Touring The Great North – Part 3 – Montreal

After leaving Boston and our hotel in New Hampshire, we had a long day of driving to make it to Montreal in time for Milos and Larry to go to a hockey game. We drove straight through Hew Hampshire and Vermont with just a few necessary stops in between. The drive was GORGEOUS! All the fall colors were on full display.

These are pictures from the car, while driving. They don’t do the fall colors justice though. I have a lot more pictures of the fall colors, coming later, that will really make you say WOW! The best colors were on the drive from Montreal to Quebec City.

The American-Quebec Border.

We had to stop for necessities, and this was the fireplace in the visitors center. We thought for sure we would see some moose on the loose, and we were on moose patrol all the way up, but NONE, not a one (not a real one at least) for the whole trip.

Boys will be boys, no matter their age. 🙂

We stayed at the Hotel Brossard, just outside of Montreal. It was like staying in a chateau.

Larry and I stayed in the Pirate room, with an adjoining Captain Jack Sparrow room.

Once we got checked into our hotel, we headed into Montreal for dinner and the hockey game for the boys.

Montreal is another BIG city filled with lots of contrasts. It is very similar to Boston. In fact, Canada, especially Quebec, and the United States have a lot of similarities and share a similar history, except Quebec is mostly influenced by the French. There are buildings and structures that are 400 years old right next to brand new, modern buildings. I like all the old buildings and structures so much more than I do the new ones. They have so much more personality and pizzazz. The new ones are boring in comparison, at least to me.

The four of us were only in Montreal long enough for dinner at this time. After dinner, Maureen and I left the boys in town, and we headed back to the hotel. It was raining and we didn’t feel like being in the city at night by ourselves in the rain. After the game, the boys took a bus back to where we were staying and Maureen and I picked them up at the nearby bus station. I will have lots more Quebecquois adventures later. 🙂

Restez a l’ecoute. J’en aurai beaucoup plus a vous proposer bientot. Stay tuned. I have a lot more coming your way soon.

Passez une bonne journee et faites en sorte que chaque jour soit formidable. Have a great day and make everyday great. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.