We were regular yearly visitors to Montreal back when we lived in Boston, usually driving up for the long Columbus Day weekend every October. And we always had a good time. It was nice to back once again. The weather was perfect, almost too warm at 75. We never expected such temperatures here this time of year. And tomorrow it will be in the eighties! As we sail up the St Lawrence the temps will go down and be back in the fifties.
Anyway, over the years we have seen most of the usual Montreal sights, so we decided to take the Metro and visit the rather new Montreal Holocaust Museum. It is small and very well done. After going through the museum we took the Metro back downtown and walked up Rue Crescent. It’s filled with bars and restaurants. One restaurant we had many meals at over the years is gone: La Troika, a Russian themed place. But our favorite watering hole, the Sir Winston Churchill Pub is still going strong. I was going here 45 years ago! We sat outside on the balcony. Wine for Elaine with her crab cakes; Creemore Springs Premium Lager for me with my chicken Caesar salad. All good!
Then we took a rather long casual walk down Ste Catherine’s Street, Montreal’s main shopping street, back towards the hotel. It was bustling! We stopped to buy some water and wine before nap time. After naps, it was wine and snacks on the balcony.
Dinner tonight will be Bocata, a wine bar specializing in tapas or small plates. It looks excellent. Reports tomorrow.
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Glad to hear you all arrived safely. It sounds like great weather and great food to go along with it. Have fun guys. CiCi
Ah, what a shame. No more Troika. We found this restaurant after the Russian one that we loved closed in another part of Montreal. The head waiter looked like Rudolph Nureyev. We had always found Montreal hotter than expected. We were there for many film festivals over our Labor Day weekends. Oh, the croissants, mochas and Old Monreal French restaurants. I envy your stay there. Nice jumping off point for your fabulous cruise. Weather is still gorgeous here. I wish you smooth sailing.
What delightful weather indeed!! Sounds marvelous….happy sailing!!