Thursday was a big day for Nate. His presentation started at 8:30. It must have gone amazing because everyone else in his symposium group spent the rest of the trip raving about how well he did.
I struck out on my own to explore Montreal while Nate was at the conference. I wasn't sure what to do since a lot of museums and stores didn't open till 10:00 but I found a museum at McGill College that opened early and was free! Called the Redpath Museum, it was a natural history museum featuring mostly minerals, animals and fossils from Quebec and Canada, but also some stuff from around the world too.
This triceratops was found in Saskatchewan.
The mummy is not from Canada but I thought it was cool how they used x-rays to "look inside" so they wouldn't disturb the wrappings.
After that, I decided the best time to shop was when Nate wasn't around so I explored the city underneath the city - Montreal's expansive underground shopping network. On my way back to the hotel, I stopped at the Marie Reine du Monde Cathedrale. The church was designed after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and it was very beautiful and ornate inside.
We spent the rest of the evening celebrating successful presentations and finally ended up eating dinner at this Jame Bond themed restaurant in Montreal's Little Italy neighborhood.
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