Montmorency Falls and Montreal

Did you know that just 15 minutes outside of Quebec City is a waterfall taller than Niagara Falls? I didn't either. But once I found out I knew we had to go. 

We drove to Montmorency Falls. There was a ticket to enter the falls. Once inside the visitor section we were offered a few ways to go up and down the falls.

We took the cable car to the manor (additional ticket),walked along the suspension bridge and then made our way down the red staircase and walked across the river to make our way back to the visitor center.

Across from where the picture is taken you can see the staircase we come down after crossing the suspension bridge.. they look scary but were thankfully sturdy.

 

Now on to Montreal. We stopped for burgers on the way to Montreal. Have you ever eaten St. Hubert's chicken burgers? Omg.. they were so good. 

When we got to Montreal our first stop was Mount Royal. We drove up to the parking lot nearest Kondiaronk Belvedere and then walked the rest of the train to get a view of the city. Unfortunately it was a cold gray day and the view was just meh.

We finally got to the hotel. We stayed at Place D'Armes. It was just at the edge of Old Montreal and Downtown Montreal. We all took a break before heading out a again. We walked around Old Montreal for a bit before going to dinner.

Truth.. after visiting Old Quebec, Old Montreal was a major disappointment. Tacky touristy shops selling China goods. No cutsie shops to pop into. The Bonsecours Market, another tourist trap.

 

We had a lovely Italian dinner at Trattoria Gio and then we popped in next door at Mr. Puffs

The next day was another cold gray day. We started with walking to breakfast a few blocks away and just the wind in our face told us this was not going to be a strolling through the streets kind of day. So after breakfast we decided to explore by car. 

Google had informed me that Mile End, St. Denis Boulevard, St. Laurent Boulevard etc were all good places to explore. We thought we'd drive around and if we saw a cool area we'd park and explore. We found no cool areas. It was all drab and run down. If I apologize if any of you are Montreal natives but we were so disappointed. 

Now I was thinking of plan b and plan c. We stopped at La Fontaine park, there was a playground. The kids amused themselves while we went over our options. The Biodome, Botanical Gardens etc were all closed. 

The Montreal Science Center was open. Bingo. 

We ended the day with delish pizzas from Bevo. 

and so ends our quick trip to Canada. 

       

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