Downtown
Downtown Montreal from the Mont-Royal Observatory.. the skyline slowly growing throughout the years.. some big changes coming over the next two with several very tall condo towers being built around the forum. Still it's a nice view for tourists and the atmosphere here was very international this evening.. About  2/3rds of the people around me were speaking Arabic and the last third a mix of several other languages.  I'll probably try taking some more from this vantage point towards the end of this journey but I don't know how much will change. To the right of the tallest building on the right side will be several 40-5 story condo/office buildings that are at the very early construction stages right now.. they should be impacting the skyline by then. That bridge in the background will be replaced with a new 5 billion dollar bridge that will be much more striking and impressive but I doubt it will even start in a years time.. most likely within the next few years I guess... Montreal isn't really a booming city like Dubai or New York or Toronto but it is still growing and changing and perhaps the slower pace gives us a better grasp of keeping it one of the most livable and likable cities I've seen anywhere.
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