montreal and quebec city

hi

next week, my girlfriend (32) and i (42) are going to montreal for 2
nights and quebec city for 2 nights

i'm a native new yorker (fluent in french) and she's french

we've never been to either place, and i was wondering if anyone had any
recommendations for the following:

sights
luch spots
dinner spots
entertainment

thank you very much

bellator

bellator wrote:
> hi
>
> next week, my girlfriend (32) and i (42) are going to montreal for 2
> nights and quebec city for 2 nights
>
> i'm a native new yorker (fluent in french) and she's french
>
> we've never been to either place, and i was wondering if anyone had any
> recommendations for the following:
>
> sights
> luch spots
> dinner spots
> entertainment
>

We just got back from a short trip to both cities. Didn't have any time
for fun in Montreal but did enjoy Quebec City. You'll want to spend a
day wandering the streets of old town. Lots of neat shops and
restaurants. Be sure to go to Montmorency falls just a 10 minute drive
from town. Its spectacular especially in the winter where most of the
falls and lake are frozen solid.

Montreal:

Sights: A walk on "the mountain" (Mt. Royal Park) this time of year in
lovely, if it's a nice day. Stroll down St. Denis street somewhere in the
neighborhood of Rachel or Mont Royal (street, not the park). Stroll down St.
Laurent street also up around Blvd des Pins (Pine to us Anglos) or Rachel.
They say the view from the Olympic tower is great, but I'm convinced (and
secretly hoping) that it's gonna collapse. Poking around the old buildings
and streets of Old Montreal is always nice. The Bonseceour church is not to
be missed. The CCA (Canadian Centre for Architecture) is unique, and always
has a great exhibition on.

Lunch: Skip the chains and go where the locals go.
On St. Laurent street, Schwartz's is not to be missed, and a few doors up,
Coco Rico is a huge local favourite. Chinatown has lots of great eats.
Basha's is a local chain, it's true, but they draw huge crowds for their
Lebanese food. Eurodeli on St. Laurent, is a another big local hangout.
For dinner, it really depends what you want. If you want French food, there
are a gazillion choices, from the mega-expensive to the bistro. L'Express is
exceedingly popular and good on the bistro side, as is Au Petit Extra.

Entertainment: Dunno, depends what you like.

--
Bob

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www3.sympatico.ca/bomo

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"bellator" <blah@blah.invalid> wrote in message
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> hi
>
> next week, my girlfriend (32) and i (42) are going to montreal for 2
> nights and quebec city for 2 nights
>
> i'm a native new yorker (fluent in french) and she's french
>
> we've never been to either place, and i was wondering if anyone had any
> recommendations for the following:
>
> sights
> luch spots
> dinner spots
> entertainment
>
> thank you very much
>
> bellator
>
>
>

L'auberge de vieux de st. gabriel in the Old City. If it still exists
(it's been 30 years)

"bellator" <blah@blah.invalid> wrote in message
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Go see the Plains of Abraham, where Wolfe defeated Montcalm in a scathingly
short 20 minute battle in 1759, beginning the long line of rapid French
battle failures so vividly repeated by the little runt at Waterloo 56 years
later, and every time since then .

Don't mention any of this to the Quebecois, though - they still think (and
act) like they won.

"horseplaypen" <horseplaypen.1loxx6@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote in message
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>
> giga Wrote:
> > Chinatown has lots of great eats.
> >
> Definately - we always go to a restaurant called Ruby Rouge - they
> serve dim sum on little carts, and it's SO delicious. It's on the
> corner of Clark and Viger in Chinatown.
>


Montreal for dim sum, now that's some great advice.

"giga" <me@here.ca> wrote in news:gaidnYEbVqb-FK3fRVn-ug@giganews.com:

> Montreal:
>
> Sights: A walk on "the mountain" (Mt. Royal Park) this time of year in
> lovely, if it's a nice day. Stroll down St. Denis street somewhere in
the
> neighborhood of Rachel or Mont Royal (street, not the park). Stroll
down St.
> Laurent street also up around Blvd des Pins (Pine to us Anglos) or
Rachel.
> They say the view from the Olympic tower is great, but I'm convinced
(and
> secretly hoping) that it's gonna collapse. Poking around the old
buildings
> and streets of Old Montreal is always nice. The Bonseceour church is
not to
> be missed. The CCA (Canadian Centre for Architecture) is unique, and
always
> has a great exhibition on.
>
> Lunch: Skip the chains and go where the locals go.
> On St. Laurent street, Schwartz's is not to be missed, and a few doors
up,
> Coco Rico is a huge local favourite. Chinatown has lots of great eats.
> Basha's is a local chain, it's true, but they draw huge crowds for
their
> Lebanese food. Eurodeli on St. Laurent, is a another big local hangout.
> For dinner, it really depends what you want. If you want French food,
there
> are a gazillion choices, from the mega-expensive to the bistro.
L'Express is
> exceedingly popular and good on the bistro side, as is Au Petit Extra.
>
> Entertainment: Dunno, depends what you like.

EXCELLENT!

thank you very much

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horseplaypen <horseplaypen.1loxx6@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote in
news:horseplaypen.1loxx6@no-mx.travelforums.org:

> giga Wrote:
>> Chinatown has lots of great eats.
>>
> Definately - we always go to a restaurant called Ruby Rouge - they
> serve dim sum on little carts, and it's SO delicious. It's on the
> corner of Clark and Viger in Chinatown.

sounds great!

thank you very much

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bravenewwhirl@postmaster.co.uk wrote in news:1110497356.180270.212820
@o13g2000cwo..com:

> L'auberge de vieux de st. gabriel in the Old City. If it still exists
> (it's been 30 years)
>

thanks!

i'm feeling vieux today - turned 43

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bellator <blah@blah.invalid> wrote in news:AzNXd.23871$qn2.5219268
@twister.nyc.:

> hi
>
> next week, my girlfriend (32) and i (42) are going to montreal for 2
> nights and quebec city for 2 nights
>
> i'm a native new yorker (fluent in french) and she's french
>
> we've never been to either place, and i was wondering if anyone had any
> recommendations for the following:
>
> sights
> luch spots
> dinner spots
> entertainment
>
> thank you very much
>
> bellator
>
>
>

hey everybody

thank you so much for all your informative posts

i really appreciate each one

well, leaving today... be back in about a week to tell you how it went

regards,

bellator

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