Montreal (Canada) > Reviews > A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO VIST IN THE FALL

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Advantages:	Many beautiful sights with lots of shopping and cafes
Disadvantages:	Only if you need to speak French

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Montreal is a city that is definitely worth visiting. It has many historical sites, such as the Notre-Dame Basilica, Hotel de Ville, Place d'Armes-, Place Royale and my favorite, the Place Montreal Trust Mall.
It is also home to McGill University. We arrived in Montreal via the St. Lawrence River.

We had been told that Montreal had an underground mall and were expecting something dark and sinister, but found a beautiful, modern, multi-level mall that was connected to the underground subway system.
Those of us from the west coast who have never seen a subway system are in for quite an education.. It was originally built as public transportation so that people could get to work and school in the bad weather. Imagine barreling in the dark at a speed in excess of 50 mph,stopping for just a second while passengers get on and off and then speeding away again. We rode it just for the fun of it, beginning and ending at McGill Station.

The European atmosphere of Montreal was very interesting. Quaint little sidewalk cafes and french speaking owners. We had been told that the french speaking people of Quebec were very rude to outsiders, but we found this not to be true. They were polite, courteous and friendly and very eager to see that we had an enjoyable time.

We took a tour of the city and saw where the Montreal Expos play and where the World Fair had been. If we wanted to gamble, there was a casino across the river.

The weather was very nice. We needed a jacket at night and in the shade, but it was pleasant in the sun. However, a week later there was a terrible ice storm and the city was completely shut down.

We took a lovely tour into the beautiful countryside and mountains and visited a lakeside chateau, which is also used for skiing in the winter.

I think it would be a lovely place for anyone to visit who wanted a little bit of both the European and American world