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 Standing on Rue St-Laurent in December 2004 by Carmanah Boulevard St-Laurent, also called "The Main" is the central road that divides the traditionally English-speaking part of Montreal in the west from the traditionally French-speaking part of Montreal in the east. I say "traditionally" because these are generalizations that were probably more accurate decades ago, and are less relevant today. It's here on St-Laurent where you'll find a lot of great shopping and dining opportunities. Like St-Denis, the shops and restaurants on St-Laurent exist for the sake of Montrealers more than the tourists, which gives it a genuine and authentic Montreal experience. At the southern end of St-Laurent is the Old Port of Montreal - the old historic neighbourhood. Up from the Old Port I found that a lot of the city's trendy clubs, lounges and bars were located here, or at least not far from it. The famous Schwart'z Deli (for smoked meat) is located on St-Laurent. Daniel Langlois's state of the art multimedia building "L'Excentris" is located here too. It's here where you can dine at the trendy, post-industrial Café Mélies. . Leave a Comment
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 A medieval shop on St-Denis on a December evening. by Carmanah Rue St-Denis is a major road in downtown Montreal heading north-south from the Old Port, all the way north to the Quartier Latin. Rue St-Denis is traditionally the French-speaking part of Montreal, and it's here where you'll find unique Montreal shops and restaurants, catering to Montrealers themselves, not tourists. Note that many of the buildings on St-Denis have the wrought-iron staircases leading up to the main doors. It's an architectural style unique to Montreal. Leave a Comment Address: Rue St-Denis
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 Montreal's Underground City by Blatherwick Montreal's underground city consists of 30 km of tunnels spread over an area of twelve square kilometres of downtown Montreal. The underground city includes 60 residential and commercial complexes comprising 3.6 square kilometres of floor space, including 80% of all office space and 35% of all commercial space in the centre. Services include hotels, shopping malls, banks, corporate headquarters, museums, university buildings, seven metro stations, two commuter train stations, and the Bell Centre hockey arena. There are more than 120 exterior access points to the underground city. Some 500,000 people use the underground city per day, especially to escape Montreal's harsh winter. In 2004 the underground city was rebranded and given the name RESO. Although the urban planning achievement is impressive, the services are mainly shopping malls. However, this is a very useful thing when temperatures fall below zero and you want to stay warm. Leave a Comment Directions: Several different sections of underground city exist in Montreal. The largest is the centre of downtown, between Peel and Place-des-Arts metro stations on the Green Line and between Lucien-L'Allier and Place-d'Armes stations on the Orange Line.
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 Square-Victoria métro station by marielexoteria Square-Victoria métro station is the only station in Montreal that has the same entrance look like the Paris métro stations. From Wikipedia (link below): "The most famous artwork, however, is one of Hector Guimard's art nouveau entrance porticos from the Paris Métro. One of the few authentic installations on a metro station outside Paris, it was given in 1967 by the RATP (Régie autonome des transports parisiens) to commemorate the collaboration of French and Canadian engineers in building the metro. It is located within Victoria Square on the Saint Antoine entrance, one of only four open-air entrances on the network (the others are located at Place-Saint-Henri and Bonaventure stations). It was recently removed, completely restored, and reinstalled."
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 A view of the inside! (from Café Campus website) by Travellingismylife Looking for a place full of local students? Let's talk about Café Campus! Situated on Prince Arthur St. (which is perpendicular to St.Laurent St., another street full of restaurants and bars), the Café Campus is THE place to go if you want to dance all night long. Trust me, you won't stop saying: 'Hey! It's my song!!!'. I go there twice per week and I always have fun. Everybody is so friendly, it's like having a big party in a loft with 300 people! Tuesday night: 60s/70s/80s, 7$ pitcher!!!, Thursday night: 90s music up to now, 2$ beer (bottle), Friday/Saturday: hip-hop, alternative, etc., Sunday night: French music from France and Quebec (a good time to feel the French culture of Quebec...). See you there! Leave a Comment Address: 57, Prince Arthur St.Phone: 514-844-1010Directions: Subway: station Sherbrooke, on the orange line. When you are outside, you'll see a park (St.Louis Square) on St.Denis St., walk through it and you'll arrive on Prince Arthur St. which is only for pedestrians. Café Campus will be on your right.Website: www.cafecampus.com
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 Downtown Montreal by rmdw Downtown Montreal is a fascinating mixture of old & new. Anytime of the year it's an absolute pleasure to walk around the downtown area. With something new to discover on most every block, great fun can be had by all! Leave a Comment
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Christ Church Cathedral is this nice church I found while walking to Notre Dame. It's an Anglican church and the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. I liked the way it blended with the modern skyscrapers and the mall next door. There was some event going on and that's why I didn't get in (it seems that the Saturday I visited Montreal a lot of things were going on hehe).
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by thebeatsurrender Picturesque cathedral with gorgeous domes. It's a 1/3 replica of St. Peter's in the Vatican. There's a park across the street to relax in. Address: 1085 de la Cathedrale StreetDirections: It was right next to the Marriot near Rue Metcalfe
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Montreal is a SERIOUS shopper's city. For more info on a few suggested items and places, see my SHOPPING tips. Leave a Comment Directions: downtown Montreal
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 Horse & Carriage For Hire by Mikebb Just outside our hotel, The Delta Centre Ville there were horse and carriage drives available for hire. The carriages looked beautiful and as we walked around the city we would often see the carriages go by. Leave a Comment Address: City Centre
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