Well we had a great time in Montreal! Megan organized the trip, made reservations on line and got us 3 day subway passes which included museum entrances to several museums also. We left bright and early Sunday morning. Carol picked us up (Molly and I) John stayed home to tend to the dog and the horse. We arrived at Megan's about 9 am. She had worked all night (at FAHC) Carol drove until we got right outside of Montreal then Meg took over. She did an awesome job. The city is a bit confusing, lots of one way streets and the tom tom kept getting confused due to all the high rise buildings. We found a parking garage and walked to our hotel (the Holiday Inn Select) It had a beautiful dining area with all these walkways through areas that had fish in them. The room was nice, 2 double beds and we got a cot for Leanne. We were right on the edge of Chinatown so we ended up having dinner at a Vietnamese place. It was delicious. We went to the Science Museum and walked in Old Montreal too. The streets are beautiful, very clean and loaded with neat shops. We grabbed lunch at a little bistro and Molly got to order her first drink! She got a Pina Colada. It was the only place that carded her. If you didn't already know Canada has a drinking age of 18.
The next morning we had a great breakfast buffet at the hotel. It had eggs, omelettes, bacon, sausage, crepes, fruit, cereals, juice coffee and more. (the bill came to $90 for 5 of us though!) It was yummy and after all it was a special trip! We hopped on the subway and headed to the biodome and the Olympic Park. Megan was awesome as our tour guide. It was difficult at first as everything is broadcast in french...then it got easier as we went along. The subways were very clean, much different then in NYC.
The Biodome ended up being closed as all the workers were on strike, but we did get to go up on the Olympic Park Tower. The view was outstanding!
We hopped back on the subway and decided to go to St. Catherine Street. (Lots of shopping) They also have an underground mall that goes on forever and is 3 stories! Got a couple of trinkets, a new purse, Molly found a really cute dress. We then had lunch, actually ordered an appetizer of grilled smoked Octopus on fresh greens with balsamic dressing. It was delicious! Can't get that in Benson!!!
More exploring after lunch, back to Old Montreal for dinner at an Italian place. Had Mussels and fries, Molly and Leanne got lasagna and Carol had a pizza with shrimp, mussels, scallops and some other fish that was delicious.
Back to the hotel, tired and mellow, we crashed. Megan and Leanne went out on the town. We got up early and found a nice coffee shop on St. Catherine street that had pastries and delicious coffee. We shopped some more then went to the museum of Contempory Art. We had pizza for lunch then walked some more and decided it was time to head home. Megan hit home on the Tom Tom but it rerouted us down 87 into NY state. We survived and managed to take a wrong turn at the border crossing and had to go through where all the tractor trailers go. The last picture is of Carol getting out of the jeep in order to climb up to talk to the border patrol guy (where the tractor trailers go)
It was a great trip! Thanks Megan, Carol and Leanne! Next time John has to go!
Kacee was great for Ken. Molly rode her the next day and I took her out yesterday before the rain started. She's been at our house nibbling on grass...knock on wood no more colic issues! Molly had an overnight at Colby Sawyer on April 9th. She stayed in a dorm, sat in on a class and really liked it! We went for the open house the next day and picked her up. We also had a chance to tour their horse barn, nice indoor and outdoor arenas. They have a riding team that competes with UNH, UVM, Middlebury, Holyoke and others. She might try out...wants to get used to the whole college thing first. If she does ride there and they want Kacee she can bring her at no charge. They just use her for a lesson once a day! All care and board, shoes etc are included. Neat!
