Montral August 2010
This was the second part of the holiday. The road trip from Vermont to Montreal is about 200 miles. The first part in Vermont was slow going until we reached Route 87 but then it was easy with the USA/Canada border a simple formality. Navigating to our hotel in Montreal was interesting but we managed it without incident and parked the car until we were ready to drive back home. The Hotel Sandman is located across the river in Longueuil. It is quite unremarkable, except for being much cheaper than equivalent hotels in Montreal city, conveniently located adjacent to a Metro stop, and having free parking.
Most of the pictures were taken in the Montreal Botanical Garden - possibly the best botanical garden we have been to (and we have been to lots!). We spent plenty of time exploring Montreal on foot and enjoying it's restaurants. You don't have to be able to speak French, but it helps. We were sorry to leave and made the journey back in two days with a stopover in Scranton, PA.