The von Trapps

Following the success of our expedition yesterday in achieving the impossible and actually getting out of Hangar 16, we decided to up the ante today. Following a trip to the Mc Cord Museum of Canadian history and a look at some amazing Inuit art we set off up a mountain. incidentally Inuit means "people/ human beings" and it has replaced the title eskimo which meant "raw meat eaters". The art was fabulous and the museum was different enough to make it worth the effort.

We set off to nip up to the top of Mont Royal for the amazing view. The guide book said that about half way up the hill we would spot 200 steps that would half the time it would take to go to the top. So we set off up the steps.........I can hear the von Trap family singing............oh no that's just the sound of my wheezing as Jonathan went up the steps like a mountain goat! The first thing I saw when we got to the top was an ambulance - I'm not joking! There must be a real need for it at the top in the heat if it is stationed there. The view from the top was truly amazing and when my colour had returned to normal and I stopped "glowing" from the beads of sweat, it really was quite pleasant.

We meandered back to the hotel to rest and did a little bit of shopping on the way. A quiet evening and a movie on the TV and then to bed. The British Grand Prix is on the telly here at 7.30 a.m so I will set the alarm for that. Go Mc Laren!