Yesterday, Santa Claus arrived in Montreal! And to make the special occasion, Montreal had its annual Le defile du Pere-Noel or Santa Claus Parade. Since this was the 60th year for the parade, it was a pretty big deal. We decided to take the train into Montreal instead of driving and fighting with traffic or finding a place to park. It worked out perfectly since we only had to walk 2 blocks and we were right in the middle of the action and it was really cold and windy!! We arrived early, so we checked out the animated window at Ogilvy (a department store) and then decided to to so "window shopping" inside to get warm from the cold. After that, we decided to grab a late breakfast and then stake our claim on the sidewalk for a prime, front row seat of the parade. Once we were all bundled up and Arabella was in her stroller with her down foot muff...I actually wish I had it to sit in...we waited for the parade to start. Once it started, it was great. Arabella loved every minute of it, except for the life sized snowmen - they freaked her out - and she was asking for more once it was over! We had so much fun and it is a great way to get into the holiday spirit, I think that this will be a family tradition for us!
Ogilvy's Window
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