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CANADA TRAVEL INFORMATION

jamescruz — Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:52 am

Author: jamescruz

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:52 am

Thanks for the information provided but you could have added little bit more to ease readers and tourists coming over to there. You could have mentioned main train timing and local transport facilities.

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My experience at Nikki Beach Turks and Caicos Resort

Peter010 — Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:51 am

Author: Peter010

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:51 am

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CANADA TOURISM GUIDE (TORONTO)

jamescruz — Fri May 22, 2009 7:08 am

Author: jamescruz

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:08 am

Canada Info wrote:

CANADA TOURISM GUIDE (TORONTO)

First, the good news: Toronto has amazing sights that appeal to travelers of all stripes. The bad news? No matter how long your stay, you won't be able to fit everything in. Toronto is a sprawling city, and while downtown and midtown boast most of the best attractions, some wonderful sights are in less accessible areas. Travelers in 2006 should note that the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario will be undergoing extensive renovations throughout the year, making substantial parts of their collections unavailable for viewing.

Keep in mind that many Toronto attractions could take up a whole day. The Ontario Science Centre, Harbourfront, and Paramount Canada's Wonderland all come to mind. That's not even mentioning the parks, the arts scene, or the shopping possibilities.

Downtown West

Chinatown
Stretching along Dundas Street west from Bay Street to Spadina Avenue and north and south along Spadina Avenue, Chinatown is home to some of Toronto's 350,000 Chinese-Canadian residents. Packed with fascinating shops and restaurants, it even has bilingual street signs.

In Dragon City, a large shopping mall at Spadina and Dundas, you'll find all kinds of stores. Some sell Chinese preserves (like cuttlefish, lemon ginger, whole mango, ginseng, and antler), and others specialize in Asian books, tapes, records, fashion, and food. Downstairs, a fast-food court features Korean, Indonesian, Chinese, and Japanese cuisine.

As you stroll through Chinatown, stop in at some of the shops and teahouses. A walk through Chinatown at night is especially exciting -- the sidewalks fill with people, and neon lights shimmer everywhere. You'll pass gleaming noodle houses, windows hung with rows of glossy-brown cooked ducks, record stores selling the top 10 in Chinese, and trading companies filled with Asian produce.

To get to Chinatown, take the subway to St. Patrick and walk west.

Little Italy
Along College Street, between Euclid and Shaw, Little Italy competes with West Queen West to be the hottest spot in the city. The area hums at night, as people crowd the coffee bars, pool lounges, nightclubs, and trattorias. Notable restaurants in the area include Sottovoce, Chiado, and Veni Vidi Vici. Great boutiques in the area are Sim & Jones, which features chic, smart casual clothing for women, and Mink, a glittering oasis of faux gemstones. To get there, ride any College Street streetcar west to Euclid Avenue.

Queen Street West
This street was once considered the heart of Toronto's avant-garde scene. That would be a serious stretch today. Sure, it's home to several clubs -- such as the Rivoli -- where major Canadian artists and singers have launched their careers, but it's also where you'll find mainstream shops such as Club Monaco, Gap, and Le Chateau. Edgy? Not anymore.

Queen Street West officially starts at Yonge Street, but it doesn't really pick up, style-wise, till you cross University Avenue. It ends at Bathurst Street. You'll find lots of great bistros in this neighbourhood, such as Le Sélect and the Taro Grill. This is also prime shopping territory, with one-of-a-kind clothing boutiques such as Price Roman and Peach Berserk. You'll also find a number of fine antiquarian bookstores, antiques and/or junk shops, nostalgic record emporiums, kitchen supply stores, and discount fabric houses.

To start exploring, take the subway to Osgoode and walk west along Queen Street West.

Art & Design District
Also known as "West Queen West." Queen Street west of Bathurst Street used to be a no-man's land -- not because it was dangerous, but because little of importance was believed to be that far from the downtown core. How times have changed: This is one of the liveliest 'hoods in the city (one magazine dubbed it the coolest in the country). In 2004, it became home to the new Drake Hotel and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art.

