Jase & Reens Excellent Adventure

France
14th > 19th July

Monaco
18th July

Italy
20th > 24th &
29th > 31st July

Vatican City
22nd July

Greece
25th > 28th July

Austria
1st > 3rd Aug

Czech Republic
3rd > 5th Aug

Germany
26th > 27th July
5th Aug

Switzerland
6th > 8th Aug

Netherlands
9th > 11th Aug

Oh Canada

Posted: Monday, July 3 8:15 AM by reens

[Canada Photo Journal - 16 items]
[Other Canada Photos - 56 items]

Just drove into another country - try doing that in Australia!

The speed limits are displayed in kilometers per hour, you buy petrol by the litre, temperature is measured in degrees Celsius, all signs are in French and everybody speaks French - welcome to Quebec, the heart of French-Canadia.

Quebec City sits inside high stone walls littered with canons on the St Lawrence river, called the Fortification of Quebec, and European cafes and ice-creameries. We rolled into town on the only day Quebec comes alive - Quebec Day. There was a massive party till 4am with free concerts and some Quebec style hip-hop (90% French, 10% English).

Montreal was even busier as it hosted the F1 Grand Prix as well as Quebec Day celebrations. Old Montreal has some great walking tours and views from the clock tower.

Next stop - Ottawa, Canada's capital, where we toured Parliament Hill and accidentally bumped into Jason's Koukia buddy - Benny - at our hostel.

In Toronto, we chilled out with Jason's Melb Uni bball pal Mike with some street meat at the baseball and got dizzy looking up at the CN Tower. We stayed with Mike for a few days in Bradford and was treated to some awesome home cooking courtesy of Mike's mom. We also celebrated the nation's 139th birthday on Canada Day with some fireworks.

Niagara Falls, one of the wonders of the world, was quite spectacular. It's so large that it's impossible to stay dry within a 1km radius of the falls.

After quite a busy 1.5 weeks in Canada, we will be heading to New York to celebrate Independance Day with the yanks.