8/20/2010
Justin "Perpetually Procrastinated Penmanship" C. says:
Stephane / Matthieu, thanks for the great advice! Antonio, I forgot you just visited, I was going to make a DC thread asking for tips as well. That list is pretty awesome, since I've already got most of my food and beer spots picked out it's cool that she mentions a lot of the shopping and sites to fill in the gaps. =)
Stephane, as to your question, yes this is my first time in Montreal. I've been to Toronto and Vancouver for work trips, but Montreal was always at the top of my list for pleasure. That's nice it's so walkable, even Plateau and Mile End. We both enjoy walking quite a bit, and we usually log several miles on our trips.
Matthieu, thanks, we both love nature stuff! I've never been to an insectarium anywhere, so that's definitely a unique sounding experience.
How late into the year do you generally still have leaves on trees? Right now we're planning on mid to late November for the trip, but if all the trees are bare I don't want to miss the beautiful red, orange, and yellow hued maples, so I may try to push it up to late October (definitely can't come any earlier than that).
We did find out Le Trou du Diable is just a few hours away on the way to Quebec City, so that will make for a fun destination stop. Are there any other trips similar to this which may be just outside the city...maybe a maple farm or something? I also heard something about a pretty cool waterfall, think it's worth a visit?
