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What does one do in Montreal?
Topic Started: Apr 2 2006, 06:21 PM (238 Views)
pianojerome
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My dad and I are going to Montreal for a few days next month.

Any suggestions of places to visit / things to do while we are there?
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dolmansaxlil
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Mmmm....Montreal bagels...Mmmmmm

I've actually never been, but it's apparently a gorgeous city with lots of history. Enjoy! (and take pics!)
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Jack Frost
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Never been to Montreal, Dol? It's your country! Imagine if I said I'd never been to LA?


Well.....I have to say....I've never been to LA.

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dolmansaxlil
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Tee hee! It's a big country, JF! I've been to Quebec City (though only for one night), but never Montreal.
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QuirtEvans
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I've been to Montreal a couple of times. It's a beautiful city, a lot of fun. I just wander around Vieux Montreal (the old city), McGill University, like that, and hit a few nice restaurants.
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George K
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Ride the subway. It's been years since I've been there, but it was amazing. It rides on rubber tires. It is quiet and clean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Metro

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The Montreal Metro runs entirely underground and was the first metro in the world to exclusively use rubber tires instead of steel wheels. As noted in the STM official document, The Montreal Métro, a source of pride, the Metro runs entirely underground because at the time of its initial planning in the early 1960s rubber-tired metro technology was unable to operate in heavy winter conditions.

Each car has two sets of bogies (trucks), each with four sets of support tires, guide tires and backup conventional steel wheels. The motor cars each have 4 direct-current traction motors coupled to reduction gears and differentials. Montreal's metro trains use composite brake pads made of rosewood injected with vegetable oil. Two sets are applied against the treads of the steel wheels for friction braking. Hard braking produces a characteristic burnt popcorn scent. Wooden brake shoes perform well but if subjected to numerous high-speed applications they develop a carbon film that diminishes brake performance.

Rubber tires make the Metro exceptionally quiet, transmit minimal vibration, and also helps the cars climb uphill more easily, negotiate turns at high speeds and use less energy consumption than steel-wheeled metros. However, the advantages of rubber tires are offset by noise levels generated by traction motors, which are louder than the typical North American subway car. Trains can climb slopes of up to 6.5% and economize the most energy when following a humped-station profile (tracks that decend to accelerate and climb before entering the station). It is popularly said that the slopes required to allow the Yellow Line to pass underneath the Saint Lawrence River are too steep for steel-wheeled trains, although steel-wheeled metros negotiate similar slopes in New York City and Chicago.
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pm me your address and i'll send you some Gourmet magazine recent Montreal feature articles.
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sue
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I haven't been either, but would love to! Lots of historical stuff, good eating, check out the university. I know a few young people who are going to McGill, and I hear nothing but good things from them. A city, with a great combination of history, culture, music, night life......Have fun!
Canada is a huge country, and expensive. It was cheaper for my family of three to fly to London last summer, than to Montreal. Go figure.

*And, hey Sam, we will make you an honourary Canadian after you've been. eh. :wave:
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Montreal Smoked meat is supposed to be fabulous. Brush up on your French.
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dolmansaxlil
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Mmmm....Montreal Smoked Meat....Mmmmm
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Jamie
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I would second the motion of walking around the old city - most hotels have a walking map with the highlights. Lots of little galleries, restaurants etc. Also, on a nice day, a trip up to Mount Royal is worth it just for the view. There are some very nice walking trails in the Mount Royal park as well. Had a beautiful weekend with better half there last September.
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BeeLady
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We went two summers ago and really enjoyed it. We left our car at the hotel and used the subway exclusively.

The old part of town is nice, but touristy. We didn not visit the historic buildings as we were trying to keep it light and the kids happy.

We enjoyed the St. Joesph's Oratory, believe it or not. The kids thought the priest's heart in a jar was kewl! :tongue:

The Botanic Garden was wonderful, the BioDome is a former Olympic building turned into an indoor zoo. There is a cable car ride up a fin like structure. The view is great and we lingered quite a while at the observatory at the top. If you head for Olympic park, most of those attractions are in the area. You can buy a combo ticket for multiple venues and then take a shuttle bus to each.

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We really enjoyed a hike up to Parc du Mont-Royal. The views were spectacular and the hiking fairly easy.

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And while the food was horrible, this place was how we found our way back. The Orange Juilius building can be seen for miles and our hotel was right across the street.

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Have a great time! Montreal is a wonderful city.
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