Onto Montreal, September 2

 September 2

   We left the B and B in Ottawa and drove Route 50 to Montreal, thinking it would be a more scenic route and not a big highway. We are not sure that it was more scenic and it was also a highway, but not crowded.

    As per a recommendation we stopped at Smoke Meat Pete's a famous smoked meat place of Montreal. We were told that Montreal is famous for the different spices used in their smoked meats, possibly clove. At any rate, we stopped there and had smoked meat sandwiches which were very full. 

Then we drove into Montreal. Realizing we were too early to check into Gingerbread Manor B & B, we went to Mont Royal Park. The last time we were here you could drive to the center overlook. We did drive to a smaller overlook and then drove to a parking lot more in the center of the park where, had we had the time, we could have walked to the other overlook. We parked and sat in the shade (81 degrees) and waited about an hour.

From Mont Royal looking toward the Olympic Stadium

Then we checked into the B and B on Laval Street. We reserved a garage space behind the building in an alley. It required tricky backing up. The room we have on the second floor is gorgeous, but, once again, we share a bathroom. However, on day 1, we are the only ones on the floor.

After checking in and taking a little rest, we walked in the neighborhood to a pedestrianized area and ate at a Venezuelan restaurant, Arepera and had arepas which were truly delicious. Both of us had shredded chicken salad made with avocado, not mayonnaise. We split a plate which had rice, black beans and plantains, too.

Pedestrianized area