Canadá: More than 100 thinks to do in Montreal

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Feel the rhythm and watch medieval sword fights at the Tam Tams every Sunday afternoon at Mont-Royal
Have a picnic and give free hugs with electronic beats and funky DJ`s at Piknik Electronic, Sundays at Jean-Drapeau
Bike along the 14.5Km of Lachine Canal and catch the wonder of the old Port
Grab yourself a Beaver Tail, 127 de la Commune E
Join Cat's Corner's LARGEST PUBLIC SHIM SHAM for a free swing dance and free Charleston classes. Look for the big crowd of Lindy hoppers dancing in the streets of Blvd St Laurent!
Salsa it up with Salsafolie at the Old Port on Saturday afternoons
Have fun being green by renting a bike free in the summer at Mont-Royal metro (Desjardins info booth right outside the exit) or Bixi-ing around town
Jazz it up at JazzFest in the summer!
Walk Plateau-Mont-Royal and Village and discover shops, cafes, culture.
Head over to Schwartz`s on St-Catherine for a deli and smoked beef sandwich experience like no other (the cherry cola goes down real well too!)
Explore some art and history, and/or hide from the rain, at Montreal's museums, free:
• The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is always free
• The Red Path Museum, offering a variety of exhibitions from Ancient Times is always free
• The Contemporary Art Museum is free on Wednesday evenings from 6-9 pm
• The Canadian Centre for Architecture is free on Thursday evenings after 5:30 pm
Grab some fresh and organic ingredients at Jean-Talon , biggest and best farmer`s market in town. Also check out the other cool farmers markets around town.
Have a Bohemian experience, great ambience, cool live music, yummy and cheap food at L'Escalier (Berri-UQAM)
Parc and picnic it up at one of the many lovely parks in and around the city. Parc-Nature De L'ile-De-La-Visitation, Parc Angrignon, to name a few.
Try one of the biggest, yummiest and best presented sandwiches at Santropol, 3990 St-Urbain.
Get some bagel action at Fairmount Bagels or St-Viateur Bagels. No need to argue which is the best, just try both! Warning: on weekend mornings the queues can get pretty crazy!
Climb Mont-Royal at 5am and catch the sunrise!
Have a sweet maple experience at a cabane a sucre (sugar shack) in the winter time (maybe not the best place for vegetarians/vegans)
Take advantage of the free wifi service offered in many cafes/pubs around the city
Sample some fave eats and/or take a food discovery tour with some CS'rs!
Visit the Oratoire Saint-Joseph
Quack at the ducks at Parc Lafontaine. In the winter you can ice skate there.
Have some old-fashioned pancakes served plain or with one of over 20 different fillings, and brunch it up, at Chez Cora.
Watch the fireworks of Loto-Québec either from the Old Port, the Jacques Cartier Bridge, or from l'Île St-Hélène under the bridge.
Look at the city at nightime from l'Île Jean-Drapeau and/or from Mont Royal
Find a new literary world at La grande bibliothèque Nationale
Go kayaking at les îles de Boucherville or just wander around...
People watch on St-Laurent
Go on a walking graffiti tour of the city. Lots of great artworks to see/photograph!
Spend a day in roller coasters at Six Flags (LaRonde)
Watch a hockey game at any local pub/bar/dive and watch as people go nuts with excitement
Walk around the financial district while NOT wearing a suit during rush hour (hehe I get a kick out a the funny looks people give)
Bike down any street in Westmount from the Boulevard. It's super scary! Make sure to drop by Bilboquet in Westmount for fun, creative and yummy icecream flavors.
Get shitfaced (really really really drunk in other words) and eat poutine at 3am
Go make friends with gypsies at Café Sarajevo on Beaubien
Watch a Serie B at Cinema Parallèle (ex ex-centris)
Dance and discover at the Festival Nuit d'Afrique (in July)
Laugh at the Festival Juste pour Rire (in july)
Learn new things from exposition at Centre des Sciences in the Old Port
Go karting "all you can drive" all night long for 75$ (at the largest indoor go-kart center in HOMA : Action500)
Do speed boating, rafting or Jet boating on the St-Laurence River
Discover the silophone on the old port
Pay what you want and have a decent meal at Taverne Crescent @ 1433 Crescent (press: http://ow.ly/h1WL)
Cycling the Island by it's cycling path web
Join some CS events, take some snaps and add them to the CS Montreal Flickr pool
Swimming and tanning at Parc Jean-Drapeau's pool
Run through the dancing fountains just outside Jean-Drapeau Metro
Shop ridiculously inexpensive curiosities on Bazaar, church sales and garage sales
Having a floating bath at Ovarium
Breakfast at a restaurant (wearing jogging pants!)
