Canada Trip

đź”™ 2024-08-10

Sunday 2024-07-21

Travel to Canada, departure from Orly Airport, Paris, France at 11:00.

Arrived at Montreal Airport, Canada around 13:00.

AĂ©ronavette to the Sherbrooke hotel.

Monday 2024-07-22

Discovering the Provigo supermarket!

2024-07-24

Visiting Mont Bellevue. They have a ski station there !

Trying the poutine at “Au Roi Du Coq Rôti”

2024-07-25

(re) Watched Guardians of the Galaxy at Belvédère park - it was an animation by the city of Sherbrooke.

2024-07-27

Sherbus to discover Sherbrooke and its surroundings. We went to Bishop’s University.

History Museum of Sherbrooke (very small)

Little Walk to Crémerie de l’Est

Then (re) watched Deadpool at La Maison du Cinema

2024-07-28

Biking to Magog, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, North Hatley, Lennoxville, and back to Sherbrooke.

https://n4n5.dev/sportiva/activity/12004039693/

https://n4n5.dev/sportiva/activity/12006010585/

2024-07-30

Went to Vertige escalade - very nice climbing gym (a renovated church)

2024-08-01

Very little shopping at the massive Carrefour de l’Estrie

2024-08-02

Little sweet snack at Patisserie Duquette

Walked to and in the Bois Beckett

Then went to the very classy park of Domaine-Howard

And ate at OMG Resto

2024-08-03

Last day at Sherbrooke.

Took the Limocar to Montreal.

Went to the Parc de la Fontaine and then to the famous La Banquise to eat a traditional “poutine”

2024-08-04

Went to Marché Jean Talon using Bixy bike !

  • Jardin Botanique
  • Insectarium
  • BiodĂ´me
  • Planetarium

Olympic Stadium

Took the metro back to the hotel

Ate at Café Santropol - really cute & cosy

2024-08-05

Metro to Parc jean Drapeau

Biosphère

Biking in the park : https://n4n5.dev/sportiva/activity/12069654500/

Little climbing at Café Bloc

Ate at Maynard

2024-08-06

Went to the famouse museum Pointe-à-Callière, very useful to learn the history of Montreal (but a little bit repetitive).

Took a little cruise on the Saint-Laurent river

Tour port de Montréal

Ate at Marché Bonsecours

Belvédère Kondiaronk (Mont Royal)

L’Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal to see the sunset

Final climbing Bloc Shop Hochelaga

2024-08-07

Last day

Ate at the meat-lover’s paradise Ruben’s


Cool Sherbrooke Map, from tourist office:

Sherbrooke map

Bixi data:

note: I should have used the monthly pass, I think it would have been cheaper.

datepricestart_timedurationvehicle_usedstart_locationend_locationstart_atend_atusage_feestotal
August 5, 2024CA$7.201:45 PM35 minC00115Parc de Dieppe (Pierre-Dupuy)de la Commune / King1:45 PM2:20 PMCA$7.20CA$7.20
August 5, 2024CA$15.2011:25 AM1 hr, 15 min, 2 secA01192Parc Jean-Drapeau (Chemin Macdonald)Parc Plage11:25 AM12:40 PMCA$15.20CA$15.20
August 4, 2024CA$7.4010:01 AM36 min, 12 secB04650Marché Jean-Talon (Casgrain / Shamrock)27e avenue / Rosemont10:01 AM10:37 AMCA$7.40CA$7.40
August 4, 2024CA$6.808:49 AM33 min, 6 secP61968St-Hubert / René-LevesqueMarché Jean-Talon (Casgrain / Shamrock)8:49 AM9:22 AMCA$6.80CA$6.80