Last morning... Day Eight and the end of our vacation. The plan was to spend the morning (prior to check-out time) sightseeing, then to move on and make a dash for home.

Vieux Montreal - After packing everything up we set out on a purely sightseeing venture to see Old Montreal. Our early trek, after a quick breakfast at Place Ville-Marie, took us to the romantic, European streets of vieux-Montreal. Although not as "tidy" as Quebec City, the shops, eateries and galleries were great eye candy as we strolled the cobble streets. The many quaint churches, stone architecture and building signs kept us constantly looking. We wondered what the price tag must be on property in this part of the city?

From old Montreal we wandered into le quartier chinois and once again wandered the markets and tiny shops. Lots of Asian residents and entrepreneurs and fairly well kept. I likened it somewhat to a neighborhood in a neighborhood. Just prior to departing, we roamed some of the expansive underground mall area downtown. We figured that in winter you could probably work, eat and sleep in the area without ever having to actually step outside. It was like an iceberg, with more below ground than above!!!

After check-out, we made our way out of Montreal via the tunnel and struck out for all points east (the GPS directed us to the bridge but it was packed so we plowed onward and had faced no tie-ups at the tunnel). We had a great run, with excellent weather and driving conditions and only several stops for supplies and relief from the driving. Great run, and a great trip to two of the most bilingual regions of the country.