West Queen West is all funky fun. It's got great shops for housewares and antiques, such as Quasi-Modo, and excellent, small art galleries, such as the Stephen Bulger. The clothing boutiques are exceptionally fine: Stop by the bodacious Boudoir for vintage, Girl Friday for original designs, and Delphic for men's clothes. It's also got some fine-but-affordable dining, at spots like Swan. To start exploring, take the subway to Osgoode and the streetcar over to Bathurst, and start walking west from there.

Downtown East

The Beaches
This is one of the neighbourhoods that makes Toronto a unique city. Here, near the terminus of the Queen Street East streetcar line, you can stroll or cycle along the lakefront boardwalk. Because of its natural assets, it has become a popular residential neighbourhood for young boomers and their families, and Queen Street has plenty of browseable stores, such as Zig Zag and Book City. Just beyond Waverley Road, you can turn down through Kew Gardens to the boardwalk and walk all the way past the Olympic Pool to Ashbridge's Bay Park. To get to the Beaches, take any Queen Street East streetcar to Woodbine Avenue.

Midtown West

Yorkville
This area stretches north of Bloor Street West, between Avenue Road and Bay Street. Since its founding in 1853 as a village outside the city proper, Yorkville has experienced many transformations. In the 1960s, it was Toronto's answer to Haight-Ashbury. In the 1980s, it became the hunting ground of the chic, who spent liberally at Hermès, Chanel, and Cartier, and at the neighbourhood's many fine-art galleries, such as Kinsman Robinson and Feheley Fine Arts. In the early 1990s, the recession left its mark -- but today, the energy is back. Hazelton Lanes and Bloor Street continue to attract high-style stores, including a branch of Tiffany's.

Stroll around and browse, because this is still a shopper's paradise. Jeanne Lottie, Pusateri's, and Teatro Verde might bring out my spendthrift side, but they won't break the bank. People-watching is also a popular pastime here; pick a perch at a cafe on Yorkville or Cumberland, and watch the parade go by. If you really want to indulge, visit the Stillwater Spa at the Park Hyatt hotel or the Estée Lauder Spa at Holt Renfrew.

While you're in the neighbourhood (especially if you're an architecture buff), take a look at the red-brick building on Bloor Street at the end of Yorkville Avenue that houses the Toronto Reference Library. Step inside, and you'll find one of Toronto's most serene spots. To reach Yorkville, take the subway to Bay.

Mirvish Village
One of the city's most illustrious characters is Honest Ed Mirvish, who started his career in the 1950s with a no-frills department store at the corner of Markham and Bloor streets (1 block west of Bathurst). Even from blocks away, neon signs race and advertisements touting bargains hit you from every direction. Among his other accomplishments, Mirvish saved the Royal Alexandra Theatre on King Street from demolition; established a row of adjacent restaurants for theater patrons; and developed this block-long area with art galleries, restaurants, and bookstores. He was responsible for saving and renovating London's Old Vic, too.

Stop by and browse, and don't forget to step into Honest Ed's. To start your visit, take the subway to Bathurst.

The East End

The Danforth/Greek Town
This eclectic area along Danforth Street east of the Don River is hot, hot, hot. It swings until the early hours, when the restaurants and bars are still crowded and frenetic. During the day, visitors can browse the traditional Greek stores -- like Akropol, a Greek bakery at no. 458 (tel. 416/465-1232) that displays stunning multitiered wedding cakes in the window. The neighborhood is becoming more ethnically diverse, and its new character is reflected by stores like Blue Moon, no. 375 (tel. 416/778-6991), which sells beautiful crafts from the developing world (the store supports only producers that provide healthy working conditions and fair pay); and El Pipil, no. 267 (tel. 416/465-9625), which has colorful clothing, knapsacks, and jewelry. To get to the Danforth, ride the subway to Broadview and walk east.

