Jim and I got some alone time tonight, so we took the metro, and then a shuttle bus to the Casino de Montreal. (Finally, my high school French was useful! “Où est l’autobus?”)

The casino was huge, but weird for us, since there isn’t a hotel attached. It’s just…a casino. The whole thing was non-smoking though - a huge plus! There were 5 or so levels of games, including several floors of JUST slots, and a whole floor of table games. And the place was packed. It’s a real destination, even without a hotel, like we’re used to seeing in Vegas or Atlantic City.

Another oddity - no alcohol is allowed on the casino floor. You can go to the bar for a drink, but when you’re at the slots or the tables, you’ll get offered coffee. Oh - and no coins in the slots! When you cash out, you get a ticket that you can take to the cashier or to a machine, and you’ll get your cash from that.

Once we lost enough money, we went to one of the bars and took our beers outside on the terrace for a great view of the city. It was the perfect end to our stay here in Montreal.