Montreal

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins]

Some friends want to head up there for a couple of days before the end of the summer. Anyone ever gone? Any stories? Any advice? How much cash should I bring?

[Red Baron]

You 18? Go to the Strip Clubs...best in Canada and possibly the world.

[Red Baron]

Just remember: You can't turn right on a red light, but damn it, you can go right through it.

[CanadianChris]

If you're driving, know that you're taking your life into your hands anytime you get on the road. Montreal drivers are insane. Also, make sure you know basic navigational words and phrases in French. None of the traffic signs will have anything in English.

 

If you're walking, know that you're taking your life into your hands anytime you cross the street. There's no buffer between one light turning red and the other light turning green at an intersection.

[King Kamala]

Get some Smoked Meat sandwiches and poutine. Mmm...Canadian cuisine!

[CanadianChris]

Schwartz's is the best place to go for smoked meat in Montreal.

[Lord of The Curry]

McKibbons Irish Pub on Crescent Street is a favorite place of mine when I'm in Mount Royal. Like redbaron said, check out the strip clubs, specifically Club Super Sexe. Try some local Quebec breweries if you're into beer, St. Ambroise does some really good stouts and ales.

[Red Baron]

If you are on a mission to get some 'tang, and you don't get any, then you are not a man.

[10 Pounds]

For restaurants, try Les 3 Brasseurs , they have all sorts of beers and alcoholic breverages along with grills, chicken, burgers and other stuff. You can't really go wrong with the restaurants on Crescent or St-Denis street but they're for the most a bit expensive. There's Ste-Catherine st. , one of the biggest street of the city, where there is plenty of stores so you should take a walk on it. However, if you walk towards East too much, you'll end up in the Gay Village....not that there's anything wrong with that. As for strip clubs, I can't say since I've only been to one in Montreal. They're not too hard to find as there is always one or two guys standing in front of the clubs trying to get you in. There is also a casino and an amusement park near the Jacques-Cartier bridge.

 

Try to take the subway for most of your travels. All Montreal's drivers are complete assholes who will cut you and cross a street on a red light. Not to mention that it's practically impossible to find a parking spot in the downtown area and there is always a festival of some sorts all summer long, so some streets are closed. Plenty of people speak english but you should bring an English-to-French dictionary just in case, as all of the road panels are in French.

[OldSchoolWrestling]

Don't let anyone put you in the sharpshooter.

[Guest •]

I need to get to Montreal soon. I think next summer will be the one. That gives me a year to relearn French, which has admittedly gotten pretty rusty since high school. If I'm going to Montreal, I've gotta be able to speak decent French. I hate playing the role of Asshole Tourist.

[treble]

I really should go there more often. I live so close and have family there I can stay with.

[Your Paragon of Virtue]

I've lived there for two years without any French and I've never really noticed a problem, unless I've gone to the absolute outskirts of the city, where you wouldn't be going anyway. I may have to learn it now though, as I want to work there next summer.

 

Threadstarter: What exactly do you want to do?

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins]

Thanks to this thread, get hammered and go to strip clubs.

[dubq]

I have nothing positive to say in regard to Montreal.

[Lord of The Curry]

I second the 3 Brasseurs love, their house beers is sick.