It started raining so we wimped out and headed indoors for some drinks. Apparently it was happy hour so we were pleasantly surprised when the waitress brought us an extra beer each.
Unfortunately the rain didn't stop for the next two days! I don't usually mind the rain, but consistent, pouring down, soak your shoes rain when you're on holiday is a bit of a pain.
We stayed dry in Notre Dame cathedral, which was absolutely gorgeous.
As it was noon (somewhere) we decided to hide out from the rain some more in a nice cafe in old Montreal.
The thought of smoked meat cheered us a little as we trudged through the rain towards Schwartz's. We had to queue for 15 minutes or so but it was definitely worth the wait! I was also pleasantly surprised with how friendly our waiter was as I've heard that they can be rather crusty and rude.
Our original plan was to visit Schwartz's and then climb Mount Royal, but the rain clouds didn't co-operate.
Once we had warmed up and dried off, we went to see the Montreal Canadiens play the Buffalo Sabres in a pre-season game. None of the Brits had ever seen a hockey game but seemed to enjoy it. I'm not a hockey expert in the least but I hope I was able to explain the concepts of icing and offside.
We had a bit of a stress trying to find somewhere to eat before the game (we didn't), so this $9.00 foam finger was my way of cheering up my husband. (Sally bought one too for Dean) :)
we didn't really have enough time to see even a small amount of what Montreal has to offer. But I did manage to enjoy two Montreal bagels while we were in the city! They were as delicious as I remember. Unfortunately we ran out of time to get to either Fairmount or St Viateur bagels to buy a few dozen as I had planned. We were in a bit of a rush to get to our next destination and I didn't feel right asking the entire group to make a detour just for me. Travelling with a group has its rewards but it can be hard too sometimes...
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