It’s Saturday morning. I’m sitting on a bench in the shade by the Centre des Sciences de Montreal along the Vieux Port. After packing up my rucksack this morning, I was delighted to find that it feels like it weighs 10kg again when I don’t have all the jet lag adding mystery pounds. We left [...]
We spent our last full day in Montreal soaking up as much of the relaxed vibe as possible. The first task after breakfast was to book our train tickets on to Toronto and accommodation for the next night. We then headed to a bench at the Old Port to make use of the free wi-fi [...]
If you’re looking for an active day in Montreal, a top destination is Mont Royal – the ‘mountain’ with a massive park that was designed by the same guy that did Central Park. It was a good distance away from our accommodation, but worth a visit. We went all the way up Olmsted road to [...]
We’re finally at the start of our trip in Montreal. While our budget accommodation is in an area that Lonely Planet describes as ‘slightly seedy’, the location is actually very good and the room isn’t bad for the price. We were unfortunate enough that our introduction to Montreal City was that of hauling our increasingly [...]