Overnight parking in the streets
by verovero
I live near Montreal and I can tell you that I wouldn't do that... First, if you go during winter, if there is a snowfall, then they might move your car to clean the street. Second, if there is no parkmeter, it is probably a residence area and then you need a vignet to be parked there. If there is a parkmeter, the street might become a bus line within certain hours and then you will get an expensive ticket. If you still want to park your car in the street, check properly for the signs within 50m on each side of your parking place, in case there is not a sign saying it becomes a bus line within certain hours and then parking there becomes illegal. Personnaly, I would just go into a parking lot... simpler, not so much more expensive and you are sure you will not have any problem.
First of all, you have to know...
by VincenZzo
First of all, you have to know that Montreal is one of the most cosmopolitan city in the world. Being the only big french city in the huge english north american world made it a world of contrast, difference and tolerance. The city is divided (East/West) from a street call St-Laurent. The english community of the big island lives in the west part and the east part is where you'll find the french people along with there culture. Of course these are not political frontier... I personnaly lived in the english section even if I'm french... but it's the reality.
King George Statue (Phillips Square
by Blatherwick
The statue of King George resides in Phillips Square which is located at Ste-Catherine street west between Union and Place Phillips. I think that it's funny that the birds in Quebec tend to stand on the head and crap all over the statue
The Phillips square is important in Montreal's commercial evolution because the commercial district use to be located near old Montreal (Victoria square) but when Morgan established it store to the north of the square in 1891 (now The Bay) and Birks decided to move its store to Ste-Catherine street in 1894, it opened the way for Ste-Catherine to become the main commercial artery of the city. The square is now use by office workers in the summer as a place to eat lunch or just relax. There are also street musicians and people selling handmade jewelry in the square.
Representations of Quebec...
by vibi68
Quebec's
Animal: Arfang des neiges (Nyctea Scandiaca), an owl of the raptor family, representing sendors of the winter season and the environmental preocupation of Quebecers.
Motto: "Je me souviens" which is French for "I remember"... often said to be the beginning of "I remember being born under the fleur de lys, and having grown from the rose, thus being born from the French and being raised by the English.
Logotype: Often a blue fleur de lys, reminder of the Quebec flag.
Flag: Dating 1948, Quebecers call it the "Fleurdelisé"; its azur blue background appeared in the year 1000 in France as the French autority's color, the white medieval heraldic cross symbolises Christianity and the four fleur de lys are reminders of the Nouvelle France's foundation.
THE POUTINE!!!
by Marie-Claude
THe poutine is a strange thing to eat, but I think it is once in a lifetime try. You can get some in every fastfood that serves fries. It is fries with gravy and cheese crumbs all together... the fries gets mooshy, the cheese melts, hum delicious ;) some like and some doen't.
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Eggs and Sausage
One of the entrances to the underground city.
One of the galleries
The old heart of Chinatown
