Ottawa - Montreal
Skipped breakfast. Did mandatory chile shopping. Had lunch in a Subway and taxied out to the train station.
Train ride was eventless, and arrived in Montreal at pretty much ETA.
Hotel was way nicer than expected at the 140 dollars a night cost, 4 stars on their own scale. Definitely not a business hotel, closer to an apartementos - no complimentary WiFi in the rooms, but a fully functional kitchen instead. Floor’s uneven under the carpeting, and AC even louder than in Ottawa, but then, I ain’t going to spend enough time in the room to really worry about either…
Took a two hour slow walk from the hotel (on Sherbrooke & McGill, so pretty much downtown) to the Old Montreal. Had previously visited the city briefly, so was given the guide-duties immediately. Traipsed through Chinatown, where some very dodgy wares were hawked by street vendors. Ate in an Old Quebec-style restaurant, and found the meal (Meats of the Savage Peoples and some funky local sausages) very good.
Walked towards the nearest Metro-station (very well-camouflaged, but semi-recalled from 2003-trip) and rode back to the hotel. Even though it was in a nicely restaurant-filled area, decided to cap the night with just one beer in the hotel’s own bar. Turned out to be a quite subdued place and the long day, walk, the Griffon from tap and the soundless Episode 1 behind the counter dictated that an early night would be a decent idea.
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