Canada Day

July 1st is Canada Day here and it is celebrated much like the 4th of July in the States. There are BBQ's, fireworks, sales and an extra day off of work. One striking difference here is many of the stores are closed so you have to wait until July 2nd to hit any sales! We decided to take the train into Montreal to enjoy the festivities taking place at the Old Port. Arabella loved riding the train and Metro again, she just thinks it is so much fun. It is a more relaxing way to get into the city and in the end the cost is about equal to driving (when you factor in the cost of parking, gas and your time).

It still boggles my mind that at the local train stations you have to walk over the tracks, yes, right over the tracks to get to the platform to wait for the train. I guess there must be something in my litigation brain that throws up red flags about how you could get sued over something like this.

This was also Lori's first time riding the Metro, or any subway for that matter!



There was a lot going on down by the Quays of the Old Port. We watched Yoga in the Park, and Arabella and I even tried a few of the moves. They had concerts, a bouncy house carnival for kids, face painting, motor cross demonstrations, ski jumping demonstrations. And of course there are the restaurants and shops to check out. We had lunch outside in a cafe and enjoyed sangria and Arabella had her favorite, olives, cucumbers and feta cheese.






















Arabella is such a Habs and hockey fan that she wanted her picture taken outside the Bell Center. It is so cute to see her so happy and excited when she saw the hockey player statues, even though when you get close with her she freaks out!

We had a great day even if it was a little on the cool side. We wanted to go and see the fireworks on Beaconsfield, but by the time we got home, we were all so tired that we couldn't walk one more step. Happy Canada Day, Canada!