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Montreal Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Montreal, Canada
When life offers you a lemon.... add vodka
The man dressed in the VIA Rail uniform manning the information desk in the busy Montreal Main Station was fantastic, his cheerfulness and helpfulness made us feel instantly welcome . He pointed out the emblems on the flag of Montreal. One of ...
Indian food and fireworks, no Jazz Festival
... really, I mean it did at first, but that's just Adam." "Um... NO ONE has a right to do that. You can't just brush it off like that." "Yeah...well..." Anyway...there you have it, my night in Montreal. After this, Marc-Andre and I take the night bus home. ...
My Passion that is Montréal
... all of us. Some events have no fees and other have fees. Hope you will join me or read about the Montreal adventures. Interested in exploring and discovering the hidden treasures with a Montrealer, who is an expert of her own home city ...
Départ de Montréal: 22 Janv. à 13h40
Départ de montréal, aéroport international P-E Trudeau, Dep. prévu: 22 janvier à 13h40 Dep. réel: n/a yet Vol: Delta Airlines Vol#: 4983 Destination: New-York, J-F-K Arr. prévu: 22 janvier à 15h19 ...
montreal.. the small amsterdam!!!!
... FAT SQUIRRELS DORITOS!!! cooked up a storm for dinner, stunk hostel out, bed early...pikers!!!!!!! 5th got up at 8!!! montreal is cool!!!better than toronto!!!a lot colder too. better nighe life...the city is more organised than ...
Last night at home!
Crazy to think that I am leaving tomorrow afternoon, with absolutely no idea of when I'm coming back. As we speak, I'm laying out the last of my things before packing them up! I've been pretty fortunate to have had the experience of the bike trip to deal ...
Testing 1, 2, 3
Hey everyone! 6 days to go before I leave, so I figured I would check out how the blog site I'm using works. This is my first "entry" - hopefully you are able to read it! I may have missed some people who would really enjoy reading my blog while I'm away ...
Montreal Ghost Hunts Activities for Halloween oooo
... .fantommontreal.com/en/halloween.htm Special Halloween Ghost Hunt! Ghosts will be haunting the small cobblestone streets of Old-Montreal during Halloween. New-France characters, victims, criminals, good and evil will be sharing their life stories… ...
As one leaves...
... the magnificent organ which is bellowing away inside the basilica. Not content with the view looking north and away from downtown Montreal, I drag Cyndie around the prayer garden in hope of a view towards the river and downtown. Yes you guessed it we ...
Hmmmm.....
... downtown area. We stayed in the Latin Quarter which was full of very strange people...in general, we just didn't feel the vibe in Montreal and didn't find it as welcoming as NYC and Boston. We reduced our stay down to one night and decided to move on ...
The long sit down
... . It is hard to explain but it is well constructed and projected across three walls plus the ruins of old Montreal found below street level. Only about 20 mins in length and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Once finished we plunge underground to ...
A magnificant architectural treasure to close !
... many think. Banking continued in Montreal with the most beautiful majestic banks on this streets. The Oldest bank in Canada the Bank of Montreal facing the Notre Dame Basilica with a Money museum free to the public. The Canadian Imperial Bank of ...
A city rendevous
... out to meet Cyndie at our rendezvous place and time. Cyndie had picked the spot; a tourist information centre in Old Montreal at Place Jacques Cartier. Having arrived very early I decided to undertake a small walking tour around this old part of ...
Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto
... and on time. This was a 12-day escorted tour to our northeast neighbors just across the border . . . . . . . . . . MONTREAL: Our hotel in Montreal was the Courtyard by Marriott, and if I remember correctly, it was not too far from ...
August 30 (monday) got another late start ...
... with Cheech Marin outside the 'Titty Twister' bar LOL!...) and trying to get people into their club. This time around visiting Montreal, I'm not as intimidated with the different language - it's safe to say that everyone speaks english here. If I were to ...
Trans-Canada Rail Adventure
... my wife joined me on a journey. The official tour by Grand Circle Travel started in Toronto, but I took my wife first to Montreal, because I have visited there before and found it to be very "European" in architecture and mood - mostly French in Old ...
Hello all it's been a few days since i've ...
Hello all, It's been a few days since I've written, but nothing earth shattering has happened. Been just hanging out watching movies, playing chess at the local coffee shops, walking, walking and walking some more. Mike took off this morning for ...
Towers and domes
... Montreal Tower, built for the Olympics, this was the center piece. Between the tower and myself lies the Biodome de Montreal, comprising four ecosystems. Quite taken by the old Olympic Velodrome and stadium I decide to purchase a combined entry ...
Hi again although i'm writing today ...
Hi again, Although I'm writing today (Sunday) I'll let you in on what happened yesterday. Mike stayed up late chatting with some girls in a chat room & decided to meet with them. I went with Stef & Scott to one of the local coffee shops (a most ...
Hi all! another hot/sticky day here in ...
Hi all! Another hot/sticky day here in Montreal. No pics yet - though I did come across some weird little hand prints on the side of a building that reminded me of the ones in that scary house on The Blair Witch Project. Went and saw The 13th Warrior ...
(wed aug25/99) hi boys & girls! made it to ...
(Wed. Aug.25/99) Hi boys & girls! Made it to Montreal in one piece around 3:30pm this afternoon. The in-plane movie was Walking On The Moon - too exciting! Initially I thought my 25pound backback was reasonable... WRONG! But, since it's not going to ...
new years in montreal...again
The new year begins in Montreal.... 2007 is slated to be the most exciting year of our lives, but this first day of the new year we are crashing on Gabby Bouvet-Bosclaire's floor, along with a whord of other party goers, friends from an undergrad at ...
Poutine Central
... the offical buildings of the national's capital in Ottawa, we had to drive just over 200kms and cross the border into Montreal, Quebec. Steffi jumped into the front seat and Steffie took the backseat to work on her Sudoku pizzles which she loves. We ...
Oui j'ai quitté mon pays bleu !
27 décembre De Québec à Montréal… encore la course pour arriver, par autobus, à l'heure parfaite à l’aéroport presque désert. J’ai cette vague impression, comme à chaque fois où je prends l’avion, que quelque chose ne ...
Now I really feel like I'm in another country
... go. We stayed for several hours until it got dark around 10:00 and then went back to that wonderful campground. July 13 – Montreal We went a little native today and decided to take the commuter train into town. We drove just 5 miles down the road ...
Flight - Montreal to Rome
We arrived in Montreal at 4:31 pm and Malcolm is amazing.... He scrimped, saved Aeroplan airmiles and got us into first class.. After another cruise thru another Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge where they wine & dine you... we got onto ...
Dia 10 - Montreal
... arquitetônico muito interessante. Também anexo a esse complexo fica o estádio de futebol do tipo de Montreal. Após andar muito visitando tudo isso, almoçamos alí perto mesmo num restaurante bem gostosinho. De lá, ...