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Attractions in Montreal

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Aloha! A restaurant with cheap, delicious crepes... who could ask for more?



Although Aloha so blatantly looks like a cheesy attempt at a Hawaiian tiki-bar smack in the middle of arctic-climate Canada, it’s desirable prices, scrumptious crepes, seasoned shawarma and extremely late hours might make you disregard your first impression.

Once you step through the front door and into the peach-coloured, tropical tourbillion of a décor which overwhelms the small eatery, all questions escape you and the only thing that remains is the ...

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Bombay Choupati - Experience Indian Cuisine Like No Other!



Bombay Choupati was my first experience with Indian cuisine and certainly not my last

Ever since I can remember, my parents have had an aversion towards Indian cuisine; they tell people that they go to eat at an Indian restaurant every ten years just to confirm that they still hate it. It is ...

Monday, March 26th, 2007

For the love of cake


Some of the best cake I've ever had came from Cocoa Locale, a sweet little cake shop on Park Avenue. The owner and baker, Reema, is a bubble cute woman who calls herself a "glorified grandma" But I tell you, my grandma never baked Valrhona Chai Cake or Lavender Vanilla cupcake. A 5 minutes walk from the Mont-Royal, its a perfect romantic spot ...

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Home of Cirque Du Soleil



If you're one of the lucky people who can afford to see something truly unique, there's none other than world-reknown Cirque Du Soleil. A story of humble beginnings as simple street performers in Montreal, morphing over the years as the leading circus company in the world. With 7 travelling shows and 6 permanent shows residing in Las Vegas and Disney World, the shows contain a slew of ...

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

Montreal Fashion Week



Twice a year, Sensation Mode organizes the most anticipated fashion events of the city including the popular Fashion & Design Festival in June. But during the Spring and Fall, like the fashion powerhouses New York, Paris, Milan and London, Montreal holds its own fashion week.

Starting Monday, March 19th to March 23rd, fashion enthusiasts will be treated to the newest collections from local designers for ...

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

For the mystical soul


Whether or not you have spiritual fervour, The St-Joseph Oratory , located on the northen slope of the Mont-Royal, is sure to impress and inspire you. The beautiful Basilica is not only the largest church in Canada, its history is the stuff of legends.

Brother André was a simple monk who apparently had tremendous healing power. He chose the spot in 1904 to ...

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Feed your inner child...



With the Once Upon a time Walt Disney exhibition at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

After its presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris, where it was a huge success, the exhibition Once upon a Time Walt Disne is arriving at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, its only stop in North America, from March 8, ...

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Git Yer Shamrock On!



Ah St-Patrick's Day.

It's probably the only holiday that will allow you to drink in the streets, bar hop, and kiss strangers in broad daylight. Ok, maybe not the kissing the strangers part, but there's a possibility for people to be drunk, so who knows!

Every year, Montreal's Irish community organizes one of the most popular parades which is, of course, the St-Patrick's Day parade. The route stretches for the most part ...

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Montreal High Lights Festival - Montréal en Lumière



Montreals biggest winter festival has begun and the feeling in the city is electric.  Montreal High Lights Festival or Montréal en Lumière for the French speaking population, is an 11 day festival in the heart of winter dedicated to helping you shake off the winter blues.  Toted as three festivals in one, the MHLF showcases the best that this city has to offer in minus degree weather.

Montreal is known as ...

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

La Joute