Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Driving to Montreal - on the Back Roads

Montreal is a short two-hour drive from Ottawa. (So I'm not sure why we don't go there more often!)














On a recent trip, we decided to take the back roads, through the countryside, rather than the main highway.














The road weaves back and forth near the river...














... through farmland...














 ... passing by marshland.














Eventually we join up with the highway...














... which leads into the city.














We switch to an expressway...














... drive through a tunnel... (Not sure if this one takes us under the river: Montreal is an island...)














Highways cris-cross above us.


















Passing the inevitable construction, we soon see tall buildings ahead...



















 ... and within a few minutes - there we are in downtown Montreal!  And our vacation fun begins!

(Though, in fact, the drive has also been a vacation! )

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