Day 24 & 25. Montreal Canada to Lake Placid New York State

Got the bus from Montreal to Burlington Vermont. Picked up the hire car and proceeded to get lost using the Hertz GPS system, the most rediculous GPS I have ever used. Thanks to Vicki's map reading skills we ended up in Elizabeth Town New York instead of roaming around in Vermont any longer for no reason.

Roadside market near Montpellier with loads of pumkins getting ready for Halloween, loads of pumkins at every turn.

First covered bridges we saw in Vermont

Scenery while travelling through Vermont, sometimes lost sometimes not..

Almost got unlost but the bridge was closed so we had to turn back again.

Historic round church in Montpellier

Charlotte Sailing centre wher we took the ferry from Vermont to New York state

Morning foggy scene heading from Elizabethtown to Lake Placid

Lake Placid, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics

Lake Placid boat house

 Mirror Lake with some autumn leaves

Day 21 & 22. Montreal

Montreal, very difficult to get around as the freeway system is in terrible condition and I have never seen so much road work with detours and road closures in my life.

The old city of Montreal, not as nice as old Quebec but interesting just the same.

 Lots of restaurants, we chose this one for breakfast

City hall

The Chateau Ramezay, There is more than 500 years of history in this building, it was the first building in Canada to be classified an historic monument and was recognised as an important historic site by the daughters of the American Revolution.

Old Montreal street scenes

Olympic stadium and athletes village, the stadium is hardly used but is being renovated, the village has been turned into apartments and is also being renovated. The Biosphere which was built for the 1970's World fair.

The Underground shopping mall that stretches across the entire city that allows shopping to be done in winter without leaving the railway system.

Part of the decaying freeway system that is being rebuilt during the non winter months. Part of one overpass colapsed and killed 3 people a couple of years ago which has got the Govt more interested in the repairs        

Day 20. Quebec

Quebec City, a beautifull city with the old city in the centre.
Montmorency falls which are one and a half times higher than Niagara Falls.

Local shop on a small island off Quebec city and a view back to the ship with the city in the background

Quebec Parliament house and the Citadel that was used to protect the city

Street scenes from old Quebec

The beautiful Chateau Frontenac, the centre piece of the city

 

Day 19, Saguenay

The welcome committee at Saguenay, it was really nice to have the whole dock area set up in tradtional costume for our arrival.

Wood carver and some of his carvings in the arrival hall

The old paper mill and hydro power station that was destroyed by flood

One of the buildings has been restored and turned into a museum

Back on board the ship for our silver service lunch in the beautifull Pinnacle Grill restauraunt

Painters at work on the ships funnels while in port

Sunst when leaving port and the ststue of Mary that is 25feet tall that was errected in three pieces on the cliff by a man that survived falling into the fiord.