Friendly seagull back today. Indeed, why not? Huge advantages to having J dip bits of bread in the olive oil from the tuna tin (yes, it is olive oil) compared to foraging. J tries small pieces of apple. Bird not impressed.
Third time lucky - we find the sub post office. It’s on 25 Abril [April] Street. Always seems slightly odd the European habit of naming streets after military events. Maybe Canada’s history is just too low key. 11 Novenber wouldn’t make anyone think of the Battle of Crysler’s Field. And naming a street 13 September after the Battle on the Plains of Abraham (1759) just seems like bad taste, as well as unlikely to trigger recognition. Non, mon ami, wouldn’t think of it. Better to pick a military event with a non-Canadian enemy. How about the Battaille de Québec in 1775? Decisive victory against invading American Revolutionaries. But the date was December 31. Which for most of us is just New Year’s Eve. Better just go with Rue Reveillon.
A little past the sub post office, at the end of Av 25 Abril, is the only outdoor escalator we’ve seen, providing a welcome lift up an extremely steep hill. It’s in two sections, and apparently its electrical innards survive the rain. Good views from the top.