Day Trip to Montebello

Last week, Terry suggested a day trip to Montebello, a village in Quebec...

The scenery en route was lovely as we drove next to the Ottawa River, which separates Ontario and Quebecc.

We stopped at a river view point along the way.

A freight train passing near the road surprised us. We weren't aware that trains still traveled on the north side of the river.

The village of Montebello is famous in our part of the country for its large 90-year-old log hotel. This time we didn't go into the grounds, but we did stop at the former train station nearby - which now houses a gift shop that specializes in chocolate.

Terry got some...

After a brief stay, we continued along the back roads until we crossed back into Ontario at the bridge in Hawksbury.

We would have stopped for a meal along the way - but the trip was so last-minute that we had already made our supper plans...

We also didn't know how many restaurants or cafes would be open and serving food en route.

We were surprised to see quite a few.