Montreal (Dec 2011)

Yesterday was July 4th, and my sister and I spent it in Old Forge. Minus the part about me currently having a broken leg it reminded me of our trip to Montreal over last winter break. So I decided to break out the time machine again

We went the first few days of my Christmas break, which was a really neat time to be in Montreal because everything is decked out.
 This is the clearest picture of the US-Canada border I got because I was literally shaking with excitement.

 And this is an equally shaky picture of the first CANADIAN house we saw, where we turned around because we started going the wrong way the second we got past immigration.

We got to the first hotel of the night in time for dinner. I should mention how dangerous the actual drive up was, there was freezing rain for most of the trip that made driving a disaster.

We went to the Juliette et Chocolat for dinner. I wished we had known more of the menu, because there was some amazing stuff coming out of the kitchen. I mean really, this place is famous for having everything include rich chocolate. We ended up getting crepes and some ridiculous hot chocolate that was basically molten pure chocolate.
Its definitely one of those places where reading reviews would serve you right. Most reviews I have heard have gushed about the ridiculously tasty food and desserts, but complained that the service was cold or nonexistant. Something I definitely agree with, they pretty much ignore ALL the patrons in the store unless you make a concerted effort to force them to come over.

Here's the leftovers of the ham and potato crepe I had.

We spent the rest of the night walking around the area where we were, trying to stay warm for the most part. 
I took this picture when we got home, outside our hotel to illustrate what we had been driving in all day.

The next day marked the start of the real visit to Montreal, its strange how different of a city it is during the day. It was about a twenty minute commute from the hotel to get the the heart of Montreal, with some interesting sights along the way.

Somewhere around this plaza we exchanged our currency in some tiny little glass booth that seemed less of an office and more like a telephone booth.

Not even gonna bother with what I was originally gonna say

Most of these pictures above and below are either in Old Montreal or Downtown Montreal, or the surrounding areas. Its weird how most of the stuff you see and do on trips isn't the kind of stuff to be put in a picture.

This is the only shot I got of Rue..Crescent? I believe. Its one of the bigger 'bar/danceclub' streets. We went through it when we first came back downtown at night.

Downtown Montreal at night

 Old Montreal had a maple syrup museum.

 This is in the park at the Old Port. I really liked this area, theres a lot around to do and see. Its especially cool at Christmas.

 Quote from my sister "Wow, that Mr. Louer must be really influential in Montreal, he owns every other building it seems like."
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"That's the french equivalent of a for lease sign"

 Coming back home we were being followed by a snowstorm, which made for some cool landscapes as we went back down south.