Walk the Nouvelle-France style streets of Old Montreal
Offering no resistance to a gigantic Tonkinese soup (Vietnamese "Pho") at Pho Viet on Amherst or Pho somethin! on ste-catherine, close to Foufounes Électriques...that one that looks like a cafeteria! (and dare to resist the fried banana!!)
Catch a show (dance, musical, concert, theater, circus, opera, ballet...there are of all taste)
Feel the vibes of freshly arrived Spring on Avenue Mont-Royal and the Mountain. There are many wonderful cafes and restaurants such as Le Pistou dejeuner, Cora's, l'Avenue du Plateau
Dine at O'NOIR (rue Ste. Catherine) - you eat your meal in complete darkness! Seriously, you can't see a single thing. They play live music, also. Interesting experience. Also support a great cause as all the waiters are blind.
Sample dragon's beard candy & bubble tea in Chinatown
Get your Mexicana fix - delicious & inexpensive at Chipotle & Jalapeno (1481 rue Amherst)
Help somebody move their couch on Moving Day - July 1 (which is also Canada Day!)
Chocoholics - Go to Juliette et Chocolat, have an old fashioned hot chocolate and smile. There's one on St Denis and another at Laurier (less busy, and nicer interior).
Go to one of Montreal's Sidewalk Sales (Vente de Trottoir) It's a mix between a fair and a sales event. Lots of great deals, music, open terraces, performances, face paint for kids (and adults!). Wonderful experience!
Have a creation sandwich or Mish Mash at the ever famous "Cosmos" in NDG
Go to the "Comedy Nest's" open Mic night and cheer some folks on
Go see the lemurs at the Biodome and do the dance from Madagascar...I like to move it, move it! I like to move it, move it!!
If you're at the Biodome anyway, then why not go next door to Stadium Olympique and get one of the best 360 views of the city?
Try your luck on locals with some french pick-up lines (click on this link and scroll to the bottom of the page)
Go to Westmount Library, it's wonderful. And visit the greenhouse close to it. Specially in wintertime.
Have a walk in Saint Henri. Discover G-Etienne Cartier Square.
Have a drink at Burgundy's pub, and enjoy the terrace
Taste the best Ice Cream in Montreal at "Le havre aux glaces" (Jean Talon and Atwater markets).
Taste the best beer in Montreal at micro-brewery "le dieu du ciel". There are many other micro-breweries in town too, or if you've got transport and time why not take the Quebec Microbrewery tour?
Go to René Lévesques Parc at the end of canal Lachine
Discover the "musée en plein air" (outdoor museum) and the St Lawrence Shore in Lachine.
Enjoy a chocolate tea in "Cha Noir" teahouse, in Verdun. Just sit there, relax and understand that life is beautiful
Discover Montreal's "network of large parks" ("le réseau des grands parcs")
Go dancing and admire the panoramic view at (Altitude) 737 top terrace
Have a peaceful walk in "Notre dame des neiges" cemetery
Discover the new festival place of the season
Challenge yourself at the "defi de l'île de montreal" : a 128 km roller blade race all around Montreal Island. Third saturday of october. This one is just crazy.
If you survive the previous one, challenge yourself at the "24 hours Inline Montreal" as a solo skater.
Buy a last minute ticket at "la vitrine" lot of nice events for a good price there.
Discover all the free stuff in "maison de la culture" network" (lot of amazing free show, but you'll need a proof that you leave in Montreal).
Go to the "Diese Onze" bar any tuesday and enjoy a Jam session (jazz) with a nice cocktail. Just go there any other day to enjoy very good live music.
Every sunday evening, from october to may, go see the Ligue d'Improvisation Montréalaise (LIM - in french) at Lion d'Or. They are just amazing.
Go to Bistro a Jo-Jo on Saint-Denis; any night but especially Friday and Saturday. Listen to some very loud, very good blues-rock.
Celebrate Quebec's national holiday - St-Jean-Baptiste - with a parade and many parties around town. The biggest of which is at Parc Maisonneauve (near Olympic Stadium).
Go on a Vegetarian food tour around town
Window-shop and people-watch along Rue St-Denis.