Markets

Kensington Market
This colourful, lively area should not be missed. You'll hear Caribbean, Portuguese, Italian, and other accents as merchants spread out their wares -- squid and crabs in pails; chickens, pigeons, bread, cheese, apples, pears, peppers, ginger, and mangoes from the West Indies; salted fish from Portuguese dories; lace, fabrics, and other colourful remnants. There's no market on Sunday. Kensington Avenue itself is a treasure trove of vintage clothing stores. Admittedly, you'll see a lot of junk here, but amazing finds can be had at shops such as Courage My Love (14 Kensington Ave.; tel. 416/979-1992). Most of the shops display their wares out of doors in decent weather, adding to the colour and charm of the area.

St. Lawrence Market
This handsome food market is in a vast building constructed around the facade of the second city hall, built in 1850. Vendors sell fresh meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, and dairy products as well as other foodstuffs. The best time to visit is early Saturday morning, shortly after the farmers arrive.

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Гадание Вуду

cymnHooto — Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:24 pm

Author: cymnHooto

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:24 pm

Я вообще никогда кукла вуду не вдумывалась кукла вуду в самые неправдоподобные религия вуду сверхъестественные случаи, в особенности тогда, когда кто-нибудь пытался заверить, что на мою душу наложено какое-нибудь заклинание или приворот. Но гадание вудувсего только месяц назад мы с моей лучшей подругой решили все-таки узнать свое будущее и сходить к колдунье. Меня взяли туда к бабке просто от нечего делать. гадание вудуНу что же - прикинула я - пришла моя очередь узнать правду о том, что меня ждет. религия вуду
Когда же наконец мы попали к вещунье, бабушка сразу же обратилась ко мне с такими невеселыми словами: "Ой, деточка, непрожить тебе более одного месяца на этом свете...". Конечно же кроме простой улыбки у меня это ничего не смогло вызвать. Тем не менее старушка продолжила свое невеселое повествование: религия вуду"Наколдовали на тебя, доченька
самое что ни на есть ужасное на свете проклятье - душа у тебя уже на одну половину по ту сторону... и род свой ты уже не сможешь развить по этой же причине...". На самом деле врачи мне уже почти 3 года тому назад сказали о том, что я не могу больше иметь детей, но магия voodoo откуда бабушка смогла об этом узнать - ведь я держала это в строжайшей тайне и ни кому, ни маме, ни папе, ни близким подругам магия вуду не рассказала о своем бесплодии.
После этих слов бабка вытащила какую-то странную книгу, раскрыла её и сделала какой-то странный обряд. После этого гадание отвлеклась от ритуала и произнесла, что по многовековой традиции необходимо принести жертву. Я прикинув все, решила быстро прекратить этот обряд порча вуду и мы ушли, не завершив разговор.
Ничего, кроме этого правдоподобного бабушка не не рассказала про мою судьбу - как вы думаете, необходимо ли мне принимать это все близко к сердцу?
вуду

Гадание Вуду

cymnHooto — Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:26 am

Author: cymnHooto

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:26 am

Я никогда в жизни ритуал вуду не вдумывалась магия voodoo в самые невероятные гадание сверхъестественные приколы, особенно в тех случаях тогда, когда кто-то из гадалок пытался уверить, что на мою судьбу наведено какое-нибудь сильное проклятье или венец безбрачия. Но приворот вудувсего-навсего чуть больше месяца назад мы с моей подругой решили все-таки узнать свое будущее и сходить к провидице. Меня, собственного говоря потащили к колдунье за компанию. vodouЧем черт не шутит - подумала я - пришла моя очередь побывать у гадалки. порча вуду
Когда все-таки мы прибыли к ясновидящей, гадалка сразу подошла ко мне со словами: "Ой, доченька, не жить тебе дольше одного месяца на земле...". Разумеется кроме простой улыбки у меня у меня это уверение не смогло вызвать. Тем не менее старушка продолжила: магия вуду"Сделали на тебя, дочка
самое ужасное проклятье - суть у тебя уже одной ногой по ту сторону... и семейный род свой ты уже не сможешь продолжить из-за той же причины...". По правде говоря мне уже более 3 лет назад поведали о том, что я никогда не смогу родить, однако как все-таки удача откуда бабушка-гадалка смогла узнать о моем состоянии - все-таки я старалась держать это в строжайшей тайне и ни кому, ни маме, ни папе, ни друзьям voodoo не рассказала о своей проблеме.
После этих страшных слов бабка сняла с полки книгу, с надписью "Магия Вуду", раскрыла её и совершила непонятный мне ритуал. Затем старушка магия вуду посмотрела на нас и рассказала, что по многовековой традиции следует принести жертву. Я не долго думая, решила быстро завершить этот ритуал vodou и мы ушли от вещуньи, не доведя до логического завершения ритуал.
Большего ничего обоснованного и четкого старуха не не рассказала про дальнейшую мою судьбу - как думаете, все-таки стоит ли мне принимать это все на веру?
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cymnHooto — Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:06 am

