Rain, Rain Go Away

Penguin herding.

Montreal, Day 2.  Rained all day, so we jumped on the subway and headed out to the Olympic Park. This is where USA will play in a couple of days, but its also home to the Biodome, a sort of indoor zoo/aquarium built into the former indoor cycling venue for the 1976 Olympics.  They had some typical exhibits . . . K and J swam with the penguins . . . but also some Canada specific areas which recreated the various riverine, lacustrine, estuarine, and marine zones of Canada. So we got to see some puffins, trout, and other Canadian favorites too.

A Canadian favorite.

Afterward we headed back into Montreal and explored the underground.  Downtown Montreal has developed a below ground area full of shopping and restaurants that connects almost all the buildings in the core.  So in winter (or rain!) you can go almost anywhere without having to brave the elements for too long.  A nice feature for a Canadian city (American cities take note).  We wound up at a bar with a kind of turn of the century feel, for some unique cocktails before heading back to the hotel.