Just an absolutely beautiful day. We set out after our wonderful Embassy Suites buffet breakfast to Mont Real - the mountain for which the city is named. We tried two different vistas - the second being the most spectacular, but involved a bit of walking.
We enjoyed the views as well as the exploits of two daredevil unicyclists before heading back down to Lac aux Castors - I was only able to translate that as "Beaver Lake" because of my run-in with the Beaver Tail dessert a few evenings prior.
We had lunch in a building next to the lake and I was delighted when we were asked to move out of the Bistro area and back into the Cafeteria area - thrilled because we were asked in French and I was able to understand reasonably well. I'm sure my delight confused the poor waiter who asked us to move.
In the afternoon, Rachelle came to hang out with us again and we did more exploring in Vieux Montreal - including a horse-drawn carriage ride (at Claire's request) and then stopped briefly by the Montreal Jazz Festival. Sydney's highlight was the flower-shaped mango on a stick.
Dinner out and a walk along the river at sunset concluded our day. We are really loving this city.
The only oddity of the day was the realization from time to time that we were "missing" all the 4th of July celebrations back home. I guess it's one of the few days it's better not to be in another country.
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