Getting to Freddie: Montréal Layover + Final Flight

Bonjour tout le monde,

Here's the down low on the 2nd half of our journey to Fredericton. Enjoy!

After a sleepy Executive Class flight, we finally landed (in Canada! :D),  and shuffled our way to customs. Though Paris didn't get sent through immigration, I did. Luckily, it earned me a passport stamp and entry into Montreal!

When we made it through, we stashed our baggage in the cloak room and hit the ATM to withdraw some CLEAR MONEY! I could look at Canadian currency all day long, it's so pretty.

Also, it was so much cheaper to use the ATM then than the exchange counter, and since the exchange rate favors the U.S. dollar, In this case, we actually made CAD using the ATM.

Next, we bought our 747 24 hour passes and headed into the city, which was a great deal: $9 each, compared to $38 flat rate for a cab.

My new camera took such good shots, even while the bus was moving!

First Stop: China Town!

Because of Saint-Jean Babtiste, Quebec's Fête Nationale, there was a big celebration going on downtown.

Being as ravenous as we were, we headed right to 'OhDumpings' instead of watching, though.

Service was really fast, and the waiter was very polite.

We started off with delicious and creamy watermelon and mango bubble teas.

Best. I've. Ever. Had.

For the main meal, we had amazing Pork, Vegetable and Shrimp Dumplings.

We were literally able to watch the women hand-crimp the dumplings and make our teas.

They were just so tender and juicy. I could live off of them...To read my Urban Spoon review of Oh Dumplings,  click here!

After our delectable lunch, we headed to Old Montreal to take pictures of the architecture.

 

Everything was really beautiful, but we were too tired to thoroughly enjoy it. After just a few hours we headed back to the airport to sleep off the jet lag.

Flattering, I know... After a few hours rest we had dinner at the unremarkable Moe's Deli and Bar. 

I had French Onion Soup.

 

Paris had the Montreal Burger with fries and slaw. To read my Urban Spoon review of Moe's, click here!

Once we were done, we sat. and sat. and sat... Due to weather our little bitty plane was delayed. Plus, our gate got moved twice!

Once we were airborne, though, we were able to see the city lights, and even a few Fête Nationale fireworks from above.

After over 30 hours of travel, we landed safely in Fredericton at around midnight. Gillian, our host, picked us up at the little airport and had everything set up for us when we arrived.

We went right to sleep.

Final thoughts: I am so glad to be here in Freddy! Also, I'd love to come back to Montreal with Matt and give it our full attention for a few days. 

Thanks for reading everyone!