While it may not be as large as some of the other Asian communities located in Toronto and of course Vancouver, Montreal does have their own Chinatown district. Located between downtown and Old Montreal, the community is centered around St. Laurent boulevard, which actually begins in Chinatown. At the corner of St. Laurent and Rene-Levesque, [...]
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La Ronde Amusement Park
Montreal is an unusual city in the sense that it features a series of man-made islands in the channel of water that surrounds it. These islands were constructed using the materials that were excavated from underneath the city while building the metro system. Since Montreal is also an island, land is at a premium, and [...]
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International Jazz Festival
The Montreal Jazz Fest is an important stop on the tour schedule of many different jazz musicians from all around the world. In the last 28 years, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, as it is properly known, has grown from a small but concerted effort on the part of organizers to a huge [...]
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Priceline Hotel Discounts
Priceline.com is a great solution to find Montreal top hotels at a portion of the real price. Priceline was only available to US residents a few years ago but it’s now open to Canadian credit cards… yeah ! Priceline has become famous for its bidding system that allows you to name your own price for [...]
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Francofolies Music Festival
Founded in 1989, Les Francofolies is a festival of French-language music that lasts for over a week in the city of Montreal. The 20th edition of the festival in 2008 promises to deliver more of the same spectacle that crowds have associated with the event for the past 2 decades. There will be well over [...]
