We got up at 6:30am, something that I haven't done in a long time, but something that Karen does everyday of the week. She had a breakfast already made up for us: yoghurt, bananas, and blueberry muffins that she had made the day before.
We caught our train at 7:30am. While we were waiting in the train station, I had a coffee. My first of three for the day. We got on the train excited about the day to come. We ate our breakfast, listened to some music, read a bit, and before we knew it, we were there.
Our first destination after getting off the train was Tim Hortons, as the first cup of coffee that I had had was already starting too wear off. After that, we sat on a bench to relax a bit before we continued on with our day of shopping.
Our first shopping destination was RW & Co. In the past, this store had proved to be a virtual gold mine. There is one in the Rideau Centre which we go to quite often, but the one in Montreal is much bigger. I toured the store and jotted down some information on what I had seen. Karen tried some stuff on, and came away with a nice shirt.
Next, we went to Bleu Marine Co. where Karen was looking for the perfect pair of Silver Jeans, and then to The Gap, where neither of us found anything of interest.
We spent the rest of the morning at Simons, one of the bigger department stores, boasting three levels. Karen went her way and I went mine. I didn't find anything that I liked, but I did find a couple of things that were interesting.
How much would you pay for the jeans pictured here. $50? $100? $150? Well, the good people at Dolce & Gabbana would like you to pay $475 for these jeans. Wondering about that device to the right? There is a wire and a clip extending from the box and attached to the jeans that, if removed, will sound an alarm. By far, the ugliest jeans that I've ever seen.
What about this handsome blazer?$100? $200? $500? Try $2,000.
I could imagine that they must have had a GPS tracking device on this thing. By far, the ugliest blazer that I've ever seen.
We went for lunch at a place called Carlos and Pepe's. We've been here several times before. One of the best mexican restaurants around. We had fajitas and sangria.
After lunch, we went to H&M, a three story mega store on St. Catherines. The first two stories are for women, the top story is for men. Karen says that this store is very hit or miss. Either you find a lot of nice stuff, or you don't find anything at all. This trip proved to be the latter of the two.
We spent the remainder of the afternoon going to Jacob, Winners, and Old Navy. Karen found a nice skirt and a top at Jacob, and I found a nice pair of black dress pants at Winners and a nice pair of jeans at Old Navy.
We caught our train back to Ottawa at 6:00pm.
