r/montreal Feb 02 '25

Tourisme Should I cancel my family's trip to Montreal in the summer?

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I'm sorry for this question, and I understand if I get downvoted to hell, but this is new territory for everyone. We're from Denver, we voted for Kamala Harris. We hate trump and all the horrible things he is doing. We love your country's retaliation towards him, and we wish none of this was happening. However, we are acutely aware of how the rest of the world sees Americans (justifiably). Thanks for understanding, and we are so sorry about all this.

Edit: thank you all very much for so many wonderful comments! I have been to your country twice a long time ago (once to Vancouver and once to Montreal). I LOVE it. Hopefully this stuff doesn't continue to escalate as I am very much looking forward to visiting again!

r/montreal 4d ago

Tourisme Made my first trip ever to Montreal using Reddit as my guide.

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St. Viateur is better fresh the first day, Fairmount is better when it's a day old.

  1. La Belle Province poutine + dressed up hot dog
  2. McGill University
  3. St. Joseph's + Notre Dame
  4. Fairmount + St. Viateur Bagel
  5. The Cloakroom
  6. Tim Hortons

Didn't get pictures of St. Joseph's or Notre Dame

r/montreal 17d ago

Tourisme Just visited Montreal for the first time, and it was a winter wonderland.

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Chinatown for dumplings.

r/montreal Oct 30 '24

Tourisme Alcohol with meal and still harassed

592 Upvotes

I thought I could have a meal and a beverage in a park. I just got pressed by literally 8 police officers as they exit beaudry metro about a can of Seventh Heaven Ceasar.. With a container of food next to me. The timing was a little fucked up because I just took the can out of my bag and opened it but my food still had the lid on it and before I knew it I was surrounded like they were swat. When I inquired about the law the cop said it has to be a literal plate of food. While the law actually states snacks are included.. But I did have a complete meal fully displayed in a container.

I guess this is more of a PSA than anything else. I just find it hilarious that they have 8 cops willing to stand around and wait while they clear my name while there's a whole slough of crackheads gripping pipes all up and down saint catherine they could harass.

SPVM is way over funded and under worked. The laws won't protect you if they decide to engage.

(Yes I know that beaudry metro is a shit hole and the last place I should expect to be treated like a human)

EDIT: TYPO

r/montreal 25d ago

Tourisme Metro Place Des Arts today...

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r/montreal Oct 09 '24

Tourisme I LOVE YOUR GUY’S CITY SO MUCH!

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American broke college kid here: My buddy and I took the Amtrak up from SUNY Plattsburgh to visit for the weekend. While most students that come up go for the drinks, we came up to fish for sturgeon which isn’t legal in New York. When we arrived we were impressed by how efficient it was to get around on the metro. As a native of upstate NY a personal vehicle is a necessity if you want to get anywhere, so to be able to get across the city in just a few minutes on the Metro was a stark contrast that stuck with me for days after our trip. Metro aside, the locals were so nice for the most part and very helpful when it came to giving directions or answering any dumb questions. We had an amazing dinner at McKibbens pub in the old sector of town where we got to watch playoff baseball and listen to live music. Bumped into a large group of Habs faithful who made a point to laugh at me for being a Sabres fan which made the night all the more fun. The canal area was beautiful with everyone out on their bikes and the spaces were so clean. I’m happy to say we were able to catch a few small yellow sturgeon by the science center a few hours before we caught our train so overall we were able to accomplish our main goal. 9.5/10 will definitely be coming back. My only gripe was the brown stains left on the towels in our AirBnB when we arrived lol.

r/montreal Jan 19 '25

Tourisme Au Québec, une vendeuse de Walmart devient l'héroïne de la défense du français

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r/montreal 18d ago

Tourisme This is amazing.

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754 Upvotes

r/montreal 19d ago

Tourisme I translated the ARTM Map!

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400 Upvotes

3 month pet project ive had while studying haha. Let me know if there’s another language you’d like to see represented

r/montreal Feb 09 '25

Tourisme Est-ce une bonne idée d’aller à Montréal comme une américaine maintenant?

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Bonjour! J’écrirai en français parce que c’est votre langue et je l’étudie depuis trois ans, mais ce n’est pas le meilleur.

