Year Two Day Sixty Eight - Place Jacques Cartier

Dear all, 

Still in the gorgeous Montreal, we stepped out today and explored the fabulous Place Jacques Cartier in The Old Town in Montreal! http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/tour/etape6/eng/6fena.htm 

The plaza is covered in artists stalls, musicians and performers and it provided the perfect central point for the Old Town. We stopped off in several of the many bustling restaurants over the course of our trip. The first was Restaurant Le Fripon http://www.lefripon.com/ where we contemplateled dinner with a large plate of nachos and some cold beers. 

The boys decided to try some of the intriguingly named 'Midnight Sun' ale (http://midnightsunbrewing.com/), a Canadian beer that (no.. it can't be possible) no one had ever heard of. It was quite good, dark as night and got the thumbs up from Darren and Vince!

It really is a lovely spot - my photographic skills probably don't do it justice, especially after a 'demi' or two but hopefully you get the gist of what to expect on a lovely balmy in downtown Montreal.. 

Kerry and I also managed to explore the 'Rue D'Artistes' - a small alley way full of stalls, shops and gorgeous boutiques that took right after their namesake. 

Down a small corridor, there was a gorgeous outdoor gallery with an amazing atrium covered in ivy with a spiral staircase that run up and out from the market area. It was quite unusual to see something like this in Canada ( but very common in Europe) and was an absolute delight. 

Then, more food - this time at a local Pizzeria - Bella Vita. 

We had a wonderful night of (many)pizzas and (many) jugs of sangria.. It was fabulous!

Montreal is amazing and I urge everyone to visit if they have the chance! J'adore Montreal!