Odometer - 22413.7
Woke up to rain showers, so pulled out the rain coats and headed to the metro across from the hotel. Out came the iPad and off we went to Cora's for breakfast- excellent, as usual. 5000 calories later, we walked to the Olympic Park from the 1976 Olympic stadium and plaza, and to the botanical gardens. Unusual gardens in that there are themed areas, for example we spent an hour doing Chinese calligraphy, Japanese gardens where we did some origami (we made a samurai hat). Beautiful landscaping, flowers, vegetable gardens and even a First Nations garden. We decided we didn't need to make a basket.
Back on the metro, we headed to the Biosphere (the environmental museum). The best part was the structure itself, but many interactive displays for children. The rain stopped, but overcast. Back on the metro to hotel and van, where we headed out of town. By 4 PM we were headed to Quebec City and we got a taste of the construction traffic around Montreal.
We are just out side of Quebec City and will head in tomorrow into for a walking tour. Will try Quebec City's transportation system tomorrow. Days are getting shorter, maples are turning quickly.
Wow that looks yummy....hope you got some fudge on the way out!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found out from my sister that there is a beautiful Topiary Garden at the Old Port in Montreal but sounds like you didn't make it there .... it's amazing how fast the time goes on vacation, eh :):)
Enjoy Quebec city, the downtown core is nice quite a European feel to it.