Good job we checked the weather before packing yesterday, there was fresh snow and below freezing temperatures in both Montreal and Quebec. Plenty of warm clothes and coats added to the pile.
Very early start to the day but an easy flight to Montreal, first view from the plane did not disappoint. Our hotel is centrally located and we had great views from the 28th floor. Rob made himself comfortable on the chaise while we decided on what we were going to do today.
First stop lunch and we knew we wanted Poutine a staple of the region, chips, gravy and cheese curds washed down with a nice French wine and a IPA for Rob.
Suitably nourished we walked down to old town and the port area for a look around, Rue Saint Paul is being dug up at the moment, probably ahead of the tourist season, but it did not spoil our walk. It really reminded us of France and all the walking in the cold weather meant we earned a coffee and a pastry ( we ate them too soon to add to the photo, oops)
Back to the hotel for a warm up and then a walk to find a hotel and bar that Rob stayed at over 40 years ago. It was quite a walk to find where it was as Rob missed the street name and we walked a nearly a mile further than we needed. When we located the right street, the hotel had gone. The bar was still there but is closed on a Wednesday! We did, at least, get to see the Leonard Cohen Mural and the Basilica
