Category: Quebec
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Marche Jean Talon
Another trip to our beloved Montreal. We’ve been living in Vermont for less than two years and we’ve been eight times. Each time, our heart swells a little more by how much we love Montreal. Casey and I call our last trip our best trip, because we did it all right. We brought guests with…
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Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
This trip was our first time spending the night! And our first time using public transport. By now, we knew our way around and could lead others around the city. This time, we actually went into Notre Dame, instead of just hanging around outside. The expected highlight of the trip was going to the Montreal…
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Rue Sainte-Catherine, Montreal
I really love planning Casey’s birthday. For one birthday while we were living in San Jose, we drove up to San Francisco and enjoyed a day of eating mushroom risotto at a fancy French restaurant. Foraging and identifying mushrooms was our favorite pastime at that point. For this year’s birthday, I wanted to treat him…
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Mile End, Montreal
We discovered a funky new neighborhood in Montreal. Mile End is where many Orthodox Jews live, so there are many bagel shops. There’s also a small little Lululemon store here! My cousin Molly and her husband visit Lululemon in every city they visit. We also stopped into what I thought would be an Asian snack…
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Casino de Montréal
Casey’s parents were in town so we knew we had to hit the casino. Despite all our excitement, the casino did not have craps. We were a little bit disappointed. If you’ve read any of my posts about Las Vegas, you can learn more about how Casey and I are craps diehards. We live for…
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Montreal Botanical Garden & Museum of Fine Arts
Our first foray up to Montreal was with two of our friends from California. Surprise – the border crossing was extremely easy and it took only 1.5 hours to make it to downtown. We walked around the Montreal Museum of Art and then the Botanical Gardens. Because it was our first time there, we chose…