What does Montreal have lots of?
SNOW!
What else?
Plants in bloom!

Who'd have thunk it.


I got snap-happy on my recent trip to Montreal's Biodome and Royal Botanical Gardens (featuring a fantastic butterfly exhibit). I've narrowed down the photos to only the really interesting ones, or at least I tried to.

First, the Biodome. The main feature there is really seeing the animals, and I did get a bunch of animal shots, but I ended up getting distracted and preoccupied with all of the cool plant life around.



( Lots more pictures. )

Next, the butterfly exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Again, lots of butterflies around, but lookit all the pretty flowers!!!



It was a great trip and seeing all of the greenery really helped with the dragging winter blahs. Plus, seeing the ridiculous amount of snow in Montreal made Toronto's winter seem not so bad. We really are a bunch of crybabies and Montrealers have every right to laugh at us -- even before the playoffs start.