On the way to Barcelona

The journey to Barcelona was longer than a direct flight might have been, but Z and I don't always like to do things the "normal" way. Our first flight brought us to Montreal with a day-long lay over. What to do in Montreal when you have about ten hours before your next flight? We didn't want to head right into the heart of downtown because we knew that traffic can be gridlock like we've never experienced and we didn't want to miss our flight. So we took an express bus to an area known as Atwater, previously researched by Z before we arrived. Here we found a a little market called Atwater Market. From there we strolled down to the river and took a short walk along it. It was beautiful out, a slight breeze which helped us endure the heat - with the humidity factor it felt like 40C. Considering our flight into Montreal was a red-eye, plus dealing with the time change and all the excitement of the day before, we were both rather tired. The pathway along the river is popular with cyclists, runners and walkers. There are ample places to rest as well, so we found a lovely park bench and took a little snooze. Feeling still tired after the snooze, I was in desperate need for more coffee, so we went into the bakery at the market and got coffee, a couple delicious salads and a croissant. This bakery is amazing. The pastries are all freshly baked on site and were extremely tempting. Using all the self control possible, I managed not to buy anything further. Z was just as tempted and was really eyeing the chocolate mousse dish. After I promised to make some when we get home, he also resisted the temptation.....for now.

Back to the airport for the next leg of our journey. So far, our home country visited and we, with that I mean Z, have had to use our language skills already - French.