Author: cymnHooto

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:06 am

Спасибо Яндексу, именно благодаря ему я нашла этот замечательный форум.
Думаю здесь я останусь надолго.

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cymnHooto — Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:05 am

Author: cymnHooto

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:05 am

Спасибо Яндексу, именно благодаря ему я нашла этот замечательный форум.
Думаю здесь я останусь надолго.

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Canada Info — Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:51 am

Author: Canada Info

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:51 am

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN CANADA (MONTREAL)

Auberge Universel Hotel Montreal
5000 rue Sherbrooke Est,
Montreal H1V 1A1,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 253-3365
Fax: (514) 253-9958
Email: info@auberge-universel.com
Website: http://www.auberge-universel.com

Best Western Hotel Europa
1240 Drummond Street,
Montreal H3G 1V7,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514)866-6492
Fax: (514)861-4089
Email: info@europahotelmtl.com
Website: http://www.europahotelmtl.com

Crowne Plaza Montreal Centre
505 Sherbrooke Street East,
Latin Quartier,
Montreal H2L 4N3,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 842-8581
Fax: (514) 842-8910
Email: reservations@cpmontreal.com
Website: http://www.cpmontreal.com

Delta Centre Ville Hotel
777 University Street,
Montreal H3C3Z7,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-879-1370
Fax: 514-879-1831
Website: http://www.deltahotels.com

Delta Montreal Hotel
475 President Kennedy Avenue,
Montreal H3A 1J7,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514 286 1986
Fax: 514 284 4342
Email: deltamontreal@CHIPhospitality.com
Website: http://www.deltamontreal.com

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu
181 Rue Richelieu,
Montreal G5A 1X7,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 418 665 3703
Fax: 418 665 8131
Email: manoirrichelieu@fairmont.com
Website: http://www.fairmont.com/richelieu

Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel
900 Blvd Rene Levesque,
Montreal H3B 4A5,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-8613511
Fax: 514-9542296
Email: queenelizabeth.hotel@fairmont.com
Website: http://www.fairmont.com/queenelizabeth

Four Points By Sheraton Hotel & Suites Montreal Centre Ville
475 rue Sherbrooke Ouest,
Montreal H3A 2L9,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 842-3961
Fax: (514) 842-0945
Email: atacquet@fourpoints.nhgi.com
Website: http://www.fourpoints.com

Four Points Dorval Hotel
6600 Cote De Liesse,
Dorval International Airport,
Montreal H4T 1E3,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 344 1999
Fax: (514) 344 6720
Email: fourpointsmontrealaeroport@rosdevhotels.com
Website: http://www.starwoodhotels.com

Gouverneur Place Dupuis
1415 St Hubert Street,
Latin Quarter,
Montreal H2L 3Y9,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-842-4881
Fax: 514-845-8518
Website: http://www.gouverneur.com

Hilton Montreal Bonaventure
1 Place Bonaventure,
Montreal H5A 1E4,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-878-2900
Fax: 514-878-0028
Website: http://www.hiltonmontreal.com

Holiday Inn Select Montreal Centre Ville
99 avenue Viger Ouest,
Montreal H2Z 1E9,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 878-9888
Fax: (514) 878-6341
Email: administration@yul-downtown.hiselect.com
Website: http://www.yul-downtown.hiselect.com

Hotel Le St James Montreal
355 rue St-Jacques,
Montreal H2Y 1N9,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 841-3111
Fax: (514) 841-1232
Email: info@hotellestjames.com
Website: http://www.hotellestjames.com

