What to visit in Montreal on June 8 ~ 9

[Evil Techie]

I will be driving from Toronto to Montreal on morning of 8th and will try to see as much of the city as possible
being an F1 fan, i know the grandprix is happening that day but i dont think i can make it in time so ill be missing it

ill also have to leave montreal on the 9th in the morning to go back to toronto to catch the afternoon flight back to vancouver

so basically i just get half a day in montreal
i know its tight schedule thats why i need advice on fitting the best parts of montreal into it :D

Also where do you recommend on staying (ill be driving a rental car)
thanks in advance!!

[mr_raider]

Next best thing, check out the hot cars on Crescent street. A trip to the old port and old Montreal might be nice also. Depends on your interests really. Music, concerts, food, clubs, architecture, etc...

[Mark099]

Can you bring me back 2 dozen bagels and some smoked meat?

Seriously, I want bagels. Also, head to rue St. Laurant (not sure if I spelled that right) for some of the best places to buy smoked meat sandwiches. Schwartz's Deli is good too. There are some good eating places on Prince Arthur.

[pmc]

http://www.montreal-clubs.com/index.php?c=10

[SENSEI]

Can you bring me back 2 dozen bagels and some smoked meat?

Seriously, I want bagels. Also, head to rue St. Laurant (not sure if I spelled that right) for some of the best places to buy smoked meat sandwiches. Schwartz's Deli is good too. There are some good eating places on Prince Arthur.

If you want bagels, you HAVE to grab St. Viateur Bagels. No doubt the best bagels in Montreal.
They even take orders to ship Canada wide now.

[xIcewind]

Fairmount bagels as well!

[Mark099]

If you want bagels, you HAVE to grab St. Viateur Bagels. No doubt the best bagels in Montreal.
They even take orders to ship Canada wide now.

Fairmount bagels as well!

Seriously??

Do you guys have a website?

[malquin]

Kind of obvious: http://www.stviateurbagel.com

Yes they do ship to Canada. Expensive (40$ for 6dz) but cheaper then going to Montreal from BC

[Mark099]

Kind of obvious: http://www.stviateurbagel.com

Yes they do ship to Canada. Expensive (40$ for 6dz) but cheaper then going to Montreal from BC

Thanks for the link. Not all websites have obvious addresses.

The $40 for the bagels isn't bad, but it's another $43 to ship that will cause me to think for a bit.

[slowpoke]

You may want to check to see if any of the downtown streets are closed off due to any F1 festivities.

Last year we went (by car) to the MTL Jazz festival and we couldn't get to our downtown hotel because much of the downtown core was shut down to cars for a good part of the day. I wished we knew that in advance as it cost us about 2-3 hours and lots of frustration plus a "humorous" (in hindsight) incident with local police.

I don't know if they plan anything that for F1 but it's something to consider.

[Psylocke]

If you want bagels, you HAVE to grab St. Viateur Bagels. No doubt the best bagels in Montreal.
They even take orders to ship Canada wide now.

They ship now? Awesome! I bought 2 dozen the last time I was in Montreal and stocked them up in my freezer. They are sooooo good!

[ericdraven]

Montreal Fashion Week on McGill College is happening starting Wednesday June 4th. The street will be closed off.

St-Laurent is open with a Grand Prix Sidewalk Sale starting on June 5th.
This street will also be closed off.

Grand Prix celebrations should start on June 5th as well on Crescent St.
The street is also closed off.

Peel St. should be closed off as well for a Car Expo - Last year was Ferrari...


On Le Plateau Mont-Royal there is a street sale with Street Paintings on the Road by lcal artists starting also on June 5th where the street is closed off to traffic as well.

All these events run until Sunday June 8th...

Bring your Camera!


Enjoy your stay in Montreal...
:)

[ericdraven]

I should also mention...

Gas up before arriving in Quebec and after leaving Quebec..

This is why...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidcwong/2532702056/

[Evil Techie]

ew that gas price is nasty

it turns out that i might just go visit niagara falls or thousand islands by kingston when im in toronto instead of spending only like half a day in montreal

probably too short to see it

thanks for all the suggestions though
ill have to look into the bagel site now

[Psubs]

Well this was helpful for me as I'll be there from June 14th-17th. I have the 15th to check out sites. Probably hit up a club on the 14th.