We had an uneventful drive north, which turned increasingly pleasant as we drove up the Northway above Albany. The trip was a hair more than 7 1/2 hours, with lunch and charging…faster than the trip to Stowe! Our hotel, the Alt Montreal, is new seeks to be stylish, in a minimalist sort of way. ButContinue reading “O Canada!”
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A Day in Old Montreal
We started the day with chow from our millennial-friendly hotel “cafe.” Things could only go up from here. Here’s Sue trying digest her croissant. We had driven straight to the hotel the night before, and needed a bit of a charge. There is a “supercharger” near old Montreal: you drive into a pay garage andContinue reading “A Day in Old Montreal”
Is La Malbaie a Bad Bay?
Up bright and early for the journey up the Saint Lawrence. The Autoroute between Montreal and Quebec City is kind of a joke: narrow lanes, no shoulders, terrible pavement, and bumper to bumper traffic. Once across the Pierre Laporte Bridge just west of Quebec, we circled the city to the north and were soon backContinue reading “Is La Malbaie a Bad Bay?”
Four Winds
So today brought us to the reason for the trip: Les Jardins de Quatre Vents, a private garden open only four days each year. Sue and I had coffee on the terrace overlooking the river, then we took the short drive to the garden. We were reconciled to a tour in French, but there wereContinue reading “Four Winds”