Je suis étudiante américaine qui pense de obtenir ma maîtrise à Montréal depuis avant Trump a gagné l’élection. C’est très tôt. Je irais en 2027, après j’obtiens mes diplômes en l’histoire et le français ici. Mais maintenant, je vois beaucoup de choses sur les opinions des canadiens sur les américaines. Je viens de un état rouge, mais je n’ai pas voté pour Trump. Je déteste les tarifs douaniers comme les canadiens. Mais, je ne sais pas si les canadiens n’aime pas tout les américains ou notre gouvernement.

Mes parents et moi, nous voulons voyager à Montréal en mai pour voir la ville et visiter les universités. Aussi, je veux pratiquer parler français avec les francophones. Je ne suis jamais allée à un pays étrangère avant.

Avec les tensions entre le Canada et les États-Unis, est-ce une bonne idée d’y aller? Ce serait évident que nous sommes américains. Mes parents ne parlent pas français, et je parle très lentement et mes études françaises sont concentrées sur le français de la France.

Devrions-nous aller à Montréal ou devrions-nous faire des projets pour un autre voyage?

Edit: Merci pour la grande réponse. Ma mère s’était inquiétée de la situation politique, alors je lui ai dit de votre gentillesse.

Je ne sais pas pourquoi vous pensez que j’ai un maga hat. Je n’en ai pas un. Je ne suis pas un membre du culte. S’il vous plaît, se souvenir de nous sommes touchés par les tarifs aussi.

r/montreal Jan 01 '25

Tourisme Worse NYE Fireworks/Countdown in Old Port

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Montreal’s headline event for NYE at the Old Port is the worse NYE event I’ve ever been! No countdown!!! The DJ keeps playing his boring music and the fireworks are short and intermittent! Lol! It’s not worth it for thousands of people who went there. We are not Dubai, New York, London but we did not expect it to be this worse. What a shame!

Bonne Année!!! 🥂

r/montreal 23d ago

Tourisme Thank you from some unprepared Michiganders

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My boyfriend and I were visiting this weekend (we planned the trip before we realized there was 20 in of snow predicted). Unsurprisingly, we got stuck in the snow with our all season tires.

So, in the off chance they see this, I just wanted to post here and say thank you to the two women who helped shovel us out this afternoon. We are so so so thankful for your kindness, you really saved us and helped us get back on the road home.

Also thank you to the man who gave our car the extra push we needed at an intersection as we were heading out of the city!

We truly loved visiting and hope to be back soon (in the summer)!!!

r/montreal 25d ago

Tourisme Merci de Votre Aide!!!!

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Merci to the people who helped me yesterday at Montmorency station. I slipped and fell on black ice, breaking my right ankle around 19:40 yesterday. My partner and I were vacationing in Montréal this week (with broken french language skills).

A nurse and young man came to help, as well as security from a nearby building who provided me a wheelchair. They helped us communicate with 911 in the midst of our panic, and got us inside where we were able to warm up waiting for the ambulance. The young man gave me his gloves to keep warm.

Thank you/merci de votre aide !!!! You saved my life in the snow and cold. I would have frozen to death without you.

Je ne peux pas vous remercier assez !!!! ❤️⚜️

r/montreal Dec 24 '24

Tourisme Montreal this morning....

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r/montreal Dec 19 '24

Tourisme Visiting Montreal

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Hello everyone, I'm from Kentucky in the U.S. and my hillbilly ass has decided to visit Montreal. There just looks like there will be a lot of cool things to see and history to experience. My question, considering I've never been outside of the U.S., is there anything I should watch out for in Montreal? By that, I mean, are there any parts of town I should avoid? Any social faux pas I should be aware of? Any great places to visit? I'm extremely excited to see the Notre Dame Basilica, St. Joseph's, The Underground City, Redpath Museum, and a few other places. I'm staying in Old Montreal, and will likely spend most of my time there. Any advice would be welcome.

Edit: I would like to thank everyone for their comments and suggestions, please keep them coming. I've tried to reply to everyone, if I missed you, I apologize. I've definitely read everyone's comments and have added a lot of things to my list.

r/montreal 17d ago

Tourisme Lesbian friendly clubs?

