We have had a cool day sightseeing - literally - it is about -21 C with a wind chill factor making it about -30 C. This is the coolest I think we have ever been in in our lives!!!

We went and visited the old Montreal area today and also the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal. It is amazing and so beautiful. We saw lots of beautiful churchs etc in Italy but this is just as stunning as anything we have already seen.

We then explored a bit of the city underground using the underground pathway which is similar to what they had in Toronto. Lots of malls etc but we did pop up and out into the wind occassionally to see the city sights.

We have extended our stay here in Montreal and are going to stay a couple of nights with Damien and Suzi who have very kindly offered to put us up and take us night skiing at the local mountain tomorrow night - Gerard is very excited. It is so great of them to have us stay and we cant wait - we really like this city and looking forward to staying for a few more nights.