Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

I head out from Quebec City in the morning heading towards Montreal. I stop at a nice place for some breakfast (croissant with ham, tomato, lettuce and cheese) and then I’m off. The day is a misty rain and I’m am very thankful that Gary fixed my back wiper! It is not very far from Quebec City to Montreal, about 3 hours. I get there in 4 (thank you road construction). I find my place for the next 3 days and Laura brings me over the parking passes for my car. Parking in Montreal is a nightmare. You can park on the street if you have the parking passes but check the signs (all in French) because they do street cleaning every week and, in the winter, you have snow removal. Your car will be ticketed or towed (or both) if you are in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

After we unload, we head down to the Botanical Gardens. This place is massive and really deserves a full day, not the couple of hours that we had. They have a beautiful Oriental Garden there with waterfalls, ponds, bonsai trees and so much more. Laura and I had a nice walk until it started spitting on us.

Next up is dinner. We head to a favourite place called Le Mekong. They have a nice (but spicy) white fish soup. I also had the beef with broccoli dish. There was so much that I have leftovers for tomorrow. After dinner I head back to get some laundry done and crash for the night. Tomorrow is another day!Läs mer