We arrived mid-afternoon in Montreal, from Ottawa, with a very eager mother ready to see her daughter, living the city life.
So as soon as Buggie was set up, it was off we went to find Joanna's apartment. We drove into the city and found her place rather easily (just outside of the busier part of Montreal), then it was time to haul her kitchen-care package (and by 'package' I mean giant box) up to her place.
Finally we get inside, Joanna shows us around the apartment, we decide what to do for the evening, (this can take anywhere from 10 minutes , to over an hour..) and off we go.
First, we head over to the Metro. The Metro is the way to get around in cities like Montreal, there's so much city, covering so much land, and so many people, you have to use underground transportation if you want to get anywhere.
We grab our passes and wait at the platform, ZOOM! Here's our train.
After arriving in the core of the city, we walk over to Old Montreal, in search of good food.
There are so many places to eat in Montreal, it's insane. I'm pretty sure we spent our entire weekend eating. We grab a quick snack in Old Montreal, (just to hold us over, we were starving) then head over to the gay district.
You'll always know when you're in the gay district...
There's somewhere to eat everywhere you look here (and everywhere in Montreal), so it didn't take long to find good food. We chose a nice French restaurant, I had a beautifully cooked, moist, delectable flank steak with port wine sauce, and everyone else seemed very happy with their meals as well.
Next, we walked around some more and started making our way back (can't actually remember anything else...and no, I didn't have to much to drink..).
I stayed at Joanna's that night, so the next morning I went on a bagel search around Jo's neighbourhood, finally finding 'all right' ones (Joanna's words, not mine, I thought they were good).
Jo showed me around some more, then we meet up with mum and Bob for lunch, at Buggie.
A quick bowl of cheesy pasta with sautéed summer vegetables, and off we went.
More exploring the city, and much more food. Schwartz was probably our best stop that afternoon.
We tried the famous Smoked Meat Sandwich, which was amazing. The flavour in the meat was unforgettable, perfectly balanced, and simply wonderful. We all loved it.
Next we walked over to Mount Royal park, Mum and Bob cached around the hill, well Jo and I relaxed on the grass.
That night, after food stops, beer stops, and probably an ice cream stop, we made our way to the fire works. Every Saturday night in the summer, (I think..) Montreal has fireworks from different counties competing to be the favourite, it was America this time, which were wonderful. It was a very lively, exciting show (I guess most firework shows are...but this one just seemed better). After the show, Jo tried to drag me out for the night, for a true city experience, well mum and Bob found their our way back to Buggie, on the Metro. I didn't last long before it was past my bed time and Joanna almost had to drag me back to her place. Sorry Jo, just not a party girl.
The next day we took Jo out of the city, and drove to Oka, it was a wonderful little town. We found an adorable chocolaterie, with the most magical chocolates. I`ll never forget them.
Jo showed me around some more, then we meet up with mum and Bob for lunch, at Buggie.
A quick bowl of cheesy pasta with sautéed summer vegetables, and off we went.
More exploring the city, and much more food. Schwartz was probably our best stop that afternoon.
We tried the famous Smoked Meat Sandwich, which was amazing. The flavour in the meat was unforgettable, perfectly balanced, and simply wonderful. We all loved it.
Next we walked over to Mount Royal park, Mum and Bob cached around the hill, well Jo and I relaxed on the grass.
That night, after food stops, beer stops, and probably an ice cream stop, we made our way to the fire works. Every Saturday night in the summer, (I think..) Montreal has fireworks from different counties competing to be the favourite, it was America this time, which were wonderful. It was a very lively, exciting show (I guess most firework shows are...but this one just seemed better). After the show, Jo tried to drag me out for the night, for a true city experience, well mum and Bob found their our way back to Buggie, on the Metro. I didn't last long before it was past my bed time and Joanna almost had to drag me back to her place. Sorry Jo, just not a party girl.
The next day we took Jo out of the city, and drove to Oka, it was a wonderful little town. We found an adorable chocolaterie, with the most magical chocolates. I`ll never forget them.
So many to choose from!
We got our chocolates and headed down to the beach for a picnic. Bread and cheese, with cured meats and beer, couldn't get any better on a beautiful summer day.
After sunbathing, swimming, relaxing, and repeating, we made our way back to Joanna's place (with another stop for fresh berries, fresh baked french bread and local Oka cheese). For our last night in the city, we made dinner at Joanna's place, and grabbed an ice cream, before saying good-bye to the wonderful land of food (and Joanna, I guess).
After an emotional ride back to Buggie (I'm sure you can guess who the emotional one was... ;)), it was off to bed and time for a new destination.
ETR. Unknown.
Gabe.
PS, Not sure if you noticed but we did A LOT of eating in Montreal. I was full after the first day, but just keep eating anyway...still recovering.
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