We started out with a lovely breakfast of blueberry crêpes, chocolate crêpes, or scrambled eggs at La Petite Marche. We then went up Mont-Royal for an awesome panoramic view of the city. Back to the bus, we went to the Parc Olympique. We took the funicular to the top of the world's tallest inclined tower. Then it was on to the Biodome, where we walked through four different ecosystems and saw lots of animals (among the most popular were sloths, otters, a lynx, and penguins).
We had some free time for shopping and lunch at the Underground City in Montreal (fantastic food court...sushi, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, popcorn, gelato, crêpes...). Then we were back on the bus for a few hours driving toward Québec. We drove straight to the Cabane à Sucre Napert, where we learned how maple syrup is made, took a small train ride around the property, ate a maple syrup-filled dinner, sang French and some American songs karaoke style (but with Michel the awesome piano player and costume hats), and did some more dancing! CHS kids did a very nice rendition of Vive le Vent (Jingle Bells). Then outside for a taffy pull...they brought out trays of snow and Popsicle sticks, then poured small strips of maple syrup on the snow. We let it cool for a few seconds then rolled the syrup onto the sticks...et voilà!
Lots of sugar later, we got on the bus and drove 40 minutes to our hotel in Québec. Checked in, sugar hi's became sugar low's, and all to bed!
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