Days Sixteen and Seventeen Montreal
We spent most of day sixteen in transit, flying to Montreal from Vancouver, and arrived around 5pm.
Unfortunately we didnt have a particularly great experience in Montreal so this section of my TR will probably be quite short. I dont think this is representative of the city itself, but due to a few external factors. Firstly; DF had a really bad migraine when we arrived. Secondly; our hotel was extremely noisy so we had very poor sleep quality. Thirdly; the weather was freezing and really too cold for us to enjoy ourselves, we pretty much had to stay indoors most of the time.
As soon as we got off the plane DF started to feel unwell and got progressively worse during the taxi ride to our hotel. I could tell it was more than just a headache because he had to keep his eyes closed due to light hurting his head, had broken out in a cold sweat and was very clammy and feeling nauseous. The man who checked us in at our hotel was extremely friendly and helpful, giving us lots of advice about exploring Montreal, but poor DF just stood there leaning against the wall desperate to lie down and wishing he would hurry up and give us our keys!
Eventually we made it to our room and DF took some Panadol and lay down in the dark for a few hours until his headache passed. I just chilled out in the lounge area of our room and started reading some of the books we had bought on our trip. It was quite late by the time DF woke up and neither of us felt like going out for dinner. We remembered passing a McDonalds very close to our hotel, so DF walked down and picked up some takeaway for dinner. Not a particularly great meal but it took the edge off our hunger at least..
The next morning we had a delicious French breakfast in the restaurant/patisserie under our hotel, which was included with our stay. I now know if I ever travel to France I will most likely gain a considerable amount of weight!
We had one full day in Montreal and spent it exploring on foot. It was absolutely freezing and the streets were not surprisingly quite deserted. We checked out a few of the sights, and agreed that the city would be lovely in warmer weather. The buildings and the cobblestone roads were gorgeous.
Im just going to post all of our decent Montreal photos in one hit. I cant remember many details about exactly where we were etc.
The beautiful cathedral where Celine Dion was married
The other half of the cathedral!
We were excited that an individual snowflake looked exactly like what wed imagined!
Eventually the cold drove us inside and we explored some of the shops. Many of them are connected underground which was great as this kept us warm. DF and I dont speak any French but everybody we met was happy to speak English to us and we didnt find the language a barrier at all. I cant remember what we ate for lunch or dinner but I do remember really enjoying the food, and that there was a good variety of different/healthier options.
Next Up: Toronto
We spent most of day sixteen in transit, flying to Montreal from Vancouver, and arrived around 5pm.
Unfortunately we didnt have a particularly great experience in Montreal so this section of my TR will probably be quite short. I dont think this is representative of the city itself, but due to a few external factors. Firstly; DF had a really bad migraine when we arrived. Secondly; our hotel was extremely noisy so we had very poor sleep quality. Thirdly; the weather was freezing and really too cold for us to enjoy ourselves, we pretty much had to stay indoors most of the time.
As soon as we got off the plane DF started to feel unwell and got progressively worse during the taxi ride to our hotel. I could tell it was more than just a headache because he had to keep his eyes closed due to light hurting his head, had broken out in a cold sweat and was very clammy and feeling nauseous. The man who checked us in at our hotel was extremely friendly and helpful, giving us lots of advice about exploring Montreal, but poor DF just stood there leaning against the wall desperate to lie down and wishing he would hurry up and give us our keys!
Eventually we made it to our room and DF took some Panadol and lay down in the dark for a few hours until his headache passed. I just chilled out in the lounge area of our room and started reading some of the books we had bought on our trip. It was quite late by the time DF woke up and neither of us felt like going out for dinner. We remembered passing a McDonalds very close to our hotel, so DF walked down and picked up some takeaway for dinner. Not a particularly great meal but it took the edge off our hunger at least..
The next morning we had a delicious French breakfast in the restaurant/patisserie under our hotel, which was included with our stay. I now know if I ever travel to France I will most likely gain a considerable amount of weight!
We had one full day in Montreal and spent it exploring on foot. It was absolutely freezing and the streets were not surprisingly quite deserted. We checked out a few of the sights, and agreed that the city would be lovely in warmer weather. The buildings and the cobblestone roads were gorgeous.
Im just going to post all of our decent Montreal photos in one hit. I cant remember many details about exactly where we were etc.
The beautiful cathedral where Celine Dion was married
The other half of the cathedral!
We were excited that an individual snowflake looked exactly like what wed imagined!
Eventually the cold drove us inside and we explored some of the shops. Many of them are connected underground which was great as this kept us warm. DF and I dont speak any French but everybody we met was happy to speak English to us and we didnt find the language a barrier at all. I cant remember what we ate for lunch or dinner but I do remember really enjoying the food, and that there was a good variety of different/healthier options.
Next Up: Toronto
so hopefully it helps me decide.
Great pics. Yay! for an authentic American Diner. What fun. I'm glad I've gotten through it all and am looking forward to more.
