Journey with You

Even though we didn’t get back to the hotel until fairly late, way past Cyrus’ bedtime, I was so surprised to see Cyrus very cooperate in the crib. I read him a few stories and put him in the crib. He didn’t fall asleep right away but he wasn’t fussing either.

Next morning we had the breakfast at the hotel. It was an okay breakfast. I like the hotel, its location and staff. But I wouldn’t recommend having the breakfast there. Everyday was the same and the fruit seemed old and taste funny.

We headed down to old Montreal today. But before that, we took a detour to buy our Museum/Metro pass. That pass was such a life savor. It’s good for three days and covers almost twenty museums in the Greater Montreal area. It makes life so much easier. I strongly recommend if you are staying in Montreal for more than three days and you are planning on visiting a few museums.

In old Montreal, we saw some really beautiful buildings, nice little streets full with people, vendors, performers, and shops. It reminded me Quebec City. We also saw the beautiful Old Port. Notre Dame Church wasn’t as impressive as I thought but could still be counted into the highlights. It’s not free either. Who would know that you need to pay to go into a church!?

We then took a ferry going to the Biosphere on a little island. This was the first Cyrus being on a boat. He was very excited. The island is a park basically and I think it’s much nicer than the Toronto island. There are more tree and there is a Metro station, which makes it so easy to go. Biosphere itself is not huge but very interesting and inspiring. Be sure to see the little movie and take the elevator to the very top! Cyrus also saw two gophers in the park.

It was late again when we got back to the neighborhood near our hotel. We decided to look for something to eat on St. Cathrine, a street full of different restaurants. There are many Vietnamese/Asian noodle shops as well as Thai, Japanese, Italian, French cousins.

We decided to go with Thai food tonight and it was a little bit disappointing. It took them forever to seat us even though there was barely anyone there. The portion was small and it wasn’t spicy enough for me. The Thai restaurants in Buffalo can easily get it beat.