Baldadonis and I are looking to get away in a few weeks and are looking to drive to either Toronto or Montreal. Distance isn't an issue, and hotels look to be the same in both cities. We don't speak French but know that isn't a huge issue either. The question we have is: Which would you travel to? What reasons would you have for your choice? Thanks in advance!
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Toronto or Montreal?
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It really, really depends what you're looking for, and when you're going. I'm in Toronto all the time, and I lived in Montreal for 4 years, so I'm pretty familiar with both cities 
Toronto is big. Big parties, big events. Lots of crazy wild fun, in the typical mainstream sense. Of course, being a big city, you can find pretty much whatever you want, if you're willing to look.
Montreal is a little more off-kilter. The style and culture is a tad bit more alternative... lots of great music and great food, and tons of wicked little events in the summertime... giant street sales, that sort of thing. Not speaking french isn't a problem, but it can be an irritant.
But yeah, it really depends on what you're looking for and where you're going, like I said.
Toronto is big. Big parties, big events. Lots of crazy wild fun, in the typical mainstream sense. Of course, being a big city, you can find pretty much whatever you want, if you're willing to look.
Montreal is a little more off-kilter. The style and culture is a tad bit more alternative... lots of great music and great food, and tons of wicked little events in the summertime... giant street sales, that sort of thing. Not speaking french isn't a problem, but it can be an irritant.
But yeah, it really depends on what you're looking for and where you're going, like I said.
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Montreal, but I live in the former.
I recommend looking at when you'll be travelling and what's going on in either city during that time. As well, think about what you and Baldy would like to see and do on your vacation and which city better suits yoru interests. Both have rich cultures and diversity of interests that can suit *anyone*, so I doubt you'll be bored either way. Which is a fancy way of saying 'look at see what the cities have to offer'.
As someone who's name escapes me once said, "Toronto and Montreal are like two brothers. One's a womanizing alcoholic. The other is an accountant."
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Wow, tough choice. Both cities have an extremely different personality from one another. I guess it depends on your personality and what you want to do on your trip. Toronto is VERY metropolitan: great shopping, fine dining and excellent night life. Montreal is very European: old Montreal is beautiful; the people I met were very friendly, especially if I at least tried to speak french; and the old world culture surrounds you everywhere you go.
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May I ask why?
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i think montreal would suit your style more, could be wrong though
i loved both of them
i loved both of them
If you'd like to see Europe without leaving 'home', try Quebec City. Not far from Montreal, fascinating place- Only walled city in North America, founded in the early 1600s, and the Old Town still looks like an ancient French fortress. And has wonderful restaurants.
The British under General Wolfe beseiged it in 1759, and sent an emissary under a white flag to demand surrender. When asked for a response, the French General Montcalm replied 'Tell him his answer will come from the mouths of my cannons'.
Brave words, but he died in the battle, and that's why North America mostly speaks English.
The British under General Wolfe beseiged it in 1759, and sent an emissary under a white flag to demand surrender. When asked for a response, the French General Montcalm replied 'Tell him his answer will come from the mouths of my cannons'.
Brave words, but he died in the battle, and that's why North America mostly speaks English.
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Hahaha! Yeah, fair enough. Although "Frenchies" in Montreal and in the rest of the province of Quebec have very little in common with people from France. Or with silly French characters played by legendary British comedy groups, for that matter.
Frontenac, not Montcalm.
The classic statement, "The only answer I have for your general will come from the mouths of my cannon and muskets," was not uttered by General Montcalm in 1759. It was proclaimed by the Comte du Frontenac in 1690 in an earlier conflict between the French in New France and the British. Frontenac was not all bluster; he successfully repulsed the attack.
What's with all the slagging of the French in this thread?
The classic statement, "The only answer I have for your general will come from the mouths of my cannon and muskets," was not uttered by General Montcalm in 1759. It was proclaimed by the Comte du Frontenac in 1690 in an earlier conflict between the French in New France and the British. Frontenac was not all bluster; he successfully repulsed the attack.
What's with all the slagging of the French in this thread?
Thanks for everyone's input. Dave and I are now leaning toward Montreal and are really excited and also pretty clueless. What area of the city do we want to be near? We are seeing cheaper hotels near University of Quebec - Montreal in Centre-Ville... but don't know if this is an area we'd want to stay. To anyone who wants to play travel agent, your help is enormously appreciated.
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The hotels around Centre-Ville are relatively affordable and decently centralized. The subway can take you just about anywhere and you're not outrageously far from the lakeshore either so the piers are worth checking out. Want to shop til you drop: walk down Saint-Denis St. and Saint-Laurent Boulevard and you're set. Thinking museums, the Montreal Biodome is an experience for science lovers.
There are definitely better people to ask but there's my input... you want an experience: get tickets to a Montreal Canadiens NHL game and you'll experience something you may not have experienced before.
There are definitely better people to ask but there's my input... you want an experience: get tickets to a Montreal Canadiens NHL game and you'll experience something you may not have experienced before.
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Montreal! Montreal!
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I'd say Montreal because it sounds more culturally eclectic, which equals exciting in my book.
I am also biased, as the one night I spent in Toronto included near deportations, hookers being beaten by pimps, and the police arresting my friend.
But I'm sure results may vary ...
