To Montreal and Back

Caleb spent a few weeks living in Montreal in June (he was supposed to be there all summer, but that's a long story and is really Caleb's tale to tell).  When we knew he was going to be returning to Knoxville, Terry and I flew up there to meet him and drive back with him.  I was excited to see where he was living.

Here's the view from outside his apartment

And here's the view from inside

We only had one day there, so he gave us a foodie tour of Montreal (this was basically the way I gained all the weight I had lost for Rebecca's wedding in one weekend).  We started out by walking to the closest subway stop:

Caleb told us that one thing he had learned was how he'd really prefer to live in a city where he could drive around instead of taking public transportation.  

Next we visited the old part of the city:

He took us to eat the locally favorite dish - poutine - which is french fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy.  Even though I like those items individually, I was not a fan of the combination.

He also took us for dipped ice cream at La Diperie (a big thumbs up!) at  just one block from his apartment.  The next morning we went to eat at L'Avenue.  This was probably the biggest and best breakfast I have ever eaten!  

Next we jumped in the car and headed back to the U.S.A.  First stop, The Adirondacks.

Caleb decided that he wanted to return via Scranton, of "The Office" fame.  We enjoyed our time in the "Electric City" - eating another enormous meal at an Italian restaurant there.  We took a lovely walk while waiting for our dinner reservation.

And last, but not least, we stopped to see the newlyweds in Virginia and had some fun hiking down by the river.