Montreal Part 3 - Day 4

After we made the slow trek back to our hotel we quickly jumped in our beds...which were an interesting layout. The slowest part in planning our trip was coming up with sleeping arrangements. We didn't want to be sleeping in a dump, but are also on a limited college student budget. We were very happy with the price, location, and ratings of Hotel Travelodge, so we booked it. While filling out the room request form, I stated that three adults would be in the room.

Yes, we had bunkbeds. Abby graciously offered to take the top bunk and yes she did have a ladder.

We slept in the following morning only to discover that restaurants in Montreal aren't always open the day following New Year's. After spending a while google searching and coming up with nothing we decided to head back to Eggspectation...which had a 2 hour wait! At this point we were starting to get hangry and decided to wander until we found something. Luckily we found a little crepe/bagel breakfast spot. It wasn't amazing, but it was food and we were hungry!

Once we had food in our stomachs we were excited to start the day! We had exciting plans for that day which were visiting Montreal 1976 Olympic Stadium and exploring the Biodome. We decided to drive to the Olympic Park, which went surprisingly well, saying that Abby's GPS thought we were driving through buildings at some point. The hard part was finding somewhere to park, but after circling almost the entire stadium we finally found a parking lot open! Now the challenge was to find the entrance gates! After looking at several maps and almost getting stuck in a building we finally found it! Unfortunately the stadium was closed(apparently Canadians don't like to work New Year's Day), but the Montreal Tower was open!! 

The Montreal Tower is the tallest inclined tower in the world! It is about 542 feet tall and is on 45 degree-angle.

To be completely honest I was very excited about how we would be getting to the top of the tower, a funicular!! We bought our tickets and boarded the funicular and made the short 2 minute journey to the top. We were amazed by the views and how far we could see. While at the top, they also had a free Photo Booth with the background of the olympic stadium. We each took an individual picture to send to our loved ones back home, but also managed a group photo!

Sorry our heads block the view...

Our next stop was right next door, the Biodome! Abby had seen this the first day and had been dying to go! It actually was pretty cool and it was nice to spend the afternoon inside rather than in the brutal cold! We spent a large part of our day wandering from exhibit to exhibit. Took some selfies and attempted to conquer a fear

Yep...still terrified

Christine, on the other hand, found a new talent.

We begrudgingly said goodbye to our new animal friends and made our way back to the car. We realized that we were at the back of the complex, which was where our car was parked. Being the smart and adventurous individuals we are, we decided to tackle the snow covered stairs. Our hard work paid off, as we popped out right at the car!! We drove back to the hotel and our minds wandered once again to where we would eat! It was Christine's idea to try and find this little Italian place that she had found. Once we had found it, we were starving and were happy to find out we only had a short 15-20 minute wait. The restaurant was packed, but understaffed so it was a little bit of slow service, which we were fine with! We made our waitress's job easy as we all ordered the same entree and Abby and I ordered the same wine!

The trio that eats matching trios

Our entrees were delicious and we couldn't decided which one was our favourite. While waiting for our table we had noticed the yummy looking desserts and had already established that we needed one! We decided to share the tiramisu and it did not disappoint!

Three forks dove into the cake before I could snap a picture!

Our trip was coming to a closing, but we tried to not let that spoil the rest of our night! In the end, I wouldn't have wanted to ring in the New Year with anyone but Abby and Christine!

xoxo, 

Grace