Arild Nygard

As many of my near friends know, traveling has been a part of my life for a number of years. Suggestions have been made that I should write about it on my blog. I will make a go of it here on this site as I did once before. A lot has happened since my first time around. Sites have been modified and some have been taken down completely.  Here on this site I will stick with the theme “Writing”. It is a passion of mine, writing that is. I love it and as I have said before, it’s a great outlet for ideas and views. Writing takes you places that you never imagined you could reach. You can travel on paper and document the whole thing in writing as you go along. It’s only limited by ones imagination.

First up on my destination is a paper travel to Montreal, Canada. Why would anybody travel to a place like Montreal? Let me tell you a bit about Montreal. It’s situated on an island in the middle of Saint Lawrence River. It takes its name from the mountain you find in the middle, Mount Royal in English. The name is actually worded down from the local French language; Montréal is what it ended up being. It’s a diverse city with multi ethnic cultures. You wouldn’t know what all these groups mean to the city before you have been there a while. It happens when you walk about in the summer time and listen to people that conversations are going in just about any language that you can imagine.

The city has a very rich cultural scene with performing arts centers all over the place. It is also a high tech city with some of the most advanced buildings in the world. You also have a very busy underground part of the city with shopping and nightlife easily accessible from below ground level. Montreal as a travel destination, yes definitely.

I would say that it’s become a city that stands out as a clean city and very friendly. It has a restaurant choice amongst the top cities in the world. A summertime visit to this city is highly recommended as it has a very high level of outdoor activities during this time of the year. Wintertime is not to look away from but I do prefer the summers.

I will write more about Montreal as time goes and also upload some photos form various parts of the city.