Exploring The Casino De Montreal, A Gourmet Dinner And Some Fireworks
After my lovely cheerful encounter in the Square St. Louis I briefly went back to the hotel and then took the subway to the exit at Jean Drapeau Park. There are two large islands in the St. Lawrence River: Ile Notre-Dame and Ile Sainte-Helene. The latter more than doubled in size in preparation for Expo 1967. From the Park Jean Drapeau metro station I took local bus 167 to get to La Ronde, an amusement park originally set up for Expo 67. I had a ticket for tonights international fireworks competition which was going to be held at La Ronde, so I had to go and pick it up at the information counter.
With ticket in hand I made my way back on two buses to reach the Casino de Montreal, the largest of Quebecs three casinos, run by the Socit des casinos du Quebec, a government agency whose primary objectives are to create employment, equip the province with world-class tourism infrastructures and generate additional income for the province. Although I am not much of a gambler I wanted to check out this complex since it is one of the major attractions in Park Jean Drapeau.
I arrived by bus in the...