For my 25th birthday, Gali surprised me with a weekend get-away to Cowansville. Cowansville is a town in the Eastern Townships, about an hour south of Montreal close to the US border. We left Friday afternoon after Gali conquered her second med-school exam and happily escaped the city before rush-hour. The drive was pretty as we caught the last week of autumn colours and pretty short. We stayed at a beautiful B&B that Gali found called Le Clos Dauphinais. The owner Johanne was very sweet, helpful and accommodating. She also prepared a delicious breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday. Friday evening we walked around Bromont, went to the outlets there (obviously) and then grabbed a drink at a micro-brewery Le Brouemont (tasty!) before heading to La Perouse for dinner. It was delicious but expensive, much better
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