It rained buckets in Montreal today, so we decided to explore the underground city instead of braving the elements. Except .... we couldn't. You see, there is no way to get down there with a walker: no elevator, only stairs and escalators. Which made me kind of cranky ...
Actually .... very cranky.
There is a restaurant on Douglas Street in Victoria, Cora, with the same limitation. These folks put on a nice (free) breakfast for the Tourism Victoria volunteers, but when I asked about access for persons with mobility issues, I was told there was none. Apparently to install a ramp would impact the sidewalk unless the entrance to the restaurant was changed, and that would cost too much. Too much to accommodate an increasingly large segment of the population ....
Yes, very cranky.
Contrast this with the hotel we frequent in Quebec City, the Clarendon. It's an old hotel, and it shows. It is also restricted by heritage building rules, and sidewalk limitations, but the doorman actually brings out a portable ramp for people with mobility issues. No complaints, no delays, it's just what they do.
I may have to put that crankiness to better use ...
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