Hotel Maritime Plaza Montreal
1155 Rue Guy,
Montreal H3H 2K5,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514 932 1411
Fax: 514 932 0446
Email: info@hotelmaritime.com
Website: http://www.hotelmaritime.com

Hotel Omni Mont Royal
1050 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal H3A 2R6,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 284-1110
Fax: (514) 845-3025
Website: http://www.omnihotels.com

Hotel Ruby Foos Montreal
7655 Decarie Blvd,
North Montreal,
Montreal H4P 2H2,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-7317701
Fax: 514-7317158
Email: info@hotelrubyfoos.com
Website: https://www.hotelrubyfoos.com/main.htm

Hotel St Paul Montreal
355 Mcgill Street,
Old Montreal,
Montreal H2Y 2E8,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514 380 2222
Fax: 514 380 2200
Email: info@hotelstpaul.com
Website: http://www.hotelstpaul.com

Hotel Suites Le Faubourg
155 Rene Levesque East,
Montreal H2X 3Z8,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-448-7100
Fax: 902-450-2723
Website: http://www.lessuitesfaubourg.com

Hyatt Regency Montreal
1255 Jeanne Mance,
Complexe Desjarsins,
Montreal H5B 1E5,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514 982 1234
Fax: 514 285 1243
Website: http://montreal.hyatt.com

Intercontinental Montreal Hotel
360 rue St-Antoine Ouest,
Montreal H2Y 3X4,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 987-9900
Fax: (514) 847-8730
Email: montreal@interconti.com
Website: http://www.montreal.intercontinental.com

La Tour Belvedere Hotel
2175 De Maisonneuve Blvd,
Montreal H3H 1L5,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514 935 9052
Fax: 514 935 9532
Email: email@tourbelvedere.com
Website: http://www.tourbelvedere.com

Le Cantlie Suites Hotel
1110 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal H3A 1G9,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-842-2000
Fax: 514-833-0328
Email: reservations@hotelcantlie.com
Website: http://www.hotelcantlie.com

Le Centre Sheraton Montreal
1201 Rene Levesque Blvd,
Montreal H3B 2L7,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 878-2000
Fax: (514) 878-3958
Website: http://www.starwoodhotels.com

Marriott Chateau Champlain
1050 De La Gauchetiere,
Montreal H3B 4C9,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: 514-878-9000
Fax: 514-878-6761
Email: Look@Marriott.com
Website: http://marriott.com

Novotel Montreal Centre
1180 Rue De La Montagne,
Montreal H3G 1Z1,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 861-6000
Fax: (514) 861-0992
Email: H1151@accor-hotels.com
Website: http://www.novotelmontreal.com

Ritz Carlton Montreal
1228 rue Sherbrooke Ouest,
Montreal H3G 1H6,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 842-4212
Fax: (514) 842-3383
Email: montreal.reservations@ritzcarlton.com
Website: http://www.ritzcarlton.com

Sofitel Montreal
1155 rue Sherbrooke Ouest,
Montreal H3A 2N3,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 285-9000
Fax: (514) 289-1155
Website: http://www.sofitel.com

W Montreal Hotel
901 Square Victoria,
Montreal H2Z 1R1,
Quebec,
Canada
Phone: (514) 395-3100
Fax: (514) 395-3150
Email: wmontreal@whotels.com
Website: http://www.whotels.com

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN CANADA (VANCOUVER)

Canada Info — Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:55 am

Author: Canada Info

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:55 am

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN CANADA (VANCOUVER)

Aston Rosellen Suites At Stanley Park
2030 Barclay Street,
Stanley Park,
Vancouver V6G1L5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 6894807
Fax: 604 689 3327
Email: info@rosellensuites.com
Website: http://www.rosellensuites.com

Best Western Chateau Granville
1100 Granville Street,
Vancouver V6Z 2B6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-669-7070
Fax: 604-669-4928
Website: http://book.bestwestern.com

Best Western Sands By The Sea
1755 Davie Street,
Vancouver V6G 1W5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-682-1831
Fax: 604-682-3546
Website: http://book.bestwestern.com

