Saturday - We woke up early and drove to Montreal. We were going to go shopping in Pennsylvania but decided to have a visually and culturally stimulating day instead of being shopper zombie budget hunting mode. We were thinking of visiting some wineries and microbreweries while there but didn't get around to it. We got there and had brunch at Commensal, delish and perfect choice to continue the heavy on raw food diet. The city was packed with locals and tourists, perfect chance to practice my french. The government has done an excellent job putting money into the core downtown Montreal and Old Montreal. Bike lanes lined every roadway and instead of walking or taking the taxi, we hopped onto Bixi's and rode to Old Montreal from downtown. Excellent program to reduce carbon emission replacing taxi rides with well kept bikes that ANYONE can use at reasonable prices. Chapeau Montreal for following the footsteps of bike friendly cities like London and Boston, Toronto take note! Old Montreal was beautiful with great artists trying to make a few bucks, we found a gem of a wine holder which is now holding out 06 Chenin Blanc from Vineland Estate.
After a full day of walking and biking, we drove into the suburbs of Montreal and sad to say, they were kinda scummy but still had bike lanes linking to the city core, what a concept eh?! We drove back the same day so we can take full advantage of the long weekend by waking up in the comfort of our own home.
Sunday and Monday - We just kicked back with lots of biking, gardening, cheeses and wines, dinner at Thai Hotspot on Monday, great food and supporting a local business (we've been there 5-6 times in the past month). A great weekend, did lots and relaxed lots too. Will post the Montreal pics once I download the rest of the pics from the Nikon DSLR.
