Montreal...!

warch · 05-03-2005, 04:19 PM

Bonjour,
Who can tell me what's the coolest stuff to do in the midst of this very cool city?
We're gonna stay in the Mont Royal- Plateau area. We love the food and wine and to experience the neighborhood stuff, not just the tourist haunts. And we love parks and strangely historical offerings. Anyone have a great experience to share?
Merci!

Undertoad · 05-03-2005, 04:52 PM

I was there about 8 years ago with the ex, and it was a curious time. My high school French was not up to the task and sometimes it felt like I was hated for being a tourist and for trying to use the language rudimentarily. At the time I think Quebecois were being particularly separatist and my friend from Ontario hated the Montrealers for being anti-English and stupidly anti-tourist.

That said.

There is an insectarium there, or whatever it's called, a place where insects are collected and catalogued and that is pretty neat.

Every single restaurant is absolutely fantastic. There is a street lined with outdoor cafes (a few of them actually), and those are pretty good, but what are fantastic are the real restaurants. We picked ones out of tour books that had descriptions that sounded good... that's what you did in the mid-90s. Even the simple breakfast the inn offered was great.

warch · 05-03-2005, 04:58 PM

Insectarium....check! We'll definitely hit that and the Botanical (drooling) garden.

Undertoad · 05-03-2005, 05:13 PM

Oh yaw I think the one might be connected to the other.

Undertoad · 05-03-2005, 05:13 PM

Oh and the subways. They were really really great and you could get anywhere from anywhere and they rode on rubber wheels and were pretty quiet.

lookout123 · 05-03-2005, 05:48 PM

ah, screw canada. you can't trust anyone who's head splits in half when they talk.

warch · 05-03-2005, 06:00 PM

Yeah. I dont know what that means.

Happy Monkey · 05-03-2005, 06:04 PM

With their beady little eyes and flapping heads so full of lies...
(you can Google the quote above)

warch · 05-03-2005, 06:12 PM

Oh that. Havent been able to fully enbrace the whole south park juggernaut thus leaving a hole in my pop culture reference base. Thanks for the spackle.

Happy Monkey · 05-03-2005, 06:18 PM

If you see nothing else, the movie is still worth seeing.

Perry Winkle · 05-03-2005, 06:50 PM

Old Town Montreal is _really_ cool.

Silent · 05-04-2005, 10:23 AM

The Biosphere was pretty cool.

warch · 09-03-2005, 05:50 PM

Montreal Report:
The Rough Guide es tres bon! (emboldened bad French) Great advice, maps.
All Francophones were very gracious and patient with us.
Rue St Denis on the plateau (mont royal metro) was the perfect spot to stay.
great cafe hangouts, affordable restaurants, real people living there.
Highlights:
Great Coffee everywhere. Marches Jean Talon and Atwater
Many Eggs were consumed.
Billy Kun- great beer selection, swell bartenders, and lovely stuffed ostrich heads.
Portugese mussels at Bistro Duluth.
The Metro
Cafe Cherrier in the rain
Balconies
The mountian and Chateau vistas
Outremont- this is the neighborhood for me.
St Josephs, with a pilgrim climbing the steps on his knees.
Bagels and smoked meat.
unpasterized cheese!
Popsicles at the Jardin Botanique
Tour of the Habs dressing room!

OK, but not the greatest: Old Montreal and downtown- Cool buildings, but very touristy, expensive.

05-03-2005, 04:19 PM	#1
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Montreal...! Bonjour, Who can tell me what's the coolest stuff to do in the midst of this very cool city? We're gonna stay in the Mont Royal- Plateau area. We love the food and wine and to experience the neighborhood stuff, not just the tourist haunts. And we love parks and strangely historical offerings. Anyone have a great experience to share? Merci!

05-03-2005, 05:48 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ah, screw canada. you can't trust anyone who's head splits in half when they talk. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-03-2005, 06:04 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	With their beady little eyes and flapping heads so full of lies... (you can Google the quote above) __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-03-2005, 06:18 PM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	If you see nothing else, the movie is still worth seeing. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-03-2005, 05:50 PM	#13
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Montreal Report: The Rough Guide es tres bon! (emboldened bad French) Great advice, maps. All Francophones were very gracious and patient with us. Rue St Denis on the plateau (mont royal metro) was the perfect spot to stay. great cafe hangouts, affordable restaurants, real people living there. Highlights: Great Coffee everywhere. Marches Jean Talon and Atwater Many Eggs were consumed. Billy Kun- great beer selection, swell bartenders, and lovely stuffed ostrich heads. Portugese mussels at Bistro Duluth. The Metro Cafe Cherrier in the rain Balconies The mountian and Chateau vistas Outremont- this is the neighborhood for me. St Josephs, with a pilgrim climbing the steps on his knees. Bagels and smoked meat. unpasterized cheese! Popsicles at the Jardin Botanique Tour of the Habs dressing room! OK, but not the greatest: Old Montreal and downtown- Cool buildings, but very touristy, expensive. Last edited by warch; 09-03-2005 at 05:59 PM.

05-03-2005, 04:52 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I was there about 8 years ago with the ex, and it was a curious time. My high school French was not up to the task and sometimes it felt like I was hated for being a tourist and for trying to use the language rudimentarily. At the time I think Quebecois were being particularly separatist and my friend from Ontario hated the Montrealers for being anti-English and stupidly anti-tourist. That said. There is an insectarium there, or whatever it's called, a place where insects are collected and catalogued and that is pretty neat. Every single restaurant is absolutely fantastic. There is a street lined with outdoor cafes (a few of them actually), and those are pretty good, but what are fantastic are the real restaurants. We picked ones out of tour books that had descriptions that sounded good... that's what you did in the mid-90s. Even the simple breakfast the inn offered was great.

05-03-2005, 04:58 PM	#3
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Insectarium....check! We'll definitely hit that and the Botanical (drooling) garden.

05-03-2005, 05:13 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh yaw I think the one might be connected to the other.

05-03-2005, 06:00 PM	#7
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Yeah. I dont know what that means.

05-03-2005, 06:12 PM	#9
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Oh that. Havent been able to fully enbrace the whole south park juggernaut thus leaving a hole in my pop culture reference base. Thanks for the spackle.

05-03-2005, 06:50 PM	#11
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Old Town Montreal is _really_ cool.

05-04-2005, 10:23 AM	#12
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	The Biosphere was pretty cool.

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