But for now, the ducks are still enjoying the water. / FR : Mais pour l'instant les canards profitent encore de l'eau encore présente.

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The central pavilion, built in 1951, houses a restaurant called Robin des Bois, perfect for a break and a coffee. In front, there's a large whale that children love. I hope to be able to take a better photo next time, because it's really nice. Too many kids were playing around, in this photo 🔽, two are hiding behind it.

Le pavillon central, construit en 1951, abrite un restaurant le Robin des Bois, parfait pour faire une pause et prendre un café. Devant, il y a une grosse baleine appréciée par les enfants. J'espère pouvoir prendre une meilleur photo la prochaine fois car elle est vraiment sympathique. Trop d'enfants jouaient autour, sur cette photo 🔽 , deux sont cachés derrière la baleine.

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Right next door is the Théâtre de Verdure, an pen-air theater whose restoration was completed this summer. It's a really fine achievement, the old building (1956_ was really damaged because without maintenance and with Quebec winters, materials deteriorate quickly. I hope this one will be better maintained.

Juste à côte se trouve le Théâtre de Verdure, théâtre extérieur dont la restauration s'est terminé cet été. C'est vraiment une belle réalisation, l'ancien bâtiment (1956_ était vraiment abimé car sans entretien et avec les hivers québécois, les matériaux se détériorent rapidement. J'espère que celui-ci sera mieux entretenu.

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A small bridge separates the two basins with a waterfall (top basin in the first photo of the post). But at this time of year, the lake is no longer fed. / FR : Un petit pont sépare les deux bassins avec une cascade (bassin du haut sur la première photo du post). Mais à cette époque de l'année, le lac n'est plus alimenté.


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I end my walk with these magnificent trees that withstood last spring's ice storm. Fortunately, many trees broke under the weight of the frost. Fortunately, some of them survived.

Je termine ma balade avec ces arbres magnifiques qui ont résisté à la tempête de verglas du printemps dernier. Heureusement car beaucoup d'arbres ont cassé sous le poids du gel. Heureusement que certains ont résisté.

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I leave Parc Lafontaine on Rue Duluth with this building built in 1906. The year of construction can be seen on the yellow roof, a truly beautiful piece of architecture. I hope you enjoyed the walk. It's always good to get some fresh air after a day of working in front of a computer screen.
Have a nice day and enjoy...

Je quitte le parc Lafontaine par la rue Duluth avec ce bâtiment de 1906. L'année de construction se trouve sur la toiture jaune, vraiment bel élément architectural. J'espère que vous avez aimé la balade. Cela fait toujours du bien de prendre l'air après une journée de travail devant un écran d'ordinateur.
Bonne journée et profitez...



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Nice #wednesdaywalk through a nice urban park. When I was in college I lived near Forest Park in St Louis. Its a large urban park with alot of history. Great to have some green space.

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Always fun to have a park close to home especially when you live in a city.
Enjoy your Thursday

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What a novelty about the house of books, I've never seen that before. It's a nice walk. In my country in the winter almost everything stays the same, the trees stay green and don't shed their leaves. I would like to see snow someday.

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We have great temperature differences in Montreal, with 4 quite distinct seasons, and that's what I like: the same place but completely different depending on the season. For example, in summer people come here to sunbathe, and in winter it's ice-skating.
Have a great day.

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This is the first time I've seen insect shelters...we often have bird feeders and houses hung up, but the care of insects is amazing to me! What kind of insects are hiding in these shelters?

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I was curious too to see what insects were taking refuge inside. But it's already too cold in Montreal, so I didn't see anything.
Have a lovely day.

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I have never heard or seen a shelter for insects in my life. This is my first time. I’m glad you had a nice walk

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Always good to have some fresh air after a day in front of computer screen.
Enjoy your day.

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Perfect walk

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Yep it's cool to have a big park like this close to home.
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looks a very nice park

Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk

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Always a pleasure to participate to the Wednesday Walk.
Yep cool park, essential when you live in the city.
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