Canada Trip
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.
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
Cool Sherbrooke Map, from tourist office:
Bixi (https://bixi.com/) data:
note: I should have used the monthly pass, I think it would have been cheaper.
date | price | start_time | duration | vehicle_used | start_location | end_location | start_at | end_at | usage_fees | total |
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August 5, 2024 | CA$7.20 | 1:45 PM | 35 min | C00115 | Parc de Dieppe (Pierre-Dupuy) | de la Commune / King | 1:45 PM | 2:20 PM | CA$7.20 | CA$7.20 |
August 5, 2024 | CA$15.20 | 11:25 AM | 1 hr, 15 min, 2 sec | A01192 | Parc Jean-Drapeau (Chemin Macdonald) | Parc Plage | 11:25 AM | 12:40 PM | CA$15.20 | CA$15.20 |
August 4, 2024 | CA$7.40 | 10:01 AM | 36 min, 12 sec | B04650 | Marché Jean-Talon (Casgrain / Shamrock) | 27e avenue / Rosemont | 10:01 AM | 10:37 AM | CA$7.40 | CA$7.40 |
August 4, 2024 | CA$6.80 | 8:49 AM | 33 min, 6 sec | P61968 | St-Hubert / René-Levesque | Marché Jean-Talon (Casgrain / Shamrock) | 8:49 AM | 9:22 AM | CA$6.80 | CA$6.80 |