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07-10-2018, 11:33 AM
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OT Trip to Montreal July 20-24
Staying at a B&B near the bike route in the Plateau-Mont Royal neighborhood near Lafontaine Park for four nights. Did this about 10 years ago. Not looking for bike rides per se (last time we parked and never moved the car) but things to do and see (and eat and drink!)
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07-10-2018, 12:14 PM
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get the DINR app, tons of good restaurants on there, that if a table opens you can use to get a seat fast.
Check out the Just For Laughs Festival, lots of good comedy going on, relatively cheap given the strong exchange rate. Schwartz's for a smoked meat sandwich. Toque and Joe Beef are amazing, if you can get a reservation. Club Chasse et Peche, and Dominion Square Tavern are a couple favorites
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07-10-2018, 12:17 PM
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 (The folks at St. Viateur are really sweet, no offense to them. Buy a mug or something.)
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07-10-2018, 12:25 PM
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definitely walk to the top of mount royal park and take in the view...once of the nicest parks i've been to in my life
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07-10-2018, 01:21 PM
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plus you're not by any means far from all the good shops/restaurants/bars. That's what i like about Montreal. Alot to do within walk-able distances. Its always a blast when i ride to Montreal to watch the Montreal Cyclist GP
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#8
07-10-2018, 02:40 PM
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Reservoir and La Buvette Chez Simone come to mind...
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07-10-2018, 05:29 PM
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Bonjour/Hi. I've had the luck to go to Montreal for work a couple of times the past few years. Absolutely love it. Last summer, my colleague and I ate at a place in your neighborhood called Plein Sud. Corsican-Southern French. Really enjoyed it.
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07-10-2018, 05:36 PM
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07-21-2018, 06:32 PM
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07-21-2018, 06:36 PM
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Any good place where to get a used frame for good price over there in montreal??? Maybe a forumite willing to do a local pick up?? :P
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07-22-2018, 09:32 PM
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08-05-2018, 12:29 PM
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Trip Report!
Among the great things about visiting Montreal is that we park our car in front of the B&B, pull out the bikes, and the car stays there for the duration. All travel is by bike. The bike roads are great and even when we were on roads without bike roads people were courteous. We rode up Mont Royal twice for the views, the people watching, and to see who played the public outdoor piano.
The highlight of the trip was the Festival Nuits D'Afrique. Outdoors, free, a large stage and a small one, terrific music, interesting vendors, world-class people-watching. We went three out of four nights. On Saturday night there was the International Fireworks Competition (every Weds and Sat. night.) The Contemporary Art Museum had a major exhibition of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer - much recommended. Fascinating, participatory sculpture/installations using technology and light and a bit of Rube Goldberg. The Beaux Arts Museum has a major exhibition about the African influences on Picasso that not only shows the African works and his, but delves deeply into issues of how artifacts from other cultures may be misinterpreted. There is another exhibition of contemporary black Canadian art that is well worth seeing. Besides the amazing freshly baked croissants every morning at our B&B, we had four wonderful dinners out. Manana, a Mexican cantina on St. Denis; Singh's for Indian on St. Laurent; Nil Bleu for Ethiopian on St. Denis; and Miso for Japanese and sushi on Saint-Catherine. In between, ice cream at Au Festin de Babette, and pastry at Cheskies. Thanks for all the pointers in this thread!
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