Day 47 Quebec (again) As there were two other ships in port today our ship was not at the main dock just off Old Quebec. We were about a 10 minute walk away. There was shuttle transport to the old town hall for those less mobile. After breakfast we headed into Old Quebec. We were quite surprised that the pretty little main street in Old Quebec did not have a lot of people filling the street so we were able to get some good photos. It was still rather earl...

Day 46 Cruise Number 2 Packed up and ready to go we called a taxi to take us to the temporary cruise terminal. We managed to go through immigration and check-in quite quickly. We only had about half an hour to wait before they began boarding the ship. The Veendam is about the same size as our previous ship, Zaandam, but the way they number the decks is different. We are once again on the Main Deck but this time it is deck 5 whereas last time it was deck ...

Day 45 Montreal (Day Three - Fri) We woke to a rainy day today. From our advantage point we could see people moving around with umbrella and raincoats so we did the only thing possible. We went back to bed! We had inside information that the rain would lift around 11am. So after the second rise and having breakfasted, we headed out. We were off to the Biodome today. The Biodome was an easy 3km walk from our accommodation, mostly through Parc Maisonneuve...

Day 44 Montreal (Day Two - Thurs) Today we headed west to an area that was settled post WWII by the Italians, hence it is known as Little Italy. The bus dropped us off at the start of the main street filled with cafes and restaurants. This is where we came across Uncle Pete's café. Unfortunately, we had no time to taste his delights! We then turned and headed up to what we had been told are the best open air markets in Montreal (possibly the only ones)...

Day 43 Montreal (Day one) The day started with returning the car at the downtown rental office. Vince had checked the route on google maps but Daniel also gave directions. While driving in the tunnel beneath the city google said take the right exit but Daniel had said take the left exit. As Daniel's initial instructions were different to google and had got us where we needed to be we decided to follow his directions. Not a smart move. What was supposed to ...