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I’m in Montreal, Quebec right now. We’ve decided since we were already in Toronto, we might was well drive over and see the next Province. Let me tell you, Quebec doesn’t look like any Province of Canada. For one thing, all the signs are in French with no English translation. This has to be the only place in the world that does that. No matter what country I have gone into, there was alway an English translation for a sign.

The people in Quebec are nice enough. They speak to you in French first and when they realize you don’t understand a word they’re saying, they switch to English. We chatted with a few locals to try and get an idea on where to eat. They told us to go to Old Montreal if we wanted to sample some really nice French food. We ended up at a place call Les Pyrenees. The food was good but I expected better for the price. We’re heading to Quebec City tomorrow. The new GPS is getting a good work out. Here are some pics.

The Olympic Stadium

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The Montreal Botanical Garden

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Basilique Notre-Dame

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Saint Joseph Oratory

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What’s Up Doc? Mmmm, Rabbit!

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    43 Comments

    Comment by Paula Neal Mooney
    2007-04-19 13:37:26
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    My sister loves Quebec. She says it feels being in Europe.

    Gotta get there.

    Oui.

     
    Comment by Joshua
    2007-04-19 13:51:16
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    Nice photos!

    Comment by ilker
    2007-04-19 14:20:26
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    Yeah the pictures are looking good.. you must be studying some of my photography :wink:

    Comment by UberDan
    2007-04-20 02:46:22
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    That’s what I was thinking. So where’s your photography blog, some nice photos :wink:

     
     
     
    Comment by James
    2007-04-19 13:52:04
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    You are in a foreign country, at least to me. I maybe heading up there in a few weeks too. I think my wife has family she wants to visit in Quebec as long as we are planning on going to Toronto.

    Comment by Marc
    2007-04-19 18:14:40
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    You definitely should! Toronto’s got it’s own thing going on, but both Montreal and Quebec exude urban character that you won’t find elsewhere in Canada.

     
     
    Comment by Keith
    2007-04-19 13:59:21
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    Always wanted to go to Quebec. I speak some French but I know their accent is totally different up there

    Comment by Article Checker
    2007-04-20 08:54:19
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    I speak a little French, too, but I hear they speak traditional French more than colloquial — that might just be me though.

     
     
    2007-04-19 14:12:46
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    Are those butterfly on the plates edible :twisted: ?

    Why are they on the plate in the first place?

    Comment by thesilly1
    2007-04-19 14:15:03
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    Good question? John?

     
    Comment by ilker
    2007-04-19 14:22:12
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    LOL :lol:

    Those are chocolate flavored butterflies for dessert!

    Comment by Article Checker
    2007-04-20 08:56:28
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    For real — I can’t tell if they’re the real thing or edible butterfly sweets. Though you have to admit, of all the insects, butterflies look the most appetizing. :lol:

     
     
     
    Comment by Kiltak
    2007-04-19 14:23:27
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    Welcome to “La Belle Province”.. I’m about 20 minutes away from you right now, on the south shore of montreal :)

    Comment by Kiltak
    2007-04-19 14:26:03
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    Oh and if you want to have the best roast beef in the world, you should go eat at Magnan’s…

    http://www.magnanresto.com/en/taverne_urbaine/menu.html

     
     
    Comment by Eye_carl
    2007-04-19 17:34:14
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    Lapin is such a delight, I actually cried the first time I had to breakdown a Rabbit in kitchen.

    Comment by Marc
    2007-04-19 18:20:26
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    Hehe, yeah rabbit is an experience to deal with in the kitchen. I’ve watched my mother do it a few times. It’s pretty harsh.

    Comment by Article Checker
    2007-04-20 08:58:51
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    The first time I had rabbit, I was told it was chicken. It did taste like chicken though (and kinda looks like it, too, especially with just the leg).

