Wednesday, May 28, 2025
We are off to Montreal. I grew up in upstate New York and we vistied Toronto frequently. I recently took trips to the Canadian Rockies and really enjoyed it. have never been to Montreal. I thought it was time to explore Montreal.
We were flying Air Canada. Typically, I fly on United, both Air Canada and United are part of the Star Alliance. As I sat in the Maple Leaf Lounge at LAX, I couldn’t help but notice a difference in the quality. United has been remodeling their lounges and they feel like giant cafeterias. The food at the Maple Leaf lounge was good and they served it on real plates.
Overall, we were impressed with Air Canada, the terminal wasn’t nearly as crowded, we didn’t spend much time waiting in lines and the staff was extremely friendly nice.
We landed about 8:00 PM and although it took longer than I expected to get an Uber, the drive to Downtown was short. We were staying at the Renaissance hotel. We checked in, dropped our luggage and headed out to find something to eat.
I had bookmarked a few restaurants on Yelp, quickly found one that offered poutine and headed in that direction. As we walked there, I was suprised at the number of people who were out and about 9:00 PM at night. My other impression was that it felt safe and it was a pretty city!
We ended up at Dunn’s and which is known for their smoked meat and poutine. I thought the place was cute, our table looked like a twister board. We shared an order of fish and chips along with an order of poutine. In case you haven’t heard of poutine, it is French with cheese curds and gravy. It is a Canadian specialty, and boy did I love it. I could have it or variations of it on a daily basis.
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