What to do in Montreal and Toronto?

[CC4]

it's easier to do that legally in windsor

[rockstar_not]

Toronto is just 'spin city' economically and politically. If you're into 'the science of sound (and other things)' - You cannot miss The Ontario Science Center! Out of the way at Don Mills and Eglinton, but I think it's one of the best all day fun places in the world. The workings of communications, transportation, civilasations, explorations all within a mamooth complex built on a steep valley hillside. I haven't been in dogs years, but I think it still possesses one of the most fun, cheap, and enlightening experiences that can be had in Toronto.

Montreal, definately get to Old Montreal and catch some jazz in the clubs around midnight - even if you HATE jazz, you'll love it there. And relax parisian style around the Jewish Quarter just around the base of Mont Royal. Lovely, old and warm feelings throughout there.

And take Garrets advice indeed. Oh Quebec City, how I love thee!

Enjoy your stay in Canada...eh?

I thought I was the only nerd thinking about the science center - it's one of the best in all of North America.

-Scott

[Mr. Tunes]

And one other thing to see is how toronto deals with people committing suicide on the Bloor Street Viaduct. Their solution is actually quite a monstrosity but many find it quite interesting.

how do they deal with it? i know in vancouver the bridges are always backed up for certain reasons

this guy is going to spend more time in toronto reading kvr about what to do in toronto than he will actually seeing toronto!

i like the Kensington Market addendum
and hell yeah it's a great Science Center, in high school we had a semi-formal there(we also had one at the ROM too which was great)

[HHaynes]

Do what every musician does north of Napa Valley - refuse to bathe, wear flannel, drink coffee that tastes like a boiled ash tray, and self-medicate on uncontrolled substances until your speech is permanently slurred.

[op519]

And one other thing to see is how toronto deals with people committing suicide on the Bloor Street Viaduct. Their solution is actually quite a monstrosity but many find it quite interesting.

how do they deal with it? i know in vancouver the bridges are always backed up for certain reasons

Here is how


Of course they do the Bloor Viaduct but they leave an even higher (or perhaps as high) bridge over the Rosedale Valley unprotected and that bridge is less than 1 minute away.

[Mr. Tunes]

oh god i dont want to turn this into a suicide thread but it's not that hard to do yourself-in in toronto we have a TTC subway line that goes through a huge section of the city core. and a nice big Lake to jump in if you want to do things that way too!

so i found the page where your picture came from and i spotted this interesting quote "Since 1919, the landmark bridge has attracted over 400 suicides, a world record second only to Golden Gate Bridge."

so add this to one more thing you can do when visiting toronto.

[deggy]

that seems painful to do yourself in on the ttc. doesn't the train only go like 40 kmph. You'd definitely suffer a lot. What you'd want to do is contemplate jumping off of the DVP bridges. That seems a little more instant. Yeah, you'd suffer but that's life. deal with it.

[deggy]

When i used to go to university, all the windows could only open a few inches because some fool jumped out of the 9th floor to try and kill himself after drinking. However, those residences are all major fire hazards. I'd be surprised if people don't get screwed by that in the case of a massive blaze (plus all the smoker/drunks would do stupid things like through out a smoke in the bathroom garbage which was full of paper towel). Actually, the suicide proofing didn't work in my room so i could always puke out the window (and onto the main pathway) after a night of heavy drinking (yup, i have some problems).

[deggy]

my friend walked in on his room mate urinating out the 12th floor window once as well.

[Voidoid Surrealist]

Places to see in Montreal:
http://uem.minimanga.com/index.php

[Mr. Tunes]

my friend walked in on his room mate urinating out the 12th floor window once as well.

the only residence i can think of here is Saugeen at Western

Places to see in Montreal:
http://uem.minimanga.com/index.php

that crackhouse is brilliant. i'll put it at the top of my montreal to-do list

[deggy]

my friend walked in on his room mate urinating out the 12th floor window once as well.

the only residence i can think of here is Saugeen at Western

Places to see in Montreal:
http://uem.minimanga.com/index.php

that crackhouse is brilliant. i'll put it at the top of my montreal to-do list

Wrong school bud. Even so, when staying with friends at Saugeen a while back, I had an awesome time. Western is so much better than the ghetto campus filled with crappy 70's architecture at the school i went to.

[Mr. Tunes]

Wrong school bud.

what school were you at?

[shamann]

Based on the description, I'd guess York.

[dystonia_ek]

Places to see in Montreal:
http://uem.minimanga.com/index.php

Aha, I was looking for that link to post myself.
This city is great for exploration - especially all the industrial spaces on the eastern part of the island.

Anyway I'd avoid downtown like the plague. Hipster/art wanker areas tend to be scattered across the north-central parts of the Plateau-Mont-Royal area and Mile-End, if you prefer that kind of thing.