Montreal

We arrived in Montreal at around 5ish on Friday. The drive went really well and Sarah did great, what a relief! We were thrilled that the condo that we rented was right downtown and a 5 minute walk to the old town and port (and it's new and beautiful). After checking out our new home base we decided to go check out down town and walk the streets. We had heard that Montreal has lots of shops and restaurants, so true! We enjoyed window shopping on streets quite similar to Robson St. in Vancouver. At the end of the evening we stopped to pick up an order of poutine to go from La Belle Province. Oh so very good! So much cheese curds! And yes, poutine here (3 orders later) does taste different than the poutine that I've had before. Not as salty, so I liked it better. David likes the salt so he thinks he still prefers Abby Costco.

On Saturday morning we arrived at Jean Talon Market at 9:15. Oh how I wish we had a market like this one where we live, I know that we would go weekly. So much fresh produce, meats and cheeses and all for great prices!

We found an amazing Fromagerie (cheese store), the most different kinds of cheeses that I have ever seen in one place.

Yep, we do loved food indeed! How can you not? David and I try to visit a market wherever we travel; we love how it gives more of a feel of the local culture and people. We also went to an amazing bread shop, yummy!

After the market we came back to our place so that Sarah could have a little nap. Once she woke up we headed out to check out the old town of Montreal. It was 27 degrees yesterday with a breeze, beautiful! It's feels like we're in a foreign country with all the french speaking, this feels especially odd since Montreal is just a 7 hour drive from where we live. It feels wrong to pay in Canadian currency, but good to be able to at the same time. Quebec is indeed VERY different than the Canada that we're used to.

Some pics of the old town:

Spending some time at Jacques Cartier square

Visiting Notre Dame, every big french city has one. This one was quite impressive. There was also a wedding going on while we were there, kind of neat.

Sitting on the grass along the St. Lawrence. For some reason Sarah loves to pick grass!

David enjoying his Reuben Montreal Smoked meat sandwich (with more poutine on the side of course). You could say this has been 'get fat' weekend, ha ha.

Anyways, late this morning we pack up and head to Quebec City. Time for our next adventure!