Day 2 in Montreal is a day I consider much more successful than day 1. We woke up and hit the streets about 9:30. We found a market which opened at 10. However it was shops and restaurants, whereas we were thinking it would be a food market.
We proceeded to the Chateau Ramezy which was the house of the former governor. It is now a museum. We wandered through there. There was some interesting items. However, they had a section on modern folk art. People in Montreal apparently are big fans of roosters. But they did have a dog painting and it was called Scruff something so I was excited.
We proceeded to get breakfast when we stumbled upon a place Le Fripon which sold crepes. I got one w Nutella and pecans. Hello delicious! Aaron got their complete breakfast which was delicious as well. The potatoes were cooked perfectly and the toast was amazing.
We walked back to Notre dame today. We were able to go in. Holy moly! I can tell you how gorgeous it is and I can show you pictures. But it is something you need to see for yourself. Just stunning. We also had a lady explain the history of the church. Luckily for us, there was a baby who tended to a screech behind us. And I mean literally right behind us and the baby even pulled my hair once. No offense but this is a tour speech-- in a church. Take the screamer out or stand in the back of the group. Mass was happening in the chapel so we ha to wait to go in there but worth it!
After leaving Notre dame, we were heading to the park that has a slight mountain in it. Remember in Philly how I got the drive by pic of the love statue? Hello replica in Montreal. We took pics by it of course! We also found a Basilique that was a scaled down version of St Peters in Rome.
Finally we made it to the park. The man who designed Central Park designed this one as well. It was stunning. Trails and places to eat and rock areas and amazing views of the city. We climbed pretty good amount with a nice little incline. When we went down we pretty much went down a side full of rocks where we had to navigate ourselves down. A little scary bc.... We were in flip flops. I know. I know. When will we learn. But we are alive!
After lunch we showered at the hotel. We were nasty after our expedition and we (well Aaron) took a nap. Oh before we hit the hotel we found a nice area by our hotel to park the car. A nice man translated the parking sign for us so we knew what to do. After napping we went back to the casino and got the car.
We finished our last night in Montreal w the beer place and the brewery for dinner!
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