Canada was great. We left last Thursday for Montreal. The drive is about 6 or 7 hours. We drove from the very bottom tip of NY State and drove North across the complete length of the state. It was quite the drive. I am amazed at how beautiful Upstate New York is. We drove past the Catskills and through the Adirondacks. The scenery really made the drive length seem short.
We arrived into Montreal in the late evening. We traveled with Gil's friend Ben. He made all the arrangements, and as we drove up we were interested in the hotel we were staying at. The impression was that we would be staying at a quaint bed and breakfast. Well.....
It was indeed a bed and breakfast run by two gay gentlemen who did not seem to own a shirt. The technical term was "guest house". That translates into many gay men staying in a huge house with shared bathrooms. To top off our surprise we were given a tour highlighting a "clothing optional" hot tub and roof deck. Now dont get me wrong, I am very liberal and believe in people being free to express themselves however. But when you are expecting a B&B, meaning bed and breakfast, and you get B&B, meaning, Bare-As* & Boozed up shirtless gay men, you are sorta kinda thrown for a loop. We made the best of it, meaning we were able to weasel our way of out 3 nights to 2 nights.
Montreal was groovy. Canada is all about their outdoor seating. Every meal we ate was outside, and the weather was perfect. We climbed Mount Royal and got a great view of the skyline, and we really enjoyed Old Montreal, which looked just like old Europe.
We then drove to Ottawa, which is Canada's Washington D.C. The town was energetic, gorgeous and amazing. Not to mention we stayed at a Holiday Inn, yah!!! They have great government buildings modeled after English architecture.
Next, we drove through Toronto and had dinner on our way to Niagara Falls. Toronto is groovy and I can't wait to spend more time there. The CN Tower was cool.
We ended our trip in Niagara Falls. The falls are breathtaking. The town surrounding it is breathtakingly TACKY!! There is like a town of everything cheesy...wax museums, Hard Rock Cafe's and all those other chains, loud music, and streets and streets of food chains. There are sky scraper hotels and 40 story casinos lit like Las Vegas. Not to mention a gigantic ferris wheel. A tourist circus indeed...
The Falls made it worth it. There was a great walking path giving such great views. There is a great mist all around. It was very cool.
We are now back in the City. Canada was a great road trip. I will be back and suggest it for others as well.
Here are some pics...
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