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Category: Montreal

  • Montreal – McDonald’s Poutine

    Montreal – McDonald’s Poutine

    I remember spending quite a lot of time in Montreal popping into restaurants for drinks and snacks, as it was so cold outside. Fortunately, Montreal is interlinked below ground, so it’s possible to travel quite long distances without surfacing into the snowy city.

    Back in January 2015, before the advent of self-service terminals.

    I had to try their “world famous” Poutine.

    For my tastes, I still think the cheese curds bit is superfluous, but the fries in gravy were delicious. I’m wondering though what chips, feta cheese and gravy would taste like, I bet it’s delicious.

  • Montreal – Snow

    Montreal – Snow

    Above are some of the history information boards, which I cleared to read the interesting facts underneath. The left-hand side was in French, so I saved time by leaving that half. And below are some more photos of the city under a reasonable covering of snow back in 2015.

  • Montreal – Five Guys

    Montreal – Five Guys

    One of the reasons I keep this blog up is that otherwise I forget easily where I’ve actually been. Looking back on these photos from 2015, I hadn’t realised that I had been to a Five Guys in Canada. It was back in January 2015, when there was snow on the ground and it wasn’t exactly warm outside.

    Unlimited soft drinks.

    It’s hard to photo Five Guys hot dogs to make them look appetising, as they fall apart and don’t look very interesting. But, they’re excellent, and the little fries aren’t really that small a portion.

    I can’t add much to this, since I’d forgotten that I’d even been here a few years ago, but I’ve checked and the restaurant, which is located on McGill Street, is still trading. Well, it will be when this virus is over.

  • Montreal – Berlin Wall Fragment

    Montreal – Berlin Wall Fragment

    This piece of Berlin Wall is located in the World Trade Centre in Montreal.

    The section of the wall was given to the city of Montreal in 1992 from the city of Berlin, as part of the Canadian city’s 350th birthday.

    The section was brought from a location near to the Brandenburg Gate. It’s from the fourth stage of the wall’s construction, known as Grenzmauer 75, which was built between 1975 and 1980. There were 45,000 pieces of concrete involved in that rebuilding effort, which lasted until the war fell in 1989.

  • Montreal – Montreal Library (Duplicates)

    Montreal – Montreal Library (Duplicates)

    I wonder just how many copies of a book that one library needs….

    These were the Lonely Planet books in French, there were an equal number in English….

  • Montreal – Valentine

    Montreal – Valentine

    It’s important to visit independent restaurants when travelling, but I can’t resist popping into some local fast food chains as well to see what they offer. Valentine is a burger and hot dog restaurant which was founded in Quebec and which now has around 100 outlets.

    It was a hard decision, hot dog or burger…..

    I went for the burger. Poutine is often called the national dish of Canada, although it is from Quebec and they’re very proud of it. To be honest, I’m quite happy just with the chips and gravy, I’m not too bothered about the cheese curds, but when in Montreal I felt the need to eat like the locals….

    All was fine, pretty good value and I’d happily go back.