What to do in Montreal and Toronto?
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- KVRist
- 31 posts since 2 Feb, 2005 from Santa Cruz, CA
I have time to explore Toronto (7-10th of May) and Montreal (10-12 of may) but I don't know anything about either city. Does anyone have any suggestions of places to go, sights to see, good shows, etc.?
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35505 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Snowflakes on kittens, and bright yellow...
...hold on... who were you talking to?
...hold on... who were you talking to?
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRist
- 478 posts since 18 Mar, 2003 from Champaign, Illinois
I'd suggest a pop over to Quebec City... lovely place.. easy cheap train ride from Montreal.
Or rent a car and drive to the Laurentians mountains... fabulous hiking trails up there, and a nice little spa too (Spa Ofuro).
Or rent a car and drive to the Laurentians mountains... fabulous hiking trails up there, and a nice little spa too (Spa Ofuro).
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- KVRAF
- 12235 posts since 18 Aug, 2003
Not sure what your tastes are, but for either place, I'd just suggest walking around the city. There are plenty of things to see that way. In Toronto, I'd suggest heading over to College St. just west of Bathurst, lots of restaurants and live venues.
But let me know if you're interested in any specific kind of shops, restaurants, galleries, tourist traps, etc. and I'll make some suggestions.
But let me know if you're interested in any specific kind of shops, restaurants, galleries, tourist traps, etc. and I'll make some suggestions.
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- KVRist
- 476 posts since 28 Jun, 2002 from Vancouver, Canada
Torontonians often neglect to mention (or remember) that they have a huge phallic symbol called the CN Tower that's quite a sight to behold. The view is amazing (you can see all the way to Buffalo from the top of the tower). If you're new to the city, you gotta go up. Unless you hate heights ... in which case, steer clear. Glass floors at a half-mile up ... errr ...
~MacQ
~MacQ
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 31 posts since 2 Feb, 2005 from Santa Cruz, CA
I like a wide variety of electronic music, cool museums, science type stuff... I will be staying in downtown montreal and toronto for business. I have 1 day in Toronto (Sunday) all day, Saturday night and Monday night to run around... work during the rest of the days. Then I fly to montreal on tuesday, and I have wed night and thurs all day to explore montreal...and maybe tuesday night if i'm not too tired.
I don't really have a chance to leave the cities. Any cool historic places, bars, clubs, museums, whatever... I just don't know where to start!
I don't really have a chance to leave the cities. Any cool historic places, bars, clubs, museums, whatever... I just don't know where to start!
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- KVRAF
- 12235 posts since 18 Aug, 2003
I think there is at least one restaurant and bar on every block in downtown Toronto, so you won't have long to look for that. Definitely check out College Street west of Bathurst or Queen St W. (just ask someone for directions, people will gladly answer so long as they don't think you're a beggar (and even then most people will stop)). If you're able to get out to the Drake Hotel or the Gladstone on Queen West, there's always live music (the Drake I think is always plagued with line-ups these days, mind).
Go here for event listings.
There aren't a huge number of museums downtown, but the Art Gallery of Ontario is well worth checking out if you like art galleries. The Royal Ontario Museum is also excellent, big collections of dinosaurs and ancient civilization relics.
Best suggestion I have is to get a map of the downtown area from your hotel, and just start walking along some of the major roads (Yonge, Queen, College, Bloor, Dundas, Spadina), you'll find more than enough cool stuff to fill up your day (and I hear it's going to be nice weather on Sunday, too).
Cheers,
Steve
Go here for event listings.
There aren't a huge number of museums downtown, but the Art Gallery of Ontario is well worth checking out if you like art galleries. The Royal Ontario Museum is also excellent, big collections of dinosaurs and ancient civilization relics.
Best suggestion I have is to get a map of the downtown area from your hotel, and just start walking along some of the major roads (Yonge, Queen, College, Bloor, Dundas, Spadina), you'll find more than enough cool stuff to fill up your day (and I hear it's going to be nice weather on Sunday, too).
Cheers,
Steve
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- KVRAF
- 3588 posts since 13 May, 2004 from montreal
There's tons to do in Montreal. Just walk in any given direction and you'll be getting into trouble in no time.
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- KVRian
- 1143 posts since 6 Oct, 2004 from berlin
Not that it matters but if you were here (Toronto) on Tuesday, you could have seen that awesome show at the music gallery (Christina Patrowska playing Ann Southam's piano music).
If you're into hard rock, nine inch nails are doing a few shows on Monday and Tuesday. If you're into the party/night club scene, there's a Purple Heaven party coming up (PH-13 at Viva). Also, there's a free Jungle party going on tonight at Cherry Beach (on the beach). And, everyone here (though I can't understand why) likes to go to the Guvernment night club on Saturdays. And there's also Boxy Blu or Nasa which usually have some decent house music. There are also some great mod/university-crowd clubs/bars as well like the Dance Cave (2nd floor Lee's Palace) and the Mod Club.
The TSO is playing Shostakovich and Haydn on Saturday. I can't wait for that one.
There are also some great cinemas that play some cool indie films.
if none of that is for you then check out the free NOW magazines that are in newspaper bins all around downtown. They have a fairly complete listing of which bands are playing which clubs, what type of music is being played where, movie listings for the indie cinemas, nice places to eat etc.. The EYE magazines are also quite good but can sometimes be geared more towards indie rock. There's always lots to do. I live in the burbs but I go downtown at least twice a week and when we go out, we'll go to at least 2 or 3 different places/events etc.. And if in doubt, just ask random locals on the street. Toronto people might not be as friendly as Montreal people, but they tend to helpful for things like directions, advice about places to eat, etc..
If you're into hard rock, nine inch nails are doing a few shows on Monday and Tuesday. If you're into the party/night club scene, there's a Purple Heaven party coming up (PH-13 at Viva). Also, there's a free Jungle party going on tonight at Cherry Beach (on the beach). And, everyone here (though I can't understand why) likes to go to the Guvernment night club on Saturdays. And there's also Boxy Blu or Nasa which usually have some decent house music. There are also some great mod/university-crowd clubs/bars as well like the Dance Cave (2nd floor Lee's Palace) and the Mod Club.
The TSO is playing Shostakovich and Haydn on Saturday. I can't wait for that one.
There are also some great cinemas that play some cool indie films.
if none of that is for you then check out the free NOW magazines that are in newspaper bins all around downtown. They have a fairly complete listing of which bands are playing which clubs, what type of music is being played where, movie listings for the indie cinemas, nice places to eat etc.. The EYE magazines are also quite good but can sometimes be geared more towards indie rock. There's always lots to do. I live in the burbs but I go downtown at least twice a week and when we go out, we'll go to at least 2 or 3 different places/events etc.. And if in doubt, just ask random locals on the street. Toronto people might not be as friendly as Montreal people, but they tend to helpful for things like directions, advice about places to eat, etc..
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- KVRAF
- 3588 posts since 13 May, 2004 from montreal
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- KVRian
- 565 posts since 16 Dec, 2002 from Pittsburgh, PA
The CN Tower has one of the best restaurants I've ever been to. It rotates as you eat. It takes abit to get used to.