Get a Free Tour of Montreal's City Hall, From May through October, the Hôtel de Ville, Montreal's majestic City Hall, built 1872 - 1878, offers a free 45-minute guided tour.
Learn to dance! On Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday nights throughout the summer, dance instructors lead free ballroom dancing lessons in Parc Jean Drapeau.
Find your balance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., the Centre Bouddhiste Kankala offers free guided meditations (Méditations guidées gratuites).
Grab your bike and join the Critical Mass, last Friday of every month. 17h30 at Phillips Square, Ste-Catherine @ Union.
If you prefer to ride after dark, there's the Midnight Mass and also the weekly Thurs night bike ride, gather at 22h30 @ parc Lahaie on the corner of St-Laurent and St-Joseph.
Head to meetup.com, find a group for whatever you're into, meet some new people and have fun!
Get some Montreal'rs out and up early to continue the sunrise bike ride tradition!
Meet some friendly CS'rs at the Montreal Weekly Pub Meeting (Location may change from week to week, so refer to keep an eye on these forums)
Grab a very tasty orange-cream soda drink (add some of their vanilla soft ice cream to it for an extra special drink mmm) at The Orange at Namur metro.
Go to the Free feast at the Krishna Temple at 5pm on Sundays
Explore abandoned building sites in the Mile End
Go to a to yoga class on Friday nights for a $5 donation (Moksha Yoga, St Laurent)
And don't forget a good poutine (there are 25 varieties to choose from at last count) at La Banquise! It's recommended you have beer before *and* afterwards :P
Enjoy a medieval dinner at "l'auberge du dragon rouge" (the red dragon's Inn)
Or maybe, if you prefere a "new french style", let's go to the "Cabaret du Roy" in old Montreal. And if it's winter, get there on a sunday evening in order to listen to story teller (in french : les dimanches du conte - http://www.dimanchesduconte.com/calendrier_2009mai.html)
If you are still unsure, just have a look on http://www.quoifaireaujourdhui.com/events/ ; it might helps you
There's always lots of things happening on the Quays of the Old Port (quaysoftheoldport.com/)
The clock tower, in the old port, is now open to visitation. Get there, climb, enjoy the sight on the city, and the clock itself. Great job !
Walk on St Denis street, from Sainte Catherine to Mont Royal ; turn right and keep walking until Papineau, try to count all the "already read" bookstore. Buy a few one. Walk the same way back. Count the "already listen" musicstore.
Taste as much beer from micro-brewry as you can. Quebec is one of the best place (maybe the best) for beer lover. Of course, there's a lot of nice micro-brewry in Montreal, but you can also buy a lot of different bottled (more than 200) at some very nice place in Montreal : fromagerie du marché, at Atwater Market, marché des saveurs at Jean Talon Market, Métro Joannette in Verdun (just near De L'Eglise station) on 349 de l'Eglise. There's so much more...
Go Ice Skating ! In Bonaventure Atrium in summer time, or on one of the many place you can find outdoor everywhere in town (Bassin Bonsecour or Parc Lafontaine are great place for that).
Spend a great time watching short movie, every first friday with Kino Montreal, at Le Lion D'or : www.kino00.com
There's a log of church with big organ. And there's a lot of concert, all year's long. Check out the "festival orgues et couleurs" (www.orgueetcouleurs.com ) and the "festival international des grandes orgues de Notre Dame" (http://www.basiliquenddm.org/fr/evenements/concerts.aspx). Both are during summer time. You'll have to search a little in order to find other concert.
Eat Tacos at the 3 amigos on sunday with their delicious special tacos at 79 cents if you buy something to drink. And their fajitas at 6.95$ on wednesday if they didn't change the prices. Plus; if its your birthday, you just tell the waitress and you'll get a free cheese cake and a free sombrero!!!
Discover "Maple Delights - Délices de l'érable" while visiting Old Montreal or when at the airport: http://mapledelights.com//content/fr-CA/fiche_bistros.aspx?BistroID=2
Pleaaaase come to visit Léo le Glacier on Duluth 916. Best gelato and sorbet in the city, I'll be pleaaaaase (again) to serve you.
Eat our world famous smoked meat(smoked silver side) at Shwartz or Reubens
Ice skate and tube glide at the Lac des Castors during winter time. Or rent snow shoes and go for a walk, you won't regret it.