Century Plaza Hotel And Spa
1015 Burrard Street,
Vancouver V6Z 1Y5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 687-0575
Fax: 604 687-0578
Email: info@century-plaza.com
Website: http://www.century-plaza.com

Coast Plaza Hotel And Suites
1763 Comox Street,
Downtown Vancouver,
Vancouver V6G1P6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 688-7711
Fax: 604 688-5934
Website: http://www.coasthotels.com

Crowne Plaza Vancouver Hotel Georgia
801 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver V6C 1P7,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-6825566
Fax: 604-6425579
Email: hgsales@hotelgeorgia.bc.ca
Website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com

Delta Vancouver Suite Hotel
550 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver V6B 1L6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-689-8188
Fax: 604-605-8881
Email: vancouversuites@deltahotels.com
Website: http://www.deltahotels.com

Fairmont Hotel
900 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver V6C 2W6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 684 3131
Fax: 604 662 1929
Email: concierge@fairmont.com
Website: http://www.fairmont.com

Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
900 Canada Place Way,
Vancouver V6C 3L5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 6911991
Fax: 604 6911999
Email: thewaterfronthotel@fairmont.com
Website: http://www.fairmont.com

Four Seasons Vancouver
791 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver V6C 2T4,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 689-9333
Fax: 604 684-4555
Website: http://www.fourseasons.com

Georgian Court Hotel
773 Beatty Street,
Vancouver V6B 2M4,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 682-5555
Fax: 604 682-8830
Email: info@georgiancourt.com
Website: http://www.georgiancourt.com

Howard Johnson Hotel
1176 Granville Street,
Vancouver V6Z 1L8,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-688-8701
Fax: 604-688-8335
Email: info@hojovancouver.com
Website: http://www.hojovancouver.com

Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel
655 Burrard Street,
Vancouver V6C 2RL,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 683 1234
Fax: 604 689 3707
Website: http://vancouver.hyatt.com

Le Soleil Hotel And Suites
567 Hornby Street,
Vancouver V6C 2E8,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 877-632-3030
Fax: 604-632-3001
Email: info@hotellesoleil.com
Website: http://www.lesoleilhotel.com

Listel Vancouver Hotel
1300 Robson Street,
Vancouver V6E 1C5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 684 8461
Fax: 604 684 7092
Email: reservations@listel-vancouver.com.
Website: http://www.listel-vancouver.com

Lord Stanley Suites On The Park
1889 Alberni Street,
Vancouver V6G3G7,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 688 9299
Fax: 604 688 9297
Email: info@lordstanley.com
Website: http://www.lordstanley.com

Marriott Residence Inn
1234 Hornby Street,
Vancouver V6Z 1W2,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-688-1234
Fax: 604-689-1762
Email: Look@Marriott.com
Website: http://marriott.com

Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver
645 Howe Street,
Vancouver V6C2Y9,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 687-1122
Email: istay@metropolitan.com
Website: http://www.metropolitan.com

Opus Hotel
322 Davie Street,
Vancouver V6B256,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 6426787
Fax: 604 6426780
Email: info&opushotel..com
Website: http://www.opushotel.com

Pacific Palisades Hotel
1277 Robson Street,
Vancouver V6E 1C4,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-688-0461
Fax: 604-688-4374
Website: http://www.pacificpalisadeshotel.com

Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel
300 Canada Place,
Vancouver V6C 3B5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 662 8111
Fax: 604 685 8690
Email: info@panpacific-hotel.com
Website: http://vancouver.panpacific.com

Pendrell Suites Hotel Vancouver
1419 Pendrell Street (at Broughton),
Vancouver V6G 1S3,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-609-2770
Fax: 604-685-8675
Email: rosemary@pendrellsuites.com
Website: http://pendrellsuites.com

Ramada Inn & Suites
1221 Granville Street,
Vancouver V6Z 1M6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-685-1111
Fax: 604-685-0707
Email: reservations@ramadavancouver.com
Website: http://www.ramada.com

Ramada Vancouver Centre Hotel
898 West Broadway,
Vancouver V5Z 1J8,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 872 8661
Fax: 604 872 2270
Email: info@ramadavancouvercentre.com
Website: http://www.ramadavancouvercentre.com

Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside
1133 Hastings Street West,
Vancouver V6E 3T3,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-689-9211
Fax: 604-689-4358
Email: Look@Marriott.com
Website: http://marriott.com

Rosedale On Robson Suite Hotel
838 Hamilton Street,
Vancouver V6B6A2,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 689 8033
Fax: 604 689 4426
Email: roseresv@telus.net
Website: http://www.rosedaleonrobson.com

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel
1088 Burrard Street,
Vancouver V6Z2R9,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 331-1000
Fax: 604 331-1001
Email: reservations@wallcentre.com
Website: http://www.sheratonwallcentre.com

Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard Street,
Vancouver V672K6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 682-5511
Fax: 604 682-5513
Email: info_vancouver@suttonplace.com
Website: http://www.vancouver.suttonplace.com

The Victorian Hotel
514 Homer Street,
Vancouver V6B 2V6,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-681-6369
Email: reservations@victorianhotel.ca
Website: http://www.victorianhotel.ca

The Wedgewood Hotel
845 Hornby Street,
Vancouver V6Z 1V1,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 689 7777
Fax: 604 608 5348
Email: reservations@wedgewoodhotel.com
Website: http://www.wedgewoodhotel.com

The Westin Bayshore Resort And Marina Hotel
1601 Bayshore Drive,
Vancouver V6G 2V4,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 682-3377
Fax: 604 687-3102
Email: bayshore@westin.com
Website: http://www.westinbayshore.com

The Westin Grand Vancouver Hotel
433 Robson Street And Homer,
Vancouver V6B 6L9,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604 602-1999
Fax: 604 647-2502
Email: play@westingrandvancouver.com
Website: http://www.westingrandvancouver.com

Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
1128 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver V6E 4R5,
British Columbia,
Canada
Phone: 604-684-1128
Fax: 604-298-1128
Email: Look@Marriott.com
Website: http://marriott.com

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN CANADA (OTTAWA)

Canada Info — Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:23 am

Author: Canada Info

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:23 am

HOTELS DIRECTORY IN CANADA (OTTAWA)

Albert At Bay Suite Hotel
435 Albert Street,
Ottawa K1R 7X4,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 238 8858
Fax: 613 238 1433
Email: info@albertatbay.com
Website: http://www.albertatbay.com

Arc The Hotel Ottawa
140 Slater Street,
Ottawa K1P 5H6,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 238 2888
Fax: 613 235 8421
Email: reservations@arcthehotel.com
Website: http://www.arcthehotel.com

Aristocrat Suite Hotel
141 Cooper Street,
Ottawa K2P0E8,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 236 7500
Fax: 613 563 2836
Email: reservations@aristocratsuites.com
Website: http://www.aristocratsuites.com

Best Western Macies Hotel
1274 Carling Ave,
Ottawa K1Z 7K8,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 728 1951
Fax: 613 728 1955
Website: http://book.bestwestern.com

Best Western Victoria Park Suites
377 O'Connor Street,
Ottawa K2P 2M2,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 567 7275
Fax: 613 567 1161
Email: info@victoriapark.com
Website: http://www.victoriapark.com

Bostonian Executive Suites
341 Maclaren Street,
Ottawa K2P 2E2,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 594 5757
Fax: 613 594 3221
Website: http://www.thebostonian.ca

Brookstreet Hotel
525 Legget Drive,
Ottawa ON K2K 2W2,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 271 1800
Fax: 613 271 1850
Email: info@brookstreethotel.com
Website: http://www.brookstreethotel.com

Capital Hill Hotel And Suites
88 Albert Street,
Ottawa K1P5E9,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 235 1413
Fax: 613 235 6047
Email: info@capitalhill.com
Website: http://www.capitalhill.com

Cartier Place Suite Hotel
180 Cooper Street,
Ottawa K2P 2L5,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 236 5000
Fax: 613 238 3842
Email: reservations@suitedreams.com
Website: http://www.suitedreams.com

