Travelog post for: Viper

Hello mommy!

The weather hasn't been very nice lately, it's raining all the time. But today it was sunny and warm so we thought it would be nice to go outside! Host mom said we should go downtown Saint-Hyacinthe to visit. It's an older part of the city, so there are a lot of small boutiques and restaurants and old-looking buildings!

We invited one of my host mom's friends and took the bus!



And we got off the bus to go walk downtown.



First we decided to go to the library to look at the books.



There were a lot of books!




We even met a friend that lives in the library!



Then we decided to go to the market, so we continued walking down the streets.



And finally we saw the market! It's the red building at the back. In the summer there are farmers who come here to sell all sorts of fruits and vegetables, but for now the weather is still too cold. So we went inside to see the other sellers.



We stopped at the bakery... Everything looks so yummy!



Look at all the cool cupcakes!




We didn't want to eat anything though because it was almost dinner time, but we took a hot chocolate with Belgian chocolate!



We sat at a table to rest for a while.



We went back outside and saw a small fountain!




Then we decided to go somewhere for dinner. We didn't want to go somewhere too expensive so we went to a small fast-food restaurant and host mom ordered a French-Canadian dish, called "poutine". It's simply french fries and cheese with brown gravy.



After dinner we continued to walk around for a while.







Then we decided to stop at a bistro to have a smoothie for desert!




It was really yummy but now I'm full!



The view from the terrace was nice!



After that we went to a small park.




And we found this memorial for the people who lost their lives during the war... It says "In memory of our glorious who disappeared during the wars".



There was also the City Hall beside the park!




The sky was getting cloudy again and we were tired so we decided to start walking back to the bus stop to head back home.
And we took the bus again!


I had a lot of fun today! My host mom said next week-end we should be able to go to Montreal, a big city here in Quebec... I'm looking forward to it!

Love,
Viper