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April 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM 84 11 10

Travels to Canada: Five Days in Quebec
 Canada, Montreal, Travelogue

After Niagara Falls, we got onto the business of Canada, the original intent of our trip.  We made a conscious decision to forgo a lengthy stay in Toronto and Ottawa, as frankly we weren't that interested in seeing Ontario, although it is a beautiful province.  Our next two steps were Quebec's largest cities, Montreal and Quebec City. Quebec is a truly unique place to visit in North America.  Since all the New World colonies eventually ended up in the hands of the Spanish and the ...

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March 30, 2010 at 09:36 AM 253 7 10

Dinner at Au Pied de Cochon in Montreal, Quebec
 Canada, Montreal, Travelogue, Video

Any visitor to Quebec with an even mild interest in food and gluttony has to add dinner at Au Pied de Cochon to his itinerary.  This is true eating for sport, where the diner is challenged to take his notion of "rich" or "excessive" or "fatty" foods to a whole other level.  Translated literally as, "The Foot of the Pig", Au PIed de Cochon (PDC for short) focuses on Quebecois cuisine centered on two things: pork (or pig, to be less precise) and fois gras. What follows is a fairly detail...

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November 28, 2005 at 08:45 PM 45 2 0

The Hotel Gault in Montreal, Quebec
 Canada, Montreal

The Hotel Gault in the Old Port of Montreal was a terrific place to say. It has won many modern design awards, so definitely not for everyone. The Lobby Genesa eating breakfast before the long drive back.

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November 27, 2005 at 03:43 PM 34 2 0

The Old Port of Montreal
 Canada, Montreal

Returned from a weekend trip to Montreal. A few shots of that city below. Good times, though my french is...well, i don't speak french. ...

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November 26, 2005 at 10:10 AM 25 0 0

Night Out in Montreal
 Canada, Montreal

I ordered a Manhattan from the bar at the Gault Bar. They had to look it up in a book, and the missed the mark by quite a bit. However, I humored them and drank it anyway. Later at the restaurant, we got to see the kitchen by simply asking. Once there, they really werent' sure what to do with us... ...

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November 25, 2005 at 02:45 PM 30 0 0

The French Canadian Busboy
 Canada, Montreal

French Canadians are very suspicious of Americans...especially tourists.

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November 24, 2005 at 04:09 PM 34 2 0

Happy Thanksgiving from Montreal
 Canada, Montreal

Happy Thanksgiving from Montreal!

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