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| - Cool little chapel in Vieux-Montreal. Not a whole lot to see inside (though what is there is very detailed, elaborate, historic, baroque)... the main draw is going upstairs to the tower and see the views of the river and old Montreal. The museum on the upper level is very very very boring, about the life of Marguerite Bourgeoys. Not saying that her life was boring, but the way it's presented to you is not worth your time.
Anyway, take a gander at the chapel; skip the museum talk and dollhouses and such, and climb up all the crazy staircases to the top of the church. The staircases going down are not the same (these staircases are too small to handle two-directions of traffic), and they lead to a sort of crypt-basement that was kinda neat, but nothing really special. Seriously not handicap-accessible, or for anyone who has trouble dealing with stairs. Parking for the church is anywhere you can find on the streets or in pay-parking-lots.
Best if visited on Free-Museum-Day (last Sunday in May, I think?)
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