Canada Day 5

I did a little birdwatching while everyone got ready. Then we headed into town. We went to a famous bagel shop for breakfast. Then we stopped by an area where Ellis served his mission and saw some houses and the church. We also checked out a store that they have here called Canada Tire. Then Ellis and Lexy went to meet some friends and we split up. While they did that we went to a handicraft museum built in a giant old church. It had lots of cool items. Next we got lunch at a stuffed baguette restaurant. From there we headed to a big nature park and hiked around. We saw a frog, a groundhog, a garter snake, many mushrooms, insects, birds and plants. After our hike we went to see the Montreal Temple and finished the day with ice cream for dessert.

Canada Day 4

From Uncle Andy.  "In Montreal I started the day birdwatching and once everyone got ready we headed into town. We went to a famous farmers market and got quiche and juice for breakfast and walked through all the stands. Next we parked near downtown and walked around exploring including seeing the mission home and various buildings both old and new. We got Poutine for lunch at a popular restaurant. Layer we went to the Biosphere indoor zoo and saw lots of different animals. While there we also saw the Olympic Stadium. Next we went to a giant mountain in the middle of the city called Mont Royale and hiked up to a viewing area where you can see the city below. We also saw a groundhog up there. For dinner we went to a restaurant in the shape of a giant orange where we got dinner plus orange juleps. Not satisfied we got dipped ice cream cones at a local favorite spot to end the day."

California Duncan's Day 3

An update on their vacation from Uncle Andy.  "We spent the next day making our way from New Hampshire to Montreal. I did some pre-travel birdwatching and saw a Pine Warbler plus a toad. We got breakfast at a country diner then drove across to Barre Vermont. On the way we stopped at a covered bridge and at a prop bridge that was used in the movie Beetlejuice. In Barre we saw the world's largest Zipper (it was made of granite)  and went to the Granite Museum. We stopped in Montpelier to get a Maple Creemee at a maple farm stand. We traveled to Burlington for a dinner of Nepalese food before crossing into Canada (turning Ava and Caleb into international travelers) and got to our Motel outside of Montreal."

Italy!

Lincoln is doing some extensive learning of Latin and Italian and is loving it.  He said his teachers are really good and is really glad he was able to be a part of the program.  

Boston

Andy sent some pictures and an overview of the trip so far--"In Boston we went to the Tea Party experience and threw tea into the harbor. Then we went and saw the Old State House and the Boston Massacre Site. Next we went to Faneuil Hall and got lunch that included lots of Lobster and did a little shopping. While downtown we also saw the famous Brutalist City Hall Building, some skyscrapers and other interesting sights. We drove by the Old North Church and saw the plaque commemorating the Great  Molasses Flood. We finished up in Manchester NH at the famous Red Arrow Diner for dinner and pie/cake to celebrate Angela's birthday."

Thanks Andy.  These pictures bring back some sweet memories of Dad and our time in New England.  Glad Ava and Caleb got to come again so they could see all the history of our country!