Day 18 & 19: Markets, Islands, and Fireworks
As I mentioned in the last post, my time in Toronto was more fun than tourist so here I will just list some events of the weekend, mentioning a few stops to visit. […]
As I mentioned in the last post, my time in Toronto was more fun than tourist so here I will just list some events of the weekend, mentioning a few stops to visit. […]
After waking up to the fire alarm being pulled, I headed off to the Ottawa VIA rail station by bus. Thankfully, Google Maps has the greatest feature of navigating one’s […]
Yesterday I learned that it is important to grab (note: free) tickets to see the inside of Canada’s Parliament at 9:00, when they opened. So my Japanese friend and I waited […]
Meeting up with the Japanese tourist, we walked around ByWard Market around 10:00 – the ‘early’ morning created a quiet, friendly atmosphere; only the market sellers and buyers were awake to peruse the […]
The Greyhound bus took me from Montréal to Ottawa. An abundance of spacious greenery and low floating clouds crossed the countryside. Friendly yellow, diamond-shaped signs of hopping deer crossing existed in […]
My last full day in Montréal I was graced with the presence of another female couchsurfer that was also being hosted in the same apartment. We got together and talked about […]
I have decided to combine Saturday and Sunday of my stay in Montréal. Saturday I arrived to Station Beaudry and found my way to Notre Dame of Old Montréal. It […]
Today I finally decided to buy a 3-day city metro pass for $18 CAD. A 1-day pass cost $10 CAD, so this seemed like a good deal; and I found […]
Today I planned to meet up with another couchsurfer named Gabriel, who lived in Montréal and worked at the Biodome. I learned it had penguins and he could get me […]
The first day in the city of Montréal. I planned my trip so as to spend the longest time in Montréal – one week – because I thought it would […]