To Market, To Market . . . Jean-Talon in Montreal

IMG_9005Where summers are short, we must celebrate them intensely!

Montreal knows this, and her people glory in markets and street life, exploding with fresh flavors and colors. Iโ€™ve taken you along, in an earlier post, to Atwater Market. Today, we visit Marche Jean-Talon, with a stop in Vieux Montreal.

Whatever season currently prevails where you live, immerse yourself for a few moments in summer!

 

42 thoughts on “To Market, To Market . . . Jean-Talon in Montreal

  1. Oh! I see a can (in your pictures) of the same wonderful maple syrup that a friend brought me back from Quebec. It is so light and tasty and you’ll want to have French toast or pancakes every morning after tasting that yummy syrup :0)

    • We live 20 minutes from the border and should spend much more time exploring than we do. Quebec really feels like a different country, unlike the English parts of Canada (which are wonderful, too, at least what I’ve seen!) When you come, do take the time to go to Ottawa–not French-speaking but an altogether wonderful city!

  2. Master Weaver Sharon Alderman once said that in designing color in a textile, look at what colors appear together in nature. Your pictures truly inspire! What fun those markets must be!

    • You know, since I’ve started weaving (very recently) I find myself looking at plants and fruits and thinking “that would make a pretty twill”, etc. Going to these markets is truly a feast for all the senses.

    • I bet you have such markets in your part of the world, too (at least when the season is right!) Montreal gives me a way to feel like I’m in Europe when I’m just an hour from home!

  3. Your pictures are terrific. I wish I knew how to lay out pictures on WordPress better. I never really learned. I’m not surprised that people in Montreal know how to soak up summer. I saw that attitude in Sweden when I was there in the mid-1990s. Another place where summer is short.

  4. This is wonderful!! I feel like I’m in the market..for I can smell the fruit and flowers ,see all the color,hear the crowd and feel the jostling ….the only thing I can’t do is plop a raspberry in my mouth!!!

  5. your photos are very well-taken.. professional looking too.. the Strawberry eclairs are to die for.. ๐Ÿ˜› LOL.. i wish it could pop out from the screen for us to savor it.. it looks so yummy in the picture.. *slurp*

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