Postcards from Montreal - Day 7

Today's our last full day in Montreal.  It's a beautiful day - partly sunny and in the 50's - a perfect day to walk the city.  So, I put on my boots and set out to see as much as possible on foot.  I logged over 10 miles walking today - some of it was an uphill battle.  Really...it was uphill...and a good leg workout:)

I headed back on foot to the area we were in last night.  In addition to Schwartz's, the place Eric got smoked meat, it has an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, etc.  I love the more local feel of this area. Lots of locals.  The Canadian police were trotting down the street on their horses.  One policeman saw me trying to take a picture, so he stopped and posed :)  I also encountered the sidewalk cleaners. Two enloaders with hoses on their scoopers overtook the sidewalk.  I waited it out in a shop doorway.

I ventured off onto a side street.  I found myself in a Portuguese area with some shops.  Tucked in the midst was a small Hongrois (Hungarian) restaurant.  I would have stopped in for an early lunch, but they do not open until dinner.  I also found a great little Hongrois market.

I walked back towards downtown and made my way to Montreal's equivalent of Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Did a little window shopping and walked back towards the hotel.

After a quick recharge, I headed down to Old Montreal for lunch. I stopped in to a very nice French restaurant for soup and a salad. Delicious! Then, back out for one final walk thru the cobblestone streets.

In the evening, Eric and I headed to Little Italy. We found a nice neighborhood Italian restaurant on a side street. Our waitress brought us some of their special homemade peppers in oil to try on our pasta. It was fantastic! She left a pretty big bowl of it with us. I wanted her to know how much we appreciated this gesture. So, I put the peppers and oil on everything -- and lots of it. In fact, I was doing my best to finish off the bowl so she wouldn't be disappointed. About the time we had it down to about 1/3 left (it was a big bowl), a waiter stopped by to see if we were done with the sauce so he could take it on to the next table. The waiter looked into the bowl and very politely said, "oh, you really liked the pepper sauce? " It seems that bowl of special sauce was meant for everyone. I wanted to crawl under the table. Not to mention, that much pepper sauce causes major heartburn later :(

After dinner, we made one final drive up to Mont Royal to see the city lights at night. We also drove thru the city looking at lights. It is a beautiful city!!!

If you ever get a chance to visit, do it. I LOVE Montreal! I look forward to coming back in the summer sometime soon. But, for now, I'm anxious to get home and see the kids, the pets, family and friends.

Au Revoir Montreal!






These boots were made for walking:

French restaurant

Back side of our hotel: