Montreal Trip - Day 12

We were going to leave today, but we learned about a special program that is held at night at Notre Dame du Montreal - another church the Coogans attended. In the morning, I showed Nicky and the kids where the old city was (Vieux Montreal) and dropped back in for a little more genealogy before I met up with them for lunch. By then, Nicky had bought us tickets for the show - held later that afternoon. When we got there, the church was dark and the walls were shrouded in curtains. We got some head-phones that were designed to present the show in English. When it began, there were lights coming from all directions and different parts of the church were revealed as the history of Catholic Montreal was told. At the finale, the entire alter and artwork were uncovered and we were stunned at the beauty. Nicky said this was the best thing she has seen on the trip - very moving and a great experience. We walked around the church afterwards and took some pictures where Owen and Ann O'Hare might have stood when they were married here in 1843. We had a late dinner and went shopping in Chinatown. We also enjoyed one last evening in the Jazz Festival. Back in our hotel (Four Points by Sheraton on Rue Sherbrooke), the kids talked until quite late about how fun the trip had been.  We are all sad that we'll be leaving in the morning...