Delta Ottawa Hotel And Suites
361 Queen Street,
Ottawa K1R 7S9,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 238 6000
Fax: 613 238 2290
Email: sfogarty@deltahotels.com
Website: http://www.deltahotels.com

Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel
1 Rideau Street,
Ottawa K1N 8Y9,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 241 1414
Fax: 613 562 7030
Email: chateaulaurier@fairmont.com
Website: http://www.fairmont.com

Gasthaus Switzerland Inn
89 Daly Avenue,
Ottawa K1N 6E6,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 237 0335
Fax: 613 594 3327
Email: info@gasthausswitzerlandinn.com
Website: http://www.gasthausswitzerlandinn.com

Les Suites Hotel
130 Besserer Street,
Ottawa KIN9M9,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 232 2000
Fax: 613 232 1242
Email: feedback@les-suites.com
Website: http://www.les-suites.com

Minto Place Suite Hotel
185 Lyon Street North,
Ottawa K1R 7Y1,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 232 2200
Fax: 613 232 6962
Email: mintosuitehotel@minto.com
Website: http://www.mintosuitehotel.com

Novotel Ottawa
33 Nicholas Street,
Ottawa K1N 9M7,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 230 3033
Fax: 613 760 4765
Email: H0979@accor-hotels.com
Website: http://www.novotelottawa.com

Ottawa Marriott Hotel
100 Kent Street Sparks Street Mall,
Ottawa K1P 5R7,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613-238-1122
Fax: 613-783-4229
Website: http://marriott.com

Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill
402 Queen Street,
Ottawa KIR5A7,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 236 1133
Fax: 613 236 2317
Website: http://www.radisson.com

Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
150 Albert Street,
Ottawa K1P 5G2,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 238 1500
Fax: 613 235 2723
Email: meetings@sheratonottawa.com
Website: http://www.sheraton.com

The Westin Ottawa Hotel
11 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa K1N 9H4,
Ontario,
Canada
Phone: 613 560 7000
Fax: 613 234 5396
Email: ottaw@westin.com
Website: http://www.starwoodhotels.com

FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN CANADA

Canada Info — Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:28 am

Author: Canada Info

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:28 am

FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN CANADA

ARGENTINA
Embassy of Argentina
90 Sparks Street,
Suite 910,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5B4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2362351, 2369431
Fax: (+1-613) 2352659
Email: embargentina@argentina-canada.net
Website: www.argentina-canada.net/emblocation.html

AUSTRALIA
High Commission of Australia
Suite 710,
50 O'Connor Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6L2,
Canada
Tel: 1 613 236 0841
Fax: 1 613 236 4376
Website: www.ahc-ottawa.org

AUSTRIA
Embassy of Austria
445 Wilbrod Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 6M7,
Canada
Tel: (1-613) 789 1444
Fax: (1-613) 3431
Email: ottawa-ob@bmaa.gv.at
Website: www.austro.org

BELGIUM
Embassy of Belgium
80, Elgin Street,
4th Floor,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 1B7,
Canada
Tel: (1-613) 236 7267~9
Fax: (1-613) 236 7882
Email: Ottawa@diplobel.org
Website: www.diplomatie.be/en/default.asp

BOLIVIA
Embassy of Bolivia
130 Albert Street,
Suite 416,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P5G4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2365730
Fax: (+1-613) 2368237

BRAZIL
Embassy of Brazil
450 Wilbrod Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1 N 6 MB,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2371090, 7555181
Fax: (+1-613) 2376144
Email: mailbox@brasembottawa.org
Website: www.brasembottawa.org

CHILE
Embassy of Chile
50 O'Connor Street,
Suite 1413,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6L2,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2354402, 2359940, 2352313, 2351308, 2354102
Fax: (+1-613) 2351176
Email: echileca@chile.ca
Website: www.chile.ca

CHINA
Embassy of China
515 St.Patrick Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario KIN 5H3,
Canada
Tel: 613-7893434; 7910511
Fax: 613-7891911; 7891414
Email: chinaemb_ca@mfa.gov.cn
Website: www.chinaembassycanada.org

COLOMBIA
Embassy of Colombia
360 Albