Colbert on Vacation - Day Seven

Stephen should still be in Montreal, vacationing a bit and resting a bit. Hopefully he has gotten to know Montreal somewhat. If he needs more ideas, here's websites of really cool places to visit.

The Montreal Botanical Garden is one of the world's largest and most spectacular gardens. There are many different styles of gardens that visitors can see as they leisurely walk and enjoy the serenity and beauty all around.

Montreal Biodome - Stephen will enjoy all the different climates and the animals that enjoy each climate.

Biosphere - an Environment Museum.

Granby Zoo - Fish your face.

Central Station at the Bonaventure Metro Stop - with really neat restaurants and shops. Stephen can find the most delicious bread, cookies and rolls at the bakery here. He can also catch the train or head to the next Metro station.

Habitat 67 - not your typical apartment or condo. You can see it from Old Montreal.

Colbert on Vacation - Day Six

Okay, here's the plan for Stephen's vacation now. I'm starting to realize that with as many different places that I have suggested for Stephen to go to on his vacation, he might be getting tired of all the travel. So, for Saturday and Sunday, I'm recommending he go to Montreal for two days! It should be far enough away from Hurricane Irene that he should be safe. And there most certainly is enough for him to do to keep busy for two days.

The first thing Stephen should do is visit the Tourisme-montreal.org website. It has one of the coolest travel videos - Montreal in Two Minutes - that I've seen in a long time. He should watch it. You should go watch it, too. As a bonus, you can also read the website in French so that's pretty cool.

Next, he needs to find a place to stay. My recommendation for him is Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth. If by chance the Queen did come from England to Montreal, and if by chance Stephen was having breakfast in the hotel restaurant and she just happened to be there, Stephen could make quite an impression on her because he has had etiquette training before.

It's easy and fun to get around in Montreal. First of all, there are lots of subways in the downtown area. Basically it's an underground shopping center that keeps going and going and going. Then there's the Metro - the STM so that he can get anywhere without having to do a lot of walking or worry about finding a parking place.

In the evening, Stephen should do something very relaxing. Perhaps he could go for a swim in the pool. Or maybe he would want to take the opportunity to just take a shower, have a glass of wine and read a good book. Or plan his day for tomorrow.