I'm going to Montreal! Any Dopers wanna show me around?

Yes, sometime during my holidays in the last two weeks of June and the first two weeks of July, I’ll be spending some days in Montreal, and maybe going as far as Quebec City.

I’d like to explore the Metro, do some drawing, and visit some museums (architecture? cartooning/animation? history?) and other good stuff.

Nightlife? I’m not a drinker or a smoker, but I will make a valiant attempt to dance if need be. :slight_smile:

Music? Rock, various forms of electronic (Trance, Ambient, etc). I know little of Jazz, and avoid Country. What’s a person to do when their musical tastes don’t match their demographic? :slight_smile:

French? Last time I was in Montreal, ten years ago, I was absolutely terrified of opening my mouth to try to speak French, and I spent three days barely saying a word. Now, however, I’m learning a few scraps of the language, and hope to not embarrass myself too badly. (A trip to Europe cured me of the fear of languages at least…)

So… any montrealais up for entertaining a visitor from that notoriously-underfunded non-stylish megalopolis to the west?

Darling, I wrote the book on the metro. Or at least the website. And showing it off is one of my favourite things to do.

I’ll be gone in July, but I can show it to you during the first part of your trip. Please contact me.

matt_mcl, I was thinking of you when I wrote my post. :smiley: Guess I’ll go in June then! :slight_smile: I’ll dig through my contact list and send you an email.

Not sure I want to show you around literally, but e-mail me (in French, of course) with arrival and departure dates, I’ve got all the best ideas!

oooh! mini-dopefest!

eunoia: Erkk… En Francais? :eek:
J’arrive …um… [sub]<panicked> I don’t remember any French![/sub] I’m tentatively planning for the last week of June, just a few days, say the 25th to the 28th.
LaurAnge: Mini-dopefest? For me? <blush> :slight_smile:

Just kidding about the French, my speaking of the English is goodly!

Screw the mini-dopefest, Mies van der Rohe inline-skating tour of Nun’s Island!:smiley:

Vernon Reid at the Jazzfest