Living so close to Montreal, I should really get there more often. Nicole’s sister working in the Adirondacks for the summer gave us a good excuse to do just that. After a drive into the heart of the Adirondacks, a boat ride across Cranberry Lake and a border crossing, we were finally in Canada.
Montreal is a cool city with an interesting bit of international flair (police cars looking the same and not making different noises make you feel like you’re still in the US). Signs and menus being in French and English make it one of the best places that you could learn a foreign language. We found a cheap room in the heart of downtown — very near to the Latin Quarter and Old Montreal. You couldn’t have asked for a better location. Fun things we did — the Biodome, the Latin Quarter, Old Montreal, jet boat ride (where we got soaked through) on the St. Lawrence, Jean-Talon market and Notre Dame. As always, plenty of eating (poutine!) and drinking as well.
At Cranberry Lake
At the Biodome
Jean-Talon Market
Notre Dame
Old Montreal
Around the corner from our hotel
On the way home — dusk in the Adirondacks
