Canada

Not must to say today, since spent most of it on a a bus. However was getting slightly conserned when the last two stops before aviving at Torronto were Whitby and Scarborough. Had a bad feeling that i may wake up and find myself in Middlesborough.

Fisrt impressions of Toronto (apart from the big CN tower, ITS BIG) is that the place is big and vibrant. The hotel ( how jammy am i getting ) is next to the main square, so position wise is good and there's an internet cafe across the road. Will go walkabout tomorrow.

This is my last day in Montreal, as it was only meant as a means to get to Toronto. However, that doesnt give the place justice. I didnt realise that Montreal is actually an island itself. There is loads to do here and definatly a place to go for a long weekend. Every one speaks english, although they'd rather speak french

Its a good place to walk, altough there is a small but safe tube line you can use

Had Le Dinner down Rue Saint Paul, which is a mass of trendy restaurantsand , art galleries and only an stones throw away from from the square near notre damm, which is a great place to chill out and for Pete and Jason i Had "Tornado Rossini". (In other words i went to the "keg" and had steak)

Long day tomorrow, 7 hrs on a bus to Torronto. Sounds like fun

Its good to Know that my years study of Spanish is to come in to some use. But not today, today im in France, and what French i do remember is now mixed up with my Spanish lingo. I dont know if im saying hello, bonjour or hola now.

Montreal is also a great city to visit, so for my 2 day stop over before having a bit longer in Toronto should be enough

Shopping is tres bizzare non. the shopping center is 3-4 stories below the main shopping street, so if youre not careful youd miss it. The money ive spent so far id wish i had

The people are very frendly here and alot speak English as well as french (although all of the signs are in french). The good news is there are no mimes, looks like canadians dont like them either

So doing the usual with the recommendations of the UPS girl, i headed for the old town and waterside, where there is the usual statues, churches, bars.. Yadda Yadda Yadda... but very nice

Nighttime headed for the Rue up the road, with is littered with tiny bistros all the way down it and every style of food imaginable. Very pleasent but they all speak French. Commo Sa Va just dosent cut it in this town, and neither does Hey How You Doin.....

First problem on my travel journey. The link i want to get to Toronto means that i would have to go back to New York. Since ive decided that theres no going backward. I have 2 choices, head for Albany and stop over on the way to Toronto, or move to Montreal. I had been told that Albany is dull so off to Montreal. Its a 7 hr drive plus customs so i left at 2 pm giving me another day in Boston.

One thing you can say about the road to Montreal theres a lot of trees. I dont mind picturesque views but 7 hrs of driving down a road lined with trees. Insane. Im sure camp chrystal must be around here, and looking at some of the stops on the way its hills have eyes territory as well.

So i arrived in Montreal. I booked a much cheeper hotel on the net. This one turned out to be the Hilton. I walked up to the hotel lined with a assortment of Ferraris and any other other posh car you could think of. There were lots of poeple wearing logos like Mclaren (i didnt dawn on me that the grand Prix had just taken place). Whilst booking in i was presented with a warm cookie freshly baked (dont think ill get that in New Zealand) and theres free internet (its not really but the girl behind the counter let me in the busness suite). She very cute, but French.