Thanks to shenanigans between my spouse and Air Canada (involving credit card rewards and a cancelled flight) we had a few "use it or lose it" travel credits lying around. Ergo, I am in Montreal for the entire long weekend!
Today was a big day! We bought a combo ticket that let us into a bunch of different attractions and ended up doing three of them!
First up we went to the "Biodome", which I would describe as an "open concept small animal zoo". It had lots of free flying birds and cute little critters!
The next thing we did was the Insectarium. It was a super tiny space but I loved it so much! It has three exhibits: A "life through the eyes of a bug" interactive space, a large room of artistically themed bug pinnings, and a butterfly greenhouse. I got so many awesome pictures of the butterflies that I'll probably make a post of just those when I get back!
The last thing we did was the Botanical Gardens. I was getting pretty tired by the time we got there, so I didn't walk the whole thing, but my favorite part was the huge lilac garden! Lilacs are my favorite flower and they are in full bloom this time of year. The garden smelled amazing and looked so pretty too!
Also, everyone said I had to have a Smoked Meat sandwich while I was here, and I did! It was pretty tasty!