Go to the Montreal Planetarium.http://www.planetarium.montreal.qc.ca/
During fall, attend ''La Magie des lanternes'' at the Botanic Gardens to admire the handcrafted Chinese lanterns, have some tea and mooncake.http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/propos/lanternes.htm
Go to the Theatre de la Verdure in Parc Lafontaine,for free music and dance shows. You might even catch Les Grands Ballets Canadiens http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=98,1483552&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
None has experienced Montreal until they have 5 a 7ed.
Attend the yearly Merengue Festival, at parc Jean Drapeau.
Walk Prince Arthur during a warm summer night. For people watching or to find a great resto. Or just hang out at square St-Louis to just chill.
Take the bikepath that goes from Pointe-aux-trembles to Pierfonds. Don't have to do all at the same time. Or participate at the Feria du Velo de Montreal(le Tour de l'Ile, Un Tour la Nuit or le Défi Métropolitain, or the 3 if you dare)
Attend a ''Satsang'' or try a free yoga class at Sivanada Yoga in St Laurent. North of Laurier: http://www.sivananda.org/locations/northamerica.html#montreal
Have your weekly dose of sugar within an hour. Try coffee and cake at Cafe Kilo. Get some goodies from the Candy bar to take home.
Give it a try at the Montreal Marathon.
Two words, Nuit Blanche!
Go to the DHC Art free, contemporary art gallery to catch their latest exhibits.http://www.dhc-art.org/
Hit Marche Bon Secours. They showcase products from Québec artists, designers and others, and if you have a bit to spend, don't miss La Braderie de Mode Quebecoise.
You can also attend, Le salon de L'auto, de la Moto, du bateau. If it exist, you will have an exhibition for it at the Palais de congrais.
Dim Sun in chinatown, how dare I forget, we must all go for dim sun!
Oh Cirque du Soleil!!! Make sure you see them here ... their home!
Discover Montreal Gothic World : wednesday at Passeport (http://www.barpasseport.com/) and friday at Saphir (http://www.saphirbar.com/).
Deli Joe on Jean-Talon near St-Laurent is a great one...
Learn tradiotional dancing at '' les veillées du plateau'' 15$ and you get into a 3-4 hours party of folk dancing good for anyone with ore without experience just a must.http://espacetrad.org/activites/veillees/ it only happens once a month.
Have a chat with people living in their caravans at Parc Lafontaine.... They are just wonderfull people and if one of them is called Adrien say Hi from Annie :)
Have a cheese burger at ''Beaubien Nouveau Systeme'' at 323 beaubien street est. The guy's mustach is awkward but it's just a fun place to be.
St-Viateur bagels are good but the best are to find at Bagel Beaubien on beaubien est corner of st-Hubert street I promess !!
Try one of the 19 Vices & Versa. 6631 St-Laurent Blvd. Once a week in winter they have a traditional party with live musician usually tuesdays or wednesdays.
In winter don't complain about the on shovelled sidewalks it's just the best occasion to walk around in your snowshoes !
Attend Osheaga music festival in summer !
Get a tasty chili cup or just enjoy the random and eclectic live music a Cagibi Café (5490 st-Laurent Blvd)
Have a closeup look to a butterfly while it sits on you shoulder at the botanical garden (Papillons en liberté - february to april)....
While your there visit the green houses there's a flower that smell like hotdog and one like a grandma's couch... try to find them but dont ask anyone you'll just look like a fool ;)
Walk around Griffintown area, discovering a forgotten (but really interesting) place in Montreal, and end your walk on the terrace of "Les brasseurs de Montreal" micro-brewry.
Drink a 70% cocoa hot chocolate in Juliette & Chocolat on Laurier or St-Denis;
Eat a shish taouk or shawarma downtown Montréal;
Drink a sugar saturated mint tea in an arab café in Little Maghreb (metro St-Michel);
Buy a dozen of bagels on St-Viateur street in Outremont in a 24-7 bagel shop and eat them all while they are hot!
And don't forget to drink beers MADE IN Quebec anywhere in Montreal and the whole province!
Eat a massive piece of cake in Rockaberry on St-Denis street;
Go eat your breakfast at L'Avenue on Mont-Royal street. Crazy atmosphere spending an evening in the twilight zone at « Cabaret Mado » !
Get a bite to eat at 2 in the morning at Boustan on cresent street.

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segunda-feira, 18 de julho de 2011

More than 100 thinks to do in Montreal

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