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Comment by Shane
    2007-04-19 18:14:01
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    Hey john been a while since I was here last. I live just up the road from MTL , in Ottawa actually. Been there plenty and it is another world thats for sure. I just love the MTL women, theyre very ummm liberal :razz: But thats a whole other post

     
    Comment by soundofgold
    2007-04-19 18:29:25
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    Haha, no John, Quebec is certainly not the only place without English translations on their signs. Try go to Europe (well ex.UK of course ;) )

    So did you pickup any French lingo yet?

    Have fun there
    dk

    Comment by Kiltak
    2007-04-19 20:02:31
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    Calisse, tabarnak, Ostie? :)

    Swing La Bacaisse dans l’fond d’la boite à bois!

    “Québécois” is such a beautiful language for swear words.. swearing in “Québécois” is just so darn satisfying!

     
     
    Comment by engtech
    2007-04-19 22:14:09
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    Weird. I’ve done that exact same vacation in Old Montreal and to the Biodome.

    I like Pyrenees and didn’t find it very costly at all.

    There’s this little place called Cobalt in Old Montreal with great panini sandwiches. I always have to stop by there for lunch when I’m in Old Montreal.

    Did you try dinner at the Place des Armes? The caribou was amazing.

     
    Comment by Best CD Rates
    2007-04-19 22:41:23
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    nice pictures

     
    Comment by Chris Sandberg
    2007-04-20 01:26:48
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    I lived in Quebec for two years and loved it there. I always thought it was funny that if you go to the west side of the island in Montreal you’ll only hear English, but all the signs are still in French. I agree that it is satisfying to swear in Québécois. I haven’t been back in two years but I still say “tabernacle” far more often than any English swear word.

     
    2007-04-20 01:45:20
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    [...] think, this is because a lot of bloggers responded to his call to a Review Me Challenge. Well, John really feels like his in other country because of his adventures that give him too much [...]

     
    Comment by Jauhari
    2007-04-20 01:58:10
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    The Stadium is Cool.. I love it

    Comment by thesilly1
    2007-04-20 06:57:52
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    You can actually go up that little tower in the stadium and look down on everything. It’s actually pretty cool. I did it like 15 years ago and I remember being in awe. Although, 15 years ago I was in awe of most things…..

     
     
    Comment by DanyO
    2007-04-20 03:39:48
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    While in Quebec City, don’t foget to go to the “Old Quebec City”, with the (fake but still impressive) castle, water front, tons of good restaurants… It’s nice out there.

     
    Comment by DanyO
    2007-04-20 03:41:21
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    And if you want to test your GPS, come out to New-Brunswick, only a few more hours drive!

     
    Comment by Amanda
    2007-04-20 06:36:04
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    Wow they are beautiful pictures.

     
    Comment by Article Checker
    2007-04-20 08:46:36
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    Quebec is one of those you-have-got-to-go-there-sometime places. Awesome tourist attractions, a lot of nice locals, and I agree, it’s a little European escape away from Europe.

     
    Comment by Derrich
    2007-04-21 08:31:47
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    Beautiful pics, John.

     
    Comment by Tyler
    2007-04-21 11:51:34
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    So John you going to hit up Montreal’s strip clubs right? Their supposedly the best in the entire world!

    Comment by Article Checker
    2007-04-21 23:59:33
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    I don’t think the wife would be too thrilled about John sneaking off to a strip club LOL. Or they could go together, that could be fun. :twisted:

     
     
    Comment by Russ
    2007-04-21 12:14:37
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    Lets see the US compete with that stadium structure! It looks magnificent, did you get to go in side of it?
    When are you coming back home John? lol

     
    Comment by blogdinero
    2007-04-21 12:25:31
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    The butterflies seems a food

     
    Comment by Best CD Rates
    2007-04-22 07:34:16
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    i’ve actually heard good things abuot the strip clubs as well… :P

     
    2007-04-22 20:00:10
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    [...] in March but I haven’t truly experience how great a feature it is until I went traveling to Montreal and Quebec [...]

     
    Comment by blogdinero
    2007-04-23 09:19:38
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    where you will go at May?

     

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