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Travel Blogs from Montreal
Le jour de la marmotte
... le pré-embarquement a toutefois été particulier. Bien que j'aie suivi les consignes à la lettre (c'est-à-dire placer mes effets personnels dans le bac en plastique fourni et sortir mon ordinateur portable pour le placer, lui aussi dans un bac en plastique) en franchissant le portique de détection de métal, celui-ci s'est (évidemment) déclenché. L’agent de contrôle m'a donc gentiment demandé d'entrer dans un espèce de tube de verre énorme et de lever ...
Montreal protests (verb, not noun)
A few days before K. and I flew to Montreal (on my birthday), I noticed a headline about "Quebec protests." I was surprised to discover that Canada's French province isn't so bucolic at the moment, and is actually quite tense with these protests. So I thought I'd write about them a bit. Not sure how much of this has filtered down to the States or elsewhere...
So initially, the protests were over ...
Some pre-departure practicalities
... and "staying connected" meant stopping in to an internet café about once a week.
On the other hand, I won't be bringing an iPhone, iPad or anything that starts with "i" other than myself, so I suppose I haven't crossed entirely to the dark side just yet.
Feeling hot, hot, hot
We're finally getting some winter here in Montreal, just in time for me to give up the joys of cold ...
Sans Vladimir
... traduits systématiquement de l’anglais, comme si la langue française voulait défendre son territoire : ainsi parlait-on de fin de semaine, de traversier, de téléphones intelligents, de nettoyeurs, etc. A cet égard, regarder un match de tennis à Montréal exige toute une gymnastique mentale, entre as, bris d’égalité et bris de service. Mais dans le même temps, une simple conversation avec un Québécois pure souche révélait un nombre ahurissant ...
Fade To Grey(hound)
... sub because I hadn’t been to a cashpoint and only had $18 to my name.
We sat on the muggy subway for a number of stops as people stepped over my rucksack, they should be glad I didn’t bring the big one, and stepped out into the rain as it decided to pelt us whilst waiting for the bus; we were going to walk, but seeing as the card included bus travel and it was raining we opted for the lazy mode of travel. A hop, skip, and a ...
Location
Other places to stay in Montreal
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Castel Saint Denis
Quartier Latin, Montreal | Hotelfrom $21 -
Motel Le Marquis
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal | Hotel -
Hotel Villard
Ville-Marie, Montreal | Hotel -
Anne Ma Soeur Anne
Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal | 3 star hotelfrom $113- Right at home at Anne Ma Soeur Anne
- Anne still rules,it seems...
- A nice place to stay in Montreal
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Hotel Stay Mont Royal
Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal | 2 star hotelfrom $55 -
Hotel Stay Centre Ville
Downtown, Montreal | 2 star hotelfrom $65 -
Hotel Howard Johnson Montreal
5905 Metropolitan Blvd. East, Montreal | 2 star hotelfrom $90 -
Majestique Hotel-Suites Downtown Montreal
Saint-Jacques, Montreal | 1 star hotelfrom $105
