Today was cold enough to warrant the thermals! They say it felt like -26...This morning we caught the metro to the Olympic Stadium. It was so glorious all covered in snow. We took the funicular to the viewing podium. The man operating the funicular asked where we were from and when we responded Australia he gave us a pamphlet all about how the building stays upright thanks to gravity! It must be something Australians take a special interest in...
The views were lovely - we were quite lucky to get a clear day.
After doing a few laps of the tower, we went over to the biodome. 
It was AMAZING! All the animals we saw sat next to their signs, which was both perplexing and helpful. We saw a beavers. They swam and frolicked around, and even did a flip under water. The people watching were going mental. They were a very appreciatory crowd, "ohhh-ing", "aaaaaa-ing" and general cheering loudly. We also saw penguins! We stopped at the penguin exhibit for ages, they were so cool. The children getting photos with the penguins thought they were very cool too, and would not pose in photos their parents were trying to force them into. The children clearly did not want to look at the camera - they wanted to look at the penguins! Finally we saw the crowning glory of the biodome - the sloth!!!! This was the first time it had been spotted in a week! It was too exciting, sloths move so slowly that moss grows on them. It was just chillin in the high, high tree tops.
It was AMAZING! All the animals we saw sat next to their signs, which was both perplexing and helpful. We saw a beavers. They swam and frolicked around, and even did a flip under water. The people watching were going mental. They were a very appreciatory crowd, "ohhh-ing", "aaaaaa-ing" and general cheering loudly. We also saw penguins! We stopped at the penguin exhibit for ages, they were so cool. The children getting photos with the penguins thought they were very cool too, and would not pose in photos their parents were trying to force them into. The children clearly did not want to look at the camera - they wanted to look at the penguins! Finally we saw the crowning glory of the biodome - the sloth!!!! This was the first time it had been spotted in a week! It was too exciting, sloths move so slowly that moss grows on them. It was just chillin in the high, high tree tops.
We posed on the podium and metro-ed to berri UQAM, one of the French universities of Montreal. We saw the bibliotheque et archives nationale du quebec, which is an acclaimed architectural glory (to some). 
We wandered inside to warm up and plan our route home. We stopped by the palais des congres, which was almost a disappointment, as we couldn't find the right side to look, but then after walking around the 3 other sides became a joy as we saw the pretty coloured windows the building is famed for. We also saw the place d'youville obelisk before drinking cherry beer (at 4:30) in the old port!
Go Kate with the CATS beenie. Where is yours Sophie?
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