Montreal Botanical Garden

My visit to the Montreal Botanical Garden, the visit including the Insectarium and the Exhibition Greenhouses was mesmerizing!

As this is my first autumn with leaves changing color and giving  the trees a complete different aspect, I loved the Botanical Garden with its thousands of plant species.

Furthermore, as I went during the month of October, not only I could enjoy the Chinese Garden’s Magic of Lanterns festival but also the Gardens of Light at the Japanese Garden.

In the Chinese Garden, brilliant and colorful lanterns represented plants, animals and mythical scenes.

Although both gardens celebrated the festival of lights, the Japanese Garden was completely different from the Chinese one: a serene environment was created through illuminated landscapes emphasizing on the loveliest parts of the Garden.

While visiting these Gardens, I also had the opportunity to know more about the Chinese and the Japanese cultures through indoor exhibitions that were held.

                                      Chinese Garden                                  Japanese Garden

At the Insectarium, I saw different species of butterflies, spiders, and other insects. There, I could also weight myself in number of ants! I weight approximately 3,500,000 ants!!

 As for the Greenhouses, there were two I appreciated the most. The first one was the one where bonsais (small size trees) where exhibited. The second one was the one where decorated pumpkins were displayed. These pumpkins were decorated for a competition and visitors could vote, using the internet for the one they appreciated the most.

                                            Pumpkin                                              Bonsai

Until now, the Botanical Garden is the best place I have been to in Montreal!

If you are reading this and you want to experience the Chinese Garden’s Magic of Lanterns, don’t worry! The event Gardens of Light will be held until November 4^th! And if you really can’t make it until then, there is going to be another one next year, from September to November.

Le Roi de L’Inde

The other day, I was walking on St-Denis street after having bought my winter coat from Kanuk. (If you are interested, I received an e-mail from Kanuk stating that the annual promotion is taking place from the 7^th to the 12^th November) Feeling hungry, I looked for some restaurants on Google Map… and I found this amazing indian restaurant : Le Roi de L’Inde.

Logo of the restaurant

This restaurant is one of the best Indian restaurants I have eaten at. Not only the food was delicious, but also, it wasn’t that spicy. Furthermore, the service was excellent and the prices affordable.

 I really enjoyed my meal at Le Roi de L’Inde and have been back there twice since then. 

Halloween at La Ronde!

Happy Halloween!!

This Sunday, I went to La Ronde, a Montréal amusement park, owned and operated by Six Flags, the world’s largest amusement park corporation.

The main theme of this month as we all can guess was Halloween! There were different kinds of entertainment shows, including comedy shows such as the Freaky Monsters and horror shows like the Carnival of Terror. Vampires, witches and zombies were all over the park, making people either laugh or scream.

The leg coming out from the tomb is funny!

There were also three Haunted Houses. I went to the one called the Death Row… and it really was scary! It consisted of visiting a prison where prisoners and guardians were all turned into zombies!

Furthermore, the water in the fountains was red, giving people the impression that it was blood. 

Blood River

As for the rides, there were many of them: some rides that people can enjoy while being in family and others that lift heart-rates! The one that I enjoyed the most was the roller coaster one called Vampire.

The ride called Vampire

La Ronde is offering a $60 annual pass which gives us the opportunity to enjoy La Ronde rides for the whole 2013 summer!

I am looking forward to the re-opening of the parj in May so as to enjoy the different rides and make the most of it! If you want to know more about the different rides, here is La Ronde's website: http://www.laronde.com/larondefr/

Pilot for a day experience!

Thanks to Goupon Montréal, a website that offers it subscribers the opportunity to get discounted deals, I discovered that DécouvAirte Aviation gives people the chance to become a pilot for a day! Yes! To become a pilot for a day!

The experience consists of a 30-45 min ground lesson covering flight theories, commands, and navigation instruments and a 50 min assisted-control flying lesson. Not only becoming pilot for a day is breathtaking but also, we apprentice pilots can get a souvenir video of our experience!

Picture taken from http://www.decouvairte.com/

The deal is still on on Groupon … This experience of a value of $470 can be can be acquired at $195! Here is the link:  http://www.groupon.ca/deals/montreal/DecouvAIRte-Aviation/11731201?nlp=&CID=CA_CRM_1_0_0_301&a=1829