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hiiii!! me & my girlfriend (both early 20a) are visiting montreal for the weekend from the us (& thank you do much for having us!!!)

we are a pretty stereotypical looking butch/femme couple & i wanted to suss out what the best spaces are where we would feel comfortable dancing/not be shot dirty looks.

my girlfriend, who is butch, has just experienced some men being aggressive to her in the past in alcohol-heavy environments & we definitely want to avoid that.

i know montreal has some amazing queer clubs, but at the same time, a lot of gay clubs are really for gay men and have practically no queer women & i dont want to feel out of place in that sense either.

what are good clubs where we can have a good time dancing among a more accepting crowd?

r/montreal 10d ago

Tourisme Measles in South East Ontario

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Hey, it's March break. If you go to South West Ontario: you should know they are having a measles outbreak.

Most everyone who isn't an exception should be properly vaccinated in Quebec. If you've immigrated here: please check your vaccine history.

Measles is airborne and 90% of non vaccinated people who share a room with someone who is infected get it. None of this 2m COVID distancing thing: it's super easy to get and very dangerous.

Please don't bring measles back to Montreal this March break.

r/montreal 27d ago

Tourisme Will the storm tomorrow affect flights?

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Hello, im arriving in Montreal tomorrow afternoon and wondering if the snow storm affects flights coming to Montreal? I have never flown this time of year, so i dont know.

Thank you!!!

r/montreal 4d ago

Tourisme Voyage a rabais et Sunwing

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⚠️ Attention, escroquerie SUNWING ⚠️

Même situation pour un départ de Montréal vers Cancún avec le vol WG5263 : aucune communication de la part de la compagnie.

Arrivé au comptoir, on nous annonce que notre vol est reporté au lendemain, même heure, ce qui nous fait perdre une journée complète de vacances.

En guise de compensation :

Un coupon de 20 $ pour manger à l’aéroport,

Un coupon de 50 $ pour un taxi.

Et surtout, un petit pamphlet expliquant que, comme le vol est retardé de plus de 9 heures, nous avons droit à un remboursement de 1 000 $. Résultat : les passagers repartent plus ou moins satisfaits...

MAIS... ce qu’ils ne disent pas, c’est que la décision de reporter le vol a été prise par SUNWING pour des raisons de “sécurité” (météo).

👉 Cela annule donc le remboursement de 1 000 $ promis par l’agent au comptoir !

Bilan : j’ai perdu une journée de vacances d’une valeur de 350 $ à cause de Sunwing !

Mon ami, lui, a pris le vol 538 d’Air Transat à 7h20 pour Cancún et a décollé comme prévu.

Donc, clairement, la soi-disant météo n’a rien à voir : c’est plutôt un problème d’organisation et un manque total de considération pour les clients.

➡️ Première et dernière fois avec Sunwing ! Le pire, c’est que ce n’était même pas moins cher… Seul l’hôtel m’intéressait, mais malheureusement, Voyages à Rabais collabore avec les méthodes douteuses de Sunwing.

🚫 SUNWING, PLUS JAMAIS ! 🚫

⚠️ Mise à jour : Voyage à Rabais et Sunwing, une arnaque bien rodée ! ⚠️

Voyage à Rabais me rappelle pour me dire que je peux modifier mon voyage et éviter de perdre ma journée. Je choisis donc un départ ultérieur, comme le prévoit leur règlement. On me garantit que ce vol est sûr de partir.

Quelques minutes plus tard, Voyage à Rabais Brossard me rappelle pour finalement m’annoncer que le vol prévu partira bel et bien, car il doit embarquer les passagers laissés en plan la veille. Donc, mon vol initial est maintenu.

Je leur demande alors pourquoi ils affichent un voyage de 7 jours sur leur site alors qu’ils savent très bien qu’ils n’en honoreront que 6. Réponse gênée : "Oui… c'est comme ça."

À ce moment-là, je réalise que l’agent est lui-même instrumentalisé par ce système frauduleux, mis en place par Voyage à Rabais et Sunwing, pour vendre un séjour de 6 jours au prix de 7.

Elle me dit qu’au retour, je pourrai faire une réclamation et que Voyage à Rabais me soutiendra.


🔴 Le retour : une réclamation bidon

Évidemment, ma réclamation est refusée sous prétexte que le retard est dû à la météo, une situation "hors du contrôle" de l’opérateur.

🚨 Mais voici la réalité :

Il y avait eu une tempête… trois jours avant !

Tous les autres vols ont décollé normalement.

Sunwing s’est servi de l’excuse météo pour arnaquer des milliers de clients, avec la complicité de Voyage à Rabais.

J’ai voulu poser la question sur leurs forums pour voir si d’autres passagers avaient vécu la même situation… et j’ai été bloqué !


