Canada 2026 Part IV

Next up on our tour of Montreal was the Olympic Village. This was pretty neat, but not necessarily a must do.

Mom and I checked out the botanical gardens while the kids watched a movie at the planetarium and Josh wandered around.

Then we all did the Biodome. This was pretty cool but there were hundreds of children there for day camp so it was crazy. 

 

We were super hungry by this point and took the Metro (and a not very nice bus) to Schwartz's Deli. We had to wait about 30 minutes but it was so worth it.

After our daily rest back at the hotel we were out again to Surprise! go eat.

Another day another Korean corndog. This was just an appetizer before dinner.

Last supper-Joa Cuisine Coreenne. We had a bunch of different things to share

Fried Chicken Cup Bap

U-Dong Stir Fry

After dinner we walked around a bit and caught some more Cirque shows.

And ended the night watching some line dancing.

Great ending to a wonderful trip! Next up, the Adirondacks :)

Canada 2026 Part III

We started the day with a very unwelcome fire alarm around 4:30 am. All was well but it was not a pleasant way to begin! Since we were basically up for the day at this point we got going and stopped for a bagel on our way to Mont Royal.

St. Viateur Bagel

Then we walked and walked and walked to get to the top!

And just when we thought we couldn't walk anymore we hiked up to the cross.

 

Next up was lunch-we went to the Jean Talon Market where there were lots of options to choose from. Mom and I split some poutine, Ike had a sausage and some kind of sushi, and Josh and Dave split tacos.

Back to the hotel-we played this game a bunch during our stay.

Next thing you know it's time to eat again :) 

Dinner at La Brasserie Des Artistes (a French restaurant). We ate very well this night. Josh and I split the special beef stroganoff. Yum!

After dinner we headed back to the water for some cookies the boys had wanted to try and to see the ferris wheel. 

 

And because we weren't exhausted enough Ike convinced me to go check out the Cirque show.

Canada 2026 Part II

We got up bright and early to walk around the Old Town. It's so beautiful! We went all around and hit up a market before viewing the Notre Dame Basilica. This place was breathtaking. 

We realized we were fairly close to China Town again and Ike really wanted some soup dumplings on this trip so we headed to Sammi and Soupe Dumpling. We tried lots of stuff including the dumplings and some pan fried ones. Everything was delish.

Back to rest for a bit at the hotel, then we were back at it and headed to the Underground Mall.

It was toasty this afternoon so it was nice to get a break from the heat and walk around indoors. They had crazy stores and most of it really was underground! Since we were close to this tourist attraction-The Ring we stopped by before going back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.

This garden area was right by our hotel and every night they had something different going on. Karaoke, games, line dancing. It was really cool!

Dinner at Pizzeria Dei Compari, another fabulous meal. 

Mom and Ike went to watch the Cirque stuff going on but the rest of us were exhausted and called it a night!

Canada 2026 Part I

For our family trip this summer we decided to head north to Canada! First stop on the trip was a round at TPC Osprey in Toronto.

 

The PGA had just played at this course a couple weeks before we went and it was in impeccable shape! Beautiful course and the guys had a blast.

We stopped for the night and then drove the rest of the way to Montreal where we spent 4 nights at the Tru by Hilton-great location right by a Metro station.

My mom met us but her plane was delayed so we walked around and got a feel for the city.

We really enjoyed China Town in San Francisco and felt the same way about Montreal. We came back several times.

This Korean corndog from Chungchun was crazy. We had the girl working make it how she would eat it and it was delicious!

More views from walking around.

We finally found Mom and grabbed dinner at 3 Amigos which was recommended by mom's Uber driver. Kind of random to get in Montreal but it was delicious!