If you had to spend 2 weeks in Quebec next September

[Squatch]

on a purely leisure vacation with your wife and newborn, what would you do? **What would you do?**

[KurtNYC]

1. the city or the province?

I'm going to assume you mean the city.

Eat fantastically, tour a local winery, walk around the cobblestone streets and go whale watching.

[Squatch]

3. Both. I think we're going to make a grand tour

never been and don't know what to expect.

[Maple]

2. Visit Montreal

Very European, very cosmopolitan, excellent food...etc

[Cicero]

6. I've been to Montreal

Verrry nice. I love their transit system. Was only there a couple of days and would love to go back some day.

Later,

[KurtNYC]

8. Montreal rocks

Why?

Jean Talon Marche - big open air green market in the Petite Italie section of the plateau. Gorgeous local produce and free samples.

Sunset from the top of Mont Royale - take the bus up, hang out for the golden hour then walk down into the city.

the Sunday drum circle - about 150 locals pounding every type of drum. It gets old quickly but worth a stop. Off of Avenue du Parc.

their subways - quiet rubber tires, high ceilings and they make this really cool high tech sound (like the land speeder in Star Wars) when you ride them. Their subway beats New York, London and Berlin.

the Food - Montreal has more restaurants per person than New York and probably every other city in North America. The competition means only the best survive. Add to that, Montrealers are not 'afraid of food' (as Julia Child said of Americans). Cheese, bread, desserts, game, poutine, beer and wine. And to cap it off -- they are thrifty and value oriented - you can bring your own wine to many places.

the Firework competition - every week during the early part of summer, there is a fireworks show by one of the international teams which compete. Half the city turns out; young couples, families, tourists.

the whole island thing - I love cities on islands (coughing: '...manhattan'). There is a stronger pride of place perhaps because of the physical boundry. It is as if the separation gives a city the extra impetus to have a strong personality.

Miscellaneous - $1 pizza (thats 83-cents US), Tim Horton's donuts, Au Petit Extra; http://www.aupetitextra.com / , Le Grand Comptoir (1225 Phillips Sq), a big glass of Boreal Rousse, smoked meat sandwiches, french fries with flavored mayonnaise, Vieux Montreal, the casino (just don't gamble), Chinatown and the way they speak french.

[Squatch]

9. Thanks!

See, people? This is the kind of information we need!

[warrens]

11. I'd probably never get out of montreal

Damn, I love that city. FOOD. ALE. MORE FOOD. GREAT RECORD STORES.

[papau]

4. Quebec City ? - or Montreal? or where?

The answer in my family was always to shop and eat! :-)

with excursions to see waterfalls, etc.

But you have good prices at the ski areas in Sept if you are into the mountains!

And the fishing is always great!

[Squatch]

7. Our kid will be 5 months old (sex indetermined)

Oooh...fishing. Where?

[papau]

10. 5 months old? - ok welcome to the tied down world of eating and shopping

and a few photo ops!

As to fishing, there are great lakes, guides, adventures to be had! And the black bears on the East Coast never attack anything with any serious intent. But watch out for Moose - too stupid to get out of your way and will not run away from you - will rather run into you and the car etc.

But not with a 5 month old. Afraid we are into picknic and perhaps drop a line in the pond/river!

Congrats on the Child!

:toast:

:-)

[underpants]

5. Is that near Toronto?

[TheCentepedeShoes]

12. Try to work in a side trip

to Nova Scotia. I've never been but Hubby highly recommends.