Mai in Ottawa (with the Canada Day Crowd), in front of the Canada Parliament Building

Sorry guys for not posting for awhile, I just came back from my travel of Eastern Canada

First of all – WOW, what a country. This was my first time travelling to Canada and must say its one of the best trips Ive ever had. Did you know Canadians are very good looking . I noticed from the moment I was greeted by the customs at Montreal (Quebec Province). What a way to welcome visitors to your country.

Maybe it’s their french accent. I thought you went to Canada is what your thinking? If you’re wondering what’s up with the French language, well, eastern Canada especially the Quebec Province where major cities such as Montreal and Quebec – their first language is French. Need not worry though, if you visit Montreal, they generally speaks bi-lingual English and French.

I managed to visit (details to come) -

Ottawa on Canada Day

Believe it or not I managed to visit Ottawa (Capital of Canada) during Canada Day (It was a coincidence). The Canadians celebrated their country with a serenade by the Barenaked Ladies. Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth) also drove past in the parade. I alsomanaged to enjoy what Ottawa has to offer such as their infamous Byward Market, their Rideu Canal and their grandeur display of Parliament house and other amazing federal buildings.

Quebec City

Chateau Frontenac at the upper town of Quebec city (old town)

The capital of Quebec Province is simply beautiful. I had a chance to do a day trip from dawn to dusk in Quebec city old town which has a fortification. Most of my activities here were strolling through nice alleyways and streets of the old town with a drink on the rooftop of Chateau Frontenac with a view of the city and St Lawrence river. I also shopped at a store called Simon, it’s as famous as Kangaroo in Australia and Royal Palace in England .

Toronto and Niagara Falls

The almighty Horse Shoe fall (Niagara falls - the boat fits 400 people

I did a 3 days trip from Montreal to Niagara Falls. There’s a reason why the falls is listed to be one of the wonders of the world. It’s one of those bucket list activity you have to tick off.

• On route to the Niagara Falls, I took a boat cruise to explore 1000 islands. Some of the islands were located in USA, some in Canada.
• Niagara Falls explored on foot, on water, in the air. It’s worth staring at these almighty falls in all possible avenues! The falls extends in 2 countries – USA and Canada. However, viewing and experiencing Niagara falls from the Canadian side is much much better.
• I strolled around the quaint little town of Niagara on lake and visited one of the many Niagara vineyards. A trip won’t be complete without visiting the local vineyards for Mai

I did a quick stop over at Toronto by visiting:

• Downtown Toronto with a quick visit to their major wealth show of their bank buildings, Hockey Hall of Fame, the underground city that stretches 9 km for Toronto to connect the people from their apartments, offices, train stations and shops without re-surfacing on the ground surface during cold and harsh winter weather.
• I went up the CN Tower to get a bird eye view of Toronto.

Montreal

Montreal Olympic Stadium

During the trip I based myself in Montreal, thanks to my friend who hosted me throughout my whole travel. So a big thank you Christine.

Montreal city is home to my sporting hero Georges St Pierre. It’s a very cosmoplitan city. I had a chance to live close to the locals. I managed to find the symbol of Montreal (the Cross or known as Croix du Mont Royal) without getting lost

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