And no, the bus was not as comfortable as the train. The traffic from Quebec City to Montreal was horrendous. Why? It finally occurred to me that because tomorrow is Canada Day, lots of people were taking advantage of the public holiday and heading to Montreal (for the International Jazz Festival) or Ottawa (for Canada Day celebrations).
Anyway, I heard there was a free jazz concert in downtown Montreal tonight (9:30pm), so I headed to the Place des Arts area at 7pm, just to see what the crowds were like... However, when a thunderstorm loomed overhead (around 8pm) and it was blowing a gale, I decided to come back to my accommodation, and call it a night. I'm exhausted, and I'm not a fan of jazz music anyway.
The start of the 30th International Jazz Festival in Montreal. This photo was taken at around 7pm today. Look at the crowd! People were there early to get a good position for the 9:30pm free concert.
It was starting to rain. I figured I should call it a night.
