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After the typical American breakfast at La Quinta Plattsburgh<\/a> We packed up our car again and set off towards Montreal, Canada. Just before merging onto Interstate I-87 N, we stopped at a Lowe's hardware store. While geocaching over the past few days, we'd often found small magnetic boxes, which are actually meant for storing house keys. We bought several different models and are looking forward to hiding them back in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After driving 37 kilometers north, we reached the Canadian border. The officer took his job very seriously and asked numerous questions about our origin, reason for traveling, and return journey. The thoroughness of the check was probably due to the low volume of border traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montreal: Olympic Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our first destination in Montreal was the Olympic Park. We quickly found a parking spot in the residential area and set off, in summery temperatures, towards the Olympic Stadium with its distinctive, leaning 175-meter-high tower. Unfortunately, we didn't have a lot of time and wanted to see as much as possible as quickly as we could. However, that didn't even happen, because everything in the Olympic Park is closed on Mondays. On top of that, there was construction going on everywhere! The 38-year-old stadium certainly needed it. So, we just walked around the stadium, took a few pictures, and then continued on towards the city center.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Olympic Stadium Montreal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The GPS completely misled us here, as the addresses it found were all wrong. We did manage to find our way downtown, though, and headed straight to the tourist information center. There we got a map and personalized advice, including a customized itinerary for our day in Montreal. Excellent service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montreal: Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First on our itinerary was the Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral. It's truly amazing, because it's a smaller version of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. If I hadn't seen it myself, I wouldn't believe it, but it's true. Absolutely beautiful! Truly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Montreal: Mont Royal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From Place Ville Marie and McGill University, we then made our way to the entrance of Mont Royal Park. The university is truly beautiful, idyllically situated on the edge of the mountain (Mont Royal). Then came the steep climb, as Mont Royal is 233 meters high and quite a climb. It was really strenuous, but that was probably due to the warm, humid weather. Once we reached the top, we were truly overwhelmed. The climb is definitely worth it, as the view is simply breathtaking. All the tourists are there, wanting to take your picture. You're constantly being asked if you can have your photo taken, but of course, you're perfectly polite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View of Mont Royal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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McGill University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sculptures\"<\/a>
Sculptures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from Mont Royal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then we headed downhill again to our rental car. Our accommodation for the night was the BEST WESTERN PLUS Brossard<\/a>. A nice hotel, even if it's a bit dated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nach dem typisch amerikanischen Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck im La Quinta Plattsburgh packten wir wieder unser Auto und machten uns auf den Weg Richtung Montr\u00e9al in Kanada. Kurz vor der Auffahrt auf die Interstate I-87 N hielten wir noch bei einem Lowe’s-Baumarkt. Beim Cachen in den vergangenen Tagen fanden wir \u00f6fters kleine magnetische Boxen, welche eigentlich f\u00fcr das Deponieren von 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