Hints and Tips on moving to and life in Montréal
Posted in Attractions on Feb 23rd, 2009
The Museum of Canadian Civilization is Canada’s most visited museum. It’s located in Gatineau, Québec, just across the Ottawa river from Canada’s capital.
It’s worth visiting just for the building alone. Designed by Native-Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal it opened in 1989 to international acclaim.
The museum is split into several distinct areas:
Children’s museum is really a play [...]
Posted in Attractions on Feb 22nd, 2009
Canada’s houses of Parliament sit on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. They were completed early in the 20th century before being severely damaged by fire in 1916.
The parliament building is greatly inspired by those of the United Kingdom in London, UK, both in style and substance, whilst remaining distinctly Canadian.
It’s possible to tour the buildings. Free [...]
Posted in Attractions on Oct 17th, 2008
Knowlton is the largest village in the town of Lac Brome in the Eastern Townships. It’s very much a tourist destination with pretty Victorian villas and various cafés and restaurants. Situated on the edge of Lac Brome, Knowlton is a wonderful destination for a weekend away from Montréal or even for a Sunday lunch out. [...]
Posted in Attractions on Oct 14th, 2008
Mont Orford is the highest peak and the largest national park in the Eastern Townships. It’s run by the Sépaq so has all the standard facilites including parking, a visitor centre, camp sites and trails.
In addition to the national park, the mountain also has an area reserved for alpine skiing, and when there is no [...]
Posted in Attractions on Sep 28th, 2008
Only 40km from Montréal, Mont-Saint-Bruno park is a wooded delight. It’s managed by Parks Québec and thus is part of the Sépaq network.
The park consists of a lot of forest, some grassland, five ponds/lakes and some historical buildings. We took the kids on a 3.5km walk through the forest which was really nice. It was [...]
Posted in Attractions on Aug 24th, 2008
Ah the sun is shinning, it’s 30° outside, what is one supposed to do? Hit the beach – and in Montréal this means go to a beach on a lake. A very popular destination is just over the US border at Plattsburgh. So we (and seemingly the rest of Québec) headed down to Plattsburgh.
There are [...]