Such a rarity for me: I am staying put for a couple weeks. I play
tourist in my new hometown with a 3-day museum pass. Inadvertently the days are
themed: day 1 for history and archaeology, day 2 for flora and fauna, and day 3
for art and architecture.
Marguerite Bourgeoys museum:
This museum is dedicated to the first female in
Canada to be canonized by the Catholic Church, of minimal interest to a
protestant. However, the museum
surprises. Besides the stunning view
afforded by a 69 step climb into its belfry, I tour the recent archaelogical
dig under Notre Dame de Bonsecours with finds that are 2 millenia in age.
The Biosphere is housed in the Buckminster
Fuller designed dome for Expo 67.
Not to be confused with the Biodome, which is
in the Velodrome from the 1976 Olympics.
The Biodome provides a relatively natural habitat to a sloth, lynx, and
beaver. I relax on a beanbag in nearby
Planetarium watching the pseudostars float by.
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