Happy birthday to my favourite son
- was it only 16 years ago that you came into our lives
?
Breakfast was a bit of a disaster as the (new) oven burnt the cinnamon rolls! (Not my fault, of course! )
After breakfast, we drove to MEC - a mountaineering/outdoor pursuits store!
First things first, coffee was needed and the hungry teen also needed more food - in his case this was fruit with yoghurt and honey!
We wandered off - F found some great bargains on the sale rail (a pair of shorts and 3 t-shirts) while J got some cycling sleeves (don't ask
)
We then headed back to the apartment!
When we got back, the bands were put on wrists (no tickets needed
) and off we went again!
We all took the metro and got off at Berri-UQAM - and then split up. The boys went to find lunch there before heading to the Osheaga Festival whilst F and I changed stations to go back to the Eaton Centre.
F fancied what O had yesterday - teriyaki salmon. I had veggie sushi again and a mango smoothie.
F wanted to visit the Waxwork place - so we did
No Trump waxwork yet!
Some of them were well done, some we had no idea who they were, and others were frankly little like who they were meant to be!
Lots of movie stars - I stood a better chance at recognition here!
Having said that, some Canadian history has rubbed off on us over the years as we knew a lot of the names on the historical section!
They had a wax hand activity - for C$10. F was thrilled to have a go. Basically she had her hand dipped in wax - she chose how she holds her hand for sucking her fingers! Then the wax glove was eased off and then dipped in coloured wax.
It was a good use of $10! Just hope we get it home in one piece!
I got an iMessage off O - he must have got close to the stage! For the uneducated this is Zara Larsson! He was keen to see her!
Good to see he got fed too
We then went to Notre-Dame Cathedral - my choice of activity!
There was a bit of a queue as you had to pay to go in (a very reasonable C$10). It was spectacular inside.
I love stained glass windows! Shame about the more modern Exit sign though
The wood carvings were very intricate too!
It was very busy as you might expect. Definitely worth a visit!
We walked down to the Vieux Port. You can just make out the Biodome in the distance. The concert was taking place near there.
The Montreal Eye is not yet complete! There are lots of attractions - a zipline (F decided not to go on it as I wouldn't (I do a lot of things outside my comfort zone but having done ziplining when I went to Las Vegas I swore I would never do it again! ), a climbing pirate boat, an escape room to name a few!
There had also been the men's race of the World Triathlon Series so lots of roads had been blocked off!
There was also the Ribfest! As non meat eaters not really our thing
It was very popular though with long queues for some stalls! They all proudly had notices about the prizes they had won at various festivals all over North America!
We had decided on Eggspectation for dinner so wandered through the streets to get there as we were starting to get peckish.
F had fried eggs, Lyonnais potatoes and toast! She declared it was delicious!
I had a grilled cheese with maple dressed caramelized apples and onions, fries and salad! A strange combination but very tasty! I haven't needed to eat since then though
This cost C$23 and I left a C$7 tip! No dessert needed!
On the way to the metro we cane across a Christmas shop! Lots of customers!
We got a Canadian beaver tree ornament!
We caught the metro back.
I did a wash as I was on my last pair of underwear
Now I am trying to stay awake to let the boys in! Only one set of keys so we obviously had them!