After my trip with my siblings to Saltsburg, Pennsylvania for the classroom dedication at The Kiski School (see posts The Kiski Sibling Road Trip, Part I and The Kiski Sibling Road Trip, Part II), my sister and I flew from the Pittsburg, PA airport to Montréal, Canada for a little holiday.
I had a laugh at the Montréal airport when I saw this:
I guess that is a fairly universal symbol on how to get to the bathroom!
We stayed in a 2-bedroom AirBNB in Old Montréal – it was a large loft with brick walls, huge windows with a lovely view, and a nice kitchen in an old building. I didn’t think to take photos of the place (and I cannot find it on AirBNB again to use their photos) but here is a photo of me with the kitchen behind me in which we made many meals:
Every day we’d go to the local market place (Le Beau Marché) around the corner from our AirBNB and buy groceries, like these strawberries:
My sister has been to Montréal many times but never stayed in Old Montréal, and it was a great location for my first visit. Here are some photos from our wanderings around the area – we stopped in lots of wonderful shops and tried out different markets/eateries:
Speaking of “markets”, we spent part of a day in the largest outdoor market in Montréal – Marché Jean-Talon (Jean-Talon Market).
Here are a couple of my photos from that amazing foodie adventure:
If you follow me on Instagram (@tierneycreates) I did post a video of this amazing guitarist playing his music while a market visitor was dancing.
And here is a YouTube video to give you a walk through tour of this mind-blowing market:
It was difficult to leave Marché Jean-Talon and when I return to visit Montréal with John someday (he’s never been there), I think we are going to stay in Little Italy (Petite Italie), at an AirBNB (with a kitchen!) and go to the market each day for supplies to make our food (John and I love to cook).
Trying not to make this post too long so I’ll continue with the story of our trip in my next post.
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This is terrific. It looks like you had a great time! I love open markets and the little shops you found. Wow!
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Thanks so much, we did and I look forward to returning someday!
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I love the garlic ropes hanging, gathered together under the same roof as those incredible looking baked goods! Yum!
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It was pretty awesome, thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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I love how children just break into dance.
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Their spirits are so free! 🙂
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It must be so much fun traveling with your sister.
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Very fun, she is a great traveling companion 🙂
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Wow, thank you for sharing all those amazing photos. It looks like you and your sister had a wonderful time.
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We did, thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
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Are you sure you’re not in Europe? 😉
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It’s interesting how European the streets look; the architecture, the placement of things… That market is enviable, it reminds me of La Boquería in Barcelona.
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Ah Barcelona! In April my family (brother and sister, sister in law and nephew) went on a family trip to Barcelona but I could’t go because of my broken ankle. Someday! But it was nice to get some European like experience this year 🙂
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I think you’d love it. My father lived an hour down the road from Barcelona for 25 years, so it was somewhere I really enjoyed. Do make the trip some time.
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We used to vacation in Montreal when we lived in Maine, and the food was indeed excellent 😀
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Maine! I’ve been there once and want to go back again – in the summer 🙂
Oh yes when my sister lived in Upstate NY she would go all the time – so close!
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So cool! It looks like a lovely place to visit! The market looks so tidy, and so many good-looking things to eat 🙂
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It was so awesome! I can’t wait to return someday 😀
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