Montreal, a City of Festivals
Home to the Famous Montreal Jazz Festival and Fetes Des Neiges (Winter Fest), Montreal was ablaze with energy this past weekend as The Just For Laughs Comedy Fest was taking place along side the Montreal Circus Arts Festival aka: Montreal Completement Cirque.
Summertime Things to do in Montreal
Before leaving for France one of the best ways to warm up to the French culture is to spend a couple of days in the beautiful city of Montreal, Quebec. Montreal is one of Canada’s most beautiful cities. Located on the St. Lawrence River, it has a certain European vibe. Cafés line the sidewalks of Old Montreal, bicycles are readily available for rent, grand old buildings have stood the test of time and old Cathedrals are the cornerstone of French culture and site seeing. A long weekend in Montreal is the perfect getaway and here are a few things that will help you to occupy your time while visiting our relaxed French speaking city.
Montreal and the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth
Montreal is an excellent start to any trip to Paris. Enjoy 2 or 3 days in the 2nd largest French speaking city in the world before flying to the largest French speaking city in the world. The great thing about Montreal is that it is officially bilingual so you can practice your French without fear of making mistakes before facing the people of Paris. We stayed in style during our weekend in Montreal.
Traveling with Via Rail Canada – Toronto to Montreal
It had been years since I had taken the train in Canada. I don’t even think that Dave and I have ever taken the train together. You see as Canadians, we love to drive. Canadians have no problem taking a road trip for 5 or 6 hours to get somewhere.
Home For a Week
You’ll Have to Excuse me I’m not at my best, I’ve been gone for 5 months, I need home for a rest. Our Central Asian Adventure has come to an end for awhile. We will make it back there one day soon, but we had to come home so that we could go to France. It turned out to be great timing for us to go to France for the month of May. Who doesn’t like Paris in the springtime? Plus, we found out from Princess Cruises that we would be joining on their #FollowmeatSea Media trip to Alaska just one week after returning from Europe.
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