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| 570.1 | don't forget side trips | VAOU09::BOTMAN | pieter | Fri May 15 1992 15:26 | 12 |
| Sybil:
You will find plenty to do in Montreal, there are other notes in this
conference about restaurants, even music clubs.
Montreal has no public holiday in August, and no major festivals that
I know of (many montealais attempt to escape to the cottage in August).
Consider side trips (one day each) to Ottawa and Quebec city...
Bon voyage
pieter
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| 570.2 | Balloons in Saint-Jean | KAOFS::LOCKYER | | Fri May 15 1992 16:51 | 13 |
| There is a major hot air balloon festival in mid-August, just 30 - 40
minutes south of Montreal in a little town called
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In addition to morning and evening balloon
launches, they usually have cultural displays and concerts, often
featuring top Quebec entertainers.
The organizers phone number is (was?) 514 346-6000.
Regards,
Garry
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| 570.3 | Some ideas | TROOA::SOLEY | Thirty minutes later in Newfoundland | Fri May 15 1992 17:51 | 16 |
| If you're interested in doing the STS (Standard Tourist's Schtick)
there's lots of possibilities, here are a few:
The Canadian Centre for Architecture (Museum)
Le Musee de Beaux Arts (Museum)
Botanical Gardens
Insectivarium (Insect zoo, part of the Botanical Gardens)
Jet boat rides through the St. Lawrence Rapids
Le Ronde (amusement park)
You'll find very little trouble getting along without French but do
yourself a favour and try to learn and use a little, it makes the
experience more fun. Be sure to set aside a sunny afternoon for the old
city and plan to stay out late.
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| 570.4 | THINGS TO SEE IN TOWN | POLAR::ROBILLARDB | | Fri May 15 1992 17:57 | 15 |
|
Montreal is a fascinating, multi-cultural and very cosmopalitan city.
If you get a chance you should see old-Montreal (down by the river).
Mount-Royal is a "tourist" must see spot. It is in the heart of the
city and one can drive or walk up to see the most spectacular view
of Montreal. For night life you can check the bars on St. Denis st.
between Sherbrooke and Dorchester, (french part of town). To go out
on the town in the english part of town try Bishop or Crescent streets
between deMaisoneuve and Dorchester. (Sorry, I just remembered that
Dorchester is now called Rene Levesque Blvd.) Also, you can check out
the Olympic facilities. The Olympic Stadium has a huge tower the you
can go up for another incredible view of the city from the east. Well,
that`s about it for me. Enjoy your stay in Montreal.
Ben
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| 570.5 | Thank You | ZGOVIZ::SYBILNEO | | Tue May 19 1992 03:00 | 6 |
| Hi,
Thanks for all the input, I'll try to learn some French from now, it
will be fun then....
Sybil
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| 570.6 | | SIOG::EGRI | | Tue May 19 1992 10:50 | 3 |
| OH MAN, I WANT TO GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TED (Un Montrealais en Irlande)
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| 570.7 | Biodome at the big O | KAOFS::M_MORIN | Le diable est aux vaches! | Tue May 19 1992 15:23 | 5 |
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How about the newly opened Biodome in the Olympic stadium. It's located in the
old Velodrome. I heard it's worth the visit.
/M
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| 570.8 | So what's wrong with Dublin? | POLAR::RUSHTON | | Tue May 19 1992 20:58 | 6 |
| No, no, Ted. You can't go home. You made your choice and now you'll
just have to live with it. BTW, Sean's going to McGill in the Fall, so
I'll be sure to shower you with tantilizing tid-bits, just to make you
feel happy ;^)
Pat
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| 570.9 | This is THE summer! | MQOSWS::N_CARDELLA | Father of Tiger | Tue May 19 1992 21:13 | 18 |
| 570.10 | | PAULUS::JOHNSON | Glacial skiing is dangerous, but fun! | Wed May 20 1992 06:26 | 8 |
| 570.11 | | SIOG::EGRI | | Thu May 21 1992 12:16 | 7 |
| Normand,
Could you let me know if there is a souvenir programme or book that I
can buy? You know, where i can send for it, how much etc...
Ted.
