Thursday, Thanksgiving, we made a big meal and invited a few new friends over. We had a wonderful time.
Friday, we took Bert and Cindy to our favorite park in the city, Parc du Mont-Royal.
Saturday, we visited l'Abbaye Cistercienne d'Oka - the monks there belong to the Cistercian Order and are called Trappists. The guide book told us that a friendly monk would greet us when we got there and show us around the grounds. That didn't happen. And, since they take a vow of silence, it was pretty unlikely in the first place. We did go to the gift shop and found out that the Monks are moving. Apparently, monk numbers are declining and suburban sprawl increased the population around the abbey, making it more difficult for the monks' commitment to silence. (We learned this and stole the following photos from someone else's blog).
Sunday, today, we went to the l'Île Sainte-Hélène, where we saw the Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène and the Biosphere.
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