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| 585.1 | | KAOFS::S_BROOK | | Tue Jun 23 1992 18:17 | 30 |
| You're going to cover a LOT of ground in just a short period and
spend a lot of time on the road. Since you'll really only have a day
in each city, the cheapest accomodation is found outside the cities
and usually will not have to be reserved providing you arrive early
enough. City hotels and motels tend to be expensive and are often
booked.
July 1 is Canada Day ... a national holiday
The Canadian Dollar is worth about 83 to 84 US cents at the moment.
In Ottawa, there are several museums, art galleries and so on,
most near downtown. The Museum of Civilization across the river in
Hull is very interesting for its aboriginal displays. Bus tours depart
from Confederation Square, outside the National Arts Centre.
In Toronto there is the Royal Ontario Museum, the CN Tower, Casa Loma
and a host of other activities ... The Eaton Centre ... a shopping
mall is worth a visit because it is quite unique as downtown malls go.
There are Bus tours which depart from most of the major downtown
hotels.
There are other recent notes in here on Montreal and lots of other
notes on visiting Montreal and Ontario ... have a look ... then come
and enjoy the great white North (and ignore comments about the grand
canal .. it's a figment of some people's overactive imagination!)
Stuart
There are Bus tours of Ottawa, le
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| 585.2 | A lot of ground to cover... | POLAR::RUSHTON | տ� | Wed Jun 24 1992 10:58 | 21 |
| I can add to Stuart's caution about the time spent on the road!
My cousin and her husband just returned to England after two weeks with
us (near Arnprior, Ontario). They insisted on seeing Niagara Falls,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto, Montr�al and Qu�bec.
Their final comment when they were about to go through security on
their departure for England was:
"Since we were here and had come all the way from Europe, we felt
we HAD to see all that we did; however, we would have preferred to do
it over 3-4 weeks rather than 2 weeks. Driving 5-7 hours a day between
cities is not something to which we are accustomed. In spite of that,
it was still enjoyable."
A lasting impression that they have of the areas away from the cities
is of the vast stands of forest and open (and largely vacant) land.
A must-see in Montr�al is Notre Dame Basilica on Rue Notre Dame.
Pat
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| 585.3 | | BCVAXE::SUNDARI | | Wed Jun 24 1992 13:05 | 9 |
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Thanks for the info. We know that the time is short, but
we don't have a choice. That is why we dropped Quebec.
Can we get to the 'Metro' if we stay outside the city?
Once again thank you!
Bhuvana
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| 585.4 | try the Journey's End | MQOSWS::N_CARDELLA | Father of Tiger | Fri Jun 26 1992 11:11 | 10 |
| Try the Journey's End on Avenue du Parc, just north of Sherbrooke.
It was built about 5 years ago, and looks reasonable. It is close
(5 minute walk) to the Metro, and fairly close to where the action is.
Starting July 1, is the Montreal Jazz Festival. There will be alot of
people in the City, and alot of action.
Normand
Montr�al
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