Montreal trip

[Brisketexan 106860]

So, since the daughter is in school here, @GOLL and I hatched a scheme to make a visit...that just so happened to coincide with last night’s Habs-Stars game.

 

I’ll start at the end, as we’re sitting at the YUL airport bar waiting for our very delayed flight.

 

Quebec is having a hard time with Alberta, and the 6th end did them no favors.

 

[Brisketexan 106860]

And yesterday, before the game, had a late lunch - smoked meat sammiches, and two kinds of poutine (add smoked meat to poutine? Well, yeah).

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All that food was good, because we’d worked up a pretty good appetite - spent the afternoon hiking up the hill at Mont Royal Park repeatedly to snow tube.



How did Brisket do? Glad you asked. Brisket figured out pretty quickly how to temper the spin the tubes tend to take, so got good clean rides down.

Briskette and GOLL, on the other hand, each took a ride down the erratic far left hand chute...and each took a nasty spill. GOLL administered a strong regimen of beer and ibuprofen to treat his injuries.

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View of the hockey game last night:

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It was pretty, pretty cold Friday, though...

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Daughter and I spent Friday walking the city (yep, temp ranged from -4 to 3) before GOLL arrived.



Then, I took her and 15 of her friends out for a dinner of cheap Chinese dumplings. Made a bunch of poor college students very grateful for a dinner someone else paid for (dude, it was seriously cheap).

[Brisketexan 106860]

Got a few more pics later. As long as you have the gear (good heavy coat, waterproof warm boots, a base layer for your bottom half, a good hat, and something to keep your lower face warm (I wore a Buff)). Montreal is a great winter trip. And, got to spend some quality time with the girl, take her to her first NHL game (she’s now a Habs fan), and enjoy the winter outdoors, in a really cool city.

[Dutch 4540]

53 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I’d annihilate that plate with extreme prejudice.  Am I correct in assuming that is Montreal-style smoked meat (aka pastrami) piled on a bed of fries?

[Brisketexan 106860]

I’d annihilate that plate with extreme prejudice.  Am I correct in assuming that is Montreal-style smoked meat (aka pastrami) piled on a bed of fries?

Yep. With cheese curds and gravy as well.

[SizzleChest 8310]

[zlavydra 2142]

Haven't been there in 25 years, but I distinctly remember eating a 3-course lunch for about $2 (loonies) somewhere near McGill.

[conVINCEd 21477]

Wrong thread Brisket.  Try here:

 

[Brisketexan 106860]

Wrong thread Brisket.  Try here:
 

Sorry, can’t. I mean, that’s literally prohibited on their student visa - they can work up to 20 hrs per week, but work as a prostitute or several other categories of sex worker is prohibited. The Québécois are quite particular about such things - don’t want students stealing local jobs.

[tx 3 putt 78613]

I partied two weekends in Montreal, in my early 30’s. Great times. Seriously I should have went back and found a wife up there.

go back in the spring. Spring weekend girl was something special. Winter weekend was a blur 

Edited February 16, 2020 by tx 3 putt

[Pato del Muerto 53420]

4 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

It was pretty, pretty cold Friday, though...

Good sunshine really helps with the low temps though. 

[Iceman 2978]

4 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Grub porn...OMG.

 

LOlz at your explanation of timing your visit with the Stars-Habs game.  My visits to my kids, whether they were in school or military have almost always coincided with sporting events, well, except for minor shit like graduation. tee-hee.   They love it, and it takes the focus off them and allows for true fun to happen.

Thanks for sharing the pics.  Go Stars!!!

Edited February 16, 2020 by Iceman

[Anastasis 23711]

Montreal is fucking awesome. 

[6th Street 6659]

Love that place - do some wholesome sightseeing and foodie shit doing the day then go whoring at a some of the best titters in North America at night.

[Storm the Field 5366]

Montreal is an awesome travel destination, especially if you're a foodie and into beer.

Wife and I went on a short trip back in early May 2017 and have already talked several times about going back, preferably a little later in the summer, and for a longer trip. It was still pretty chilly and dreary most of the time we were there. 

In the city, you can easily get by on English only as most workers in the city seem to be fully bilingual. However, we quickly learned that if you leave the city and head out of town, you are basically in small-town France. 

[Js1 87152]

Bump. Headed next month to break my new passport’s virginity. Montreal + Quebec City 

[Professor Chesney 690]

Nice. One of my favorite cities; there is something for everyone there.  Really easy to bike around.  Not sure if you need any recs, but Joe Beef lives up to the hype.  Otherwise you can’t really go wrong with hiking, restaurants, and clubs.  Only negative is that the Casino does not have craps.

Biggest tip is to make sure to check the weather a week out.  May can be near freezing cold or a sunny paradise.

[Underdog 29132]

Beautiful city, have yet to make it up to QC, need to remedy that sometime soon. 

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19 hours ago, Professor Chesney said:

Nice. One of my favorite cities; there is something for everyone there.  Really easy to bike around.  Not sure if you need any recs, but Joe Beef lives up to the hype.  Otherwise you can’t really go wrong with hiking, restaurants, and clubs.  Only negative is that the Casino does not have craps.

Biggest tip is to make sure to check the weather a week out.  May can be near freezing cold or a sunny paradise.

Appreciate it. Def would love some food recommendations!