I'm getting dragged to Montreal for the grand prix this weekend but I should be able to get a day for myself, any suggestions for what I should do?
Poutine
Try to speak French to somebody and see how long it takes for them to respond in English
Underground mall
Montreal Smoked meat
Try to speak French to somebody and see how long it takes for them to respond in English
:soypoint-2: this is a very nice game. i really enjoyed my standoff with a waiter trying to get me to say the single word in my order to satisfaction
try to get harrassed for not using french or the proper quebecois noun for something
Document the various kinds of trees and take leaf rubbings and bark rubbings to publish online for our perusal
Check out the biosphere! An environment museum inside a big ass geodesic dome. There's cool stuff there about water systems and wetlands.
The old city has neat architecture.
Hockey season's over and Juste Pour Rires doesn't start til next month IIRC. You picked the wrong time to go.
To be fair I didn't pick the time, my dad insists on bringing me to the race despite my disinterest. If it were up to me I'd have gone in May for Pouzza fest.
The jazz festival is also really good if you're into that sort of thing.
Oh and they're also really into St.Patrick's Day even though the place is predominately Fr*nch.
Ah damn, got to this thread late. The biodome and most of the other best stuff has already been suggested.
I would recommend doing the hike up the mountain. I'm not gonna tell you it's magical, it's usually just a bunch of rando's taking pictures and smoking weed at the summit, but it's a nice hike and a genuinely very good view.
If you want to do shopping or stuff like that try some of the places that dot st-hubert's or jean talon.
The biking paths are nice, but biking in this city is rough if you're not used to it (drivers here are the worst fucking people imaginable).
Beyond the biodome and other museums already mentioned, there are an absolute fuckton of museums too. Just tons of them. Try find one in a topic you're interested in and visit. A lot of them are clustered around the mountain with the universities.
also buy and smoke some overpriced weed, thas important
