A Very Northern American Weekend

We started out the weekend in upstate New York for the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Springs.
On my way out of our hotel, which was built in the early 1800's, the housekeeper told me that Caroline Kennedy stayed in our room...I'm choosing to believe her even if she made it up!

After the big race, we jumped in the car for a few hours and headed north through the Adiron- dacks and up to Montreal to meet up with Tony's cousins. Joey and his girlfriend Stephanie met us for dinner at The Keg and we went sightseeing the next day.







We had cupcakes for breakfast...

and poutine for lunch, aka heart attack on a plate!
And, of course, Tony had to stock up on dozens of bagels...
We saw some beautiful architect- ure...

And as luck would have it, we literally stumbled upon a really cool recreation of an 18th Century Public Market in the Old Port..."Take a trip back in time to find yourself in the company of farmers, craftspeople, and entertainers as they existed in 1750, at the time of Montréal's very first public marketplace.
A not-to-be-missed event in Old Montréal, Pointe-à-Callière's 18th Century Public Market is a unique experience, a festive market- place that retains its agricultur- al role while offering an array of historical activities and presenta- tions in an atmosphere unique to New France."
The performers all stayed in character, having conversa- tions they might have had in that time - of course, it was all in French, so we had no idea what they were saying!

Next we did some shopping and then got to see Joey's place - and more notably, his awesome exotic cat!



We finished off the night with a great dinner at Tony's aunt's house with the whole family.
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