I already posted some impressions fom Montréal Botanical Garden last year. But of course I took tons of images so I thought I'd share some more. More lovely shades fo pink. You can find the entry from last year here. If you ever happen to be in Montréal be sure to visit it and bring plenty of time. It was my most favorite place in Montréal. While it rained most of the three days we've been there this the weather was lovely.
More information can be found on the offical site of the Montréal Botanical Garden / Jardin botanique. (Dear people from the Montréal Botanical Garden, if you think about giving your website a new design drop me a line...it screams 'redesign me'...)
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Showing newest posts with label Canada. Show older posts
Canada 2008: Pinks at Montréal Botanical Garden
Canada 2008: Rivière-du-Loup - Montréal
May 16th to May 18th: Some impressions from our way from Rivière-du-Loup to Montréal... 
We spend one night in the car with our sleeping bag at this lovely parking site (somewhere on Rue Notre Dome, maybe around Champlain) as we couldn't find a nice motel on our way...this was taken the next morning at sunset when we were about to leave...it was a cold but wonderful night... 
Canada 2008:Halifax - Woodstock - Rivière-du-Loup
May 14th: Nuremberg - Halifax
After we arrived in our Motel in Halifax and after we had to change the room several times, we headed to the supermarket for a take-out dinner and had a low-key evening in our room...
May 15th: Halifax - Woodstock
Old school traveling with a map - no navigation system.
On our first day in Canada we discovered Tim Hortons. This was my favorite breakfast for the next 4 weeks, a plain grilled bagel with cream cheese...we miss our Timmy terribly!
Next stop: Woodstock
May 16th: Woodstock - Rivière-du-Loup
Time for a little break and a nap in the car. People stopped with their car and asked if everything was alright or if we needed help...we were overwhelmed by the Canadian friendliness...
I can't remember where these were taken but I just loved the signs.
We had the most amazing picnic by the Saint Lawrence River. Posted about this already a year ago.
And discovered this lovely motel in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, which I had also already posted about last year. The images I took there are some of my favorite images from the whole vacation.
Canada on my mind
As I said, I'd be more than pleased if I could escape from my everyday life and work at least for a long weekend these days. A little break, a few days off would be awesome. And this lovely hotel I had posted two days ago looks more than inviting...but to be true, on my mind and in my heart there is still Canada.
Yesterday, a year ago we were sitting on a plane with the most lovely view to this sea of clouds and ice crystals on the window...only to land a few ours later in Halifax, spend 4 great weeks on the road and discover and fall in love with this country. Oh, I wish to go back.
There are tons of images I've taken but not edited yet (yes, shame on me that I haven't managed to do this within 12 months!) and I plan to share some of the images I've never uploaded to remember the great time we had and the lovely places we've been to within the next 4 weeks. My little homage to this beautiful country.
Gananoque Provincial Inn
I most definitely have a preference for Motels with nice chairs. We decided on impulse to extend our stay at the Gananoque Provincial Inn for one more night and spend the day relaxing and doing basically nothing at the small town of Gananoque...the cosy room and the lovely chairs sure did push making this decision. It was an awesome slow day. I only can recommend staying there on your route from Montréal to Toronto. Or whenever you pass this area and are looking for a nice place to stay...
Motel Au Vieux Fanal, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
I fell in love with the exterior of this Motel in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. I'm pretty sure you all can see why. I wish I could take some of these chairs home... Does anyone know where they are from?
The Motel's website is www.motelauvieuxfanal.com but it doesn't do the beauty of the Motel justice at all. Well, at least from the outside. I haven't seen any of the rooms from the inside. But who needs a room anyway if you can sit on one of those awesome chairs, sip a cold beer or cola and watch the sunset over the beautiful St. Lawrence River? 
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