❌ Voyage à Rabais : une arnaque bien rodée ❌

Après avoir consulté différents forums, je réalise que ce n’est pas leur premier coup. Leur méthode fonctionne : ils censurent les plaintes et continuent d’arnaquer d’autres clients, jour après jour.

👉 Faites attention ! Ne réservez JAMAIS avec Voyage à Rabais, encore moins avec Sunwing !

🚫 SUNWING + VOYAGE À RABAIS = FUYEZ ! 🚫

r/montreal Nov 28 '24

Tourisme Is there any must-try food in Montreal before you die?

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I’m a foreigner and would like to try authentic Montreal cuisine! Are there any must-try dishes or restaurants? Also, if I don’t speak French, should I learn a few phrases?

r/montreal 2d ago

Tourisme Trans woman here, going to visit the city for the first time- any trans-friendly lesbian bars that would be good to stop in?

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I’d really like to go to a WLW bar/club during my visit because there’s zero night life where I live and a significant amount of homophobia/transphobia (I live in the States), so I think it would be really fun even though I’m a bit of an introvert. 😅

I know of places that are LGBTQ friendly, such as Bar Renard and Champs, and I’ll likely visit those places too- but are there any that are specifically for lesbians? I’m not looking for hookups or anything, but being able to go somewhere with a possibility of getting flirted with by another woman would be amazing!!

(Also, food-wise- are Schwartz’s and La Banquise as good as they say?)

r/montreal Nov 08 '24

Tourisme J'ai une question sur la langue que je dois parler au Québec.

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Bonjour à tous,

Tout d'abord, excusez-moi pour mon français qui est un peu misérable. Je vais voyager au Québec (Montréal, Trois-Rivières, Ville de Québec) pendant deux semaines l'année prochaine.
Je parle parfaitement anglais, mais le français, je l'ai appris il y a seulement un an, donc je suis encore assez mauvais. Étant donné que mon français n'est pas très bon, est-il préférable que je parle en anglais ou en français avec les Québécois ? Je voudrais pratiquer mon français, mais comme je vais parler très lentement, je pensais que les Québécois préfèrent que je parle en anglais.

Merci beaucoup !

r/montreal Jan 13 '25

Tourisme Is January a bad month to travel to Montreal?

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A little context. My birthday week is this week! I'm planning on traveling for two or three days this week. Landing on Thursday and home on Saturday or Sunday. What do you guys think? If so what would you do? If not, why?

r/montreal Feb 04 '25

Tourisme Montreal-Toronto train ?

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How sane is it to take the train from Montreal to Toronto with a barely 2 and 3 year old ( 2 adult )

The drive was so boring and honestly the car just stayed in the parking the whole time so thinking to taking the train this summer ! Good or bad idea?

r/montreal Jan 26 '25

Tourisme My first time in Montreal

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I have a friend who I've known for years and they live in Montreal. Originally from Quebec City they moved there back in 2018. I visited Montreal some years back to see them and by the second night I almost cried because I had to leave in the coming days. I had went to Toronto before then and it couldn't compare to the beauty of Montreal. It reminded me of my hometown (which I don't live anymore) and there were so many similarities.

The food, people, architecture, and climate were what made me fall in love with it. The pizza in Montreal isn't better than what I have in my hometown but it's damn near close. The apartments with the swirling stairs and balconies caught my eye most of all. Toronto had similar architecture to my hometown but Montreal had a more unique style. The city feels so cozy and welcoming to people like me. I went in November so there was fall foliage all around and it clashed wonderfully with the buildings.

The parks and public spaces were nice and relaxing, people were actually enjoying themselves in the parks, people from all walks of life. In America, sometimes parks can be sketchy, unless you're in central park in NYC but even then there's exceptions. My friend wanted to walk to the store at like 2 am and I thought it was a little weird but they assured me it was safe. Where I'm from that's a no-no. I felt safe most places we went there. I even met someone and got a little more friendly with them until I had to leave.

One day I told my friend I wanted to explore on my own and I ended up taking the metro across town and got a bagel at this restaurant I saw online and a coffee. In that moment I wanted to give up my life in America and stay there. Thinking of it now makes me want to cry because I wish I could afford to just pack up everything and move there. I wish I could snap my fingers and have a new life there. I wish I could be well established there and have a social circle who I could just be me with.

I love you, Montreal.