On Saturday we took the Megabus (with our free tickets) to Montreal to see Manjusha and Nikil. We arrived around lunch time and ate at a great brew pub in downtown Montreal call Le Saint Bock.

Later on we headed over to the island to La Fête des Neiges where there was dog sledding, slides carved out of the ice, ice sculptures and lots of small stalls. It was really cool but it was bitterly cold so we didn't stay too long. Manjusha and Nikil introduced us to maple syrup taffy; were maple syrup is boiled and then poured onto clean snow and left for around 30 seconds to begin to solidify. Then press a lolly stick into one end and roll the maple syrup around the stick.

Manjusha cooked a delicious meal for us that evening (and again for breakfast). I wish we had pictures of all that food :) We had some Ice cider and started to watch a film but we didn't get far before we began to fall asleep after the busy day.

On Sunday we went to the shopping outlet over the road from where Manjusha and Nikil live. We found some bargains in the Gap and Banana Republic outlets with skirts at $2 and Gap hoodies at $4!

Late afternoon we had some fancy poutine for dinner at Pountineville (as it was poutine week in Montreal), before catching the bus back to Toronto. 

Thanks for a great weekend Manjusha and Nikil!

The maple syrup taffy - I do look a bit cold!