So with much sadness, I began my trip back home today. Yesterday evening, I began driving back to Moncton, New Brunswick. At the beginning of the trip, I stopped at Quebec City, and bypassed Montreal, since I have never been in Quebec City before. It was very beautiful there. I decided to do the opposite on my return trip, since I haven’t been to Montreal in several years. On my way to Montreal, I stopped in the middle of nowhere in a WalMart parking lot, and made lunch with my instant pot. As I was waiting for it to get ready, an older model Dodge Caravan drove towards me, and out come this guy wearing a white shirt and tie. Apparently, he was a Jehovah Witness member, and tried to preach to me. I politely told him I wasn’t interested, and he drove off. What a weird encounter.
My first stop in Montreal was to one of my favorite Chinese restaurants there, and had dinner. I never realize how busy Montreal is during the summer/weekend. I guess I have always gone during the low season, winter time or non weekend times.
I also stopped by Montreal Casino just to see. Again, it was very busy. Montreal actually has one of the best Canadian casinos in my opinion. Oddly enough, they close at 2AM. Apparently, there is some kind of job action/strike happening. Last time I was in this casino, we were quickly kicked out, because of plumbing issues, and they had non running water. Maybe I am just bad luck to this place?
I would rank the Casinos I have visited in this trip as follows.
1 – Montreal Casino. The atmosphere is amazing. I love the multi level layout. The front entrance is just so beautiful at night. One of these days, I will go during the day to see what it is like around the area.
2 – New Brunswick Casino in Moncton. Not as busy or well laid out as the Montreal Casino, but the connected Hotel is quite nice. The buffet restaurant is nothing special. I got carded by the security guard here!
3 – Casino Nova Scotia in Halifax. I’m still very bitter being charged for parking. It was also the least busy casino in the evening. They don’t even have a self serve complimentary refreshment station. I think them choosing to use a central downtown location for the facility was their biggest mistake. I really enjoyed walking outside this casino around the dock area by the ocean.
You must think I am a big time gambler based on this post. I only spent $30 at the Moncton Casino for the buffet. I’m not really comfortable gambling my money. In fact, my friend tried to get me to put $20 into one of the slot machines for him on a specific machine. I just wasn’t comfortable with it, and declined the offer. Gambling never appealed to me. But I do like visiting Casinos just to walk around.