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| 570.12 | OK | MQOSWS::N_CARDELLA | Father of Tiger | Thu May 21 1992 18:48 | 13 |
| 570.13 | | SIOG::EGRI | | Fri May 22 1992 13:00 | 12 |
| Hi Normand,
I'd love one but pick it up only if it's free please don't go to any
expense. If you see anything else could you make a note of what they
are about and the prices, please? No point mailing anything here
because there is a mail strike. It's been going on for 3 weeks and
looks like it might be even longer. Are you listening Pat? Glad to here
that Sean picked McGill hope his French is up to scratch and that he
uses it.
Merci, Normand .
Au revoir.
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| 570.14 | | POLAR::RUSHTON | | Mon May 25 1992 14:11 | 11 |
| 570.15 | Info needed !!! | CTHQ1::GILFOY | Save water - Drink BUDWEISER | Thu Jul 30 1992 18:18 | 23 |
| Bonjour:
I figured that this would be an appropriate note to enter
this since I'll be making a trip, along with three others
to Montreal during the weekend of Aug. 14-17. We already
have accomidations at the Journey End in Dorval, but I have
a question on that:
Is there METRO in the area of Dorval, and if not where would
be the closest METRO I can drive to and park there to use
the METRO / How late does the METRO run till at night ???
We would be looking into clubs that have ROCK&ROLL, can anyone
recommend any clubs/addresses ??? Last time I was in Montreal
we went to this place called WOODY'S, this was about three years
ago. Is it still there ???
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated !!!
merci,
Gilley
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| 570.16 | | KAOFS::J_DESROSIERS | Lets procrastinate....tomorrow | Fri Jul 31 1992 16:52 | 11 |
| 570.17 | Is it easy to get to from Rt. 10 ??? | CTHQ1::GILFOY | Save water - Drink BUDWEISER | Wed Aug 05 1992 16:32 | 10 |
| RE: .16 Jean, Thank you for the info.
Well, we mapped our driving route to Montreal. We will be coming
into Montreal on Rt. 10. Can anyone post in here how to get from
Rt. 10 to the Journey's End Motel in Dorval ??? It would be a
great help for us. Thanx in advance......
regards,
Tom
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| 570.18 | How do I get there ??? | CTHQ::GILFOY | Save water - Drink BUDWEISER | Tue Aug 11 1992 13:01 | 8 |
|
My previous reply, I asked for directions to a Motel in Dorval.
Rather than directions to the Motel, can someone please post in
here the directions from Rt. 10 to Dorval ??? As always, any
and all help would be greatly appreciated.
regards,
Tom
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| 570.19 | Hemmingford area hotels/motels??? | KAOFS::MCCANN | | Tue Aug 11 1992 14:21 | 9 |
| This isn't Montreal but it's close.
Can anyone recommend a nice motel in the Hemmingford Area? We
just need it for one night so it doesn't have to be too fancy.
Preferably something fairly cheap but clean also.
Motel/hotel names and phone numbers would be greatly appreciatted.
Thanks
Dennis
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| 570.20 | Any weather reports available for this weekend? | CTHQ::GILFOY | TakeYouBackStage-YouCanDrinkFromMyGlass | Thu Aug 13 1992 13:33 | 13 |
|
This is the weekend that we'll be heading to Montreal. We
leave tomorrow morning and will arrive mid-afternoon. A
friend of mine is having trouble accessing weather reports
for the Montreal area via the Usenet.
Can anyone please give me the weekends weather report for
Montreal and surrounding cities/towns ??? We will be there
until Monday. I'd appreciate any help. Thank you in advance.
regards,
Tom
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| 570.21 | | KAOFS::S_BROOK | | Thu Aug 13 1992 14:50 | 19 |
| Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahhahaha
Weather reports ?????
The most accurate weather report lately is to look out the window.
But seriously, all this summer, forecasts have changed on a half
daily basis and they still have often been wrong. Like within the
last week, the forecast said "Sunny this afternoon" ... this was at
2pm and was tipping with rain. "Daytime high of 27-29" ... barely
reached 22.
Anyway, forecasts are usually issued for the next three days ... so
forecasts now are up until Saturday ... only one local TV station
gives a 5 day forecast ... and by day 5 the forecast is generally
"Cloudy with Sunny periods" or "Sunny with cloudy periods". Totally
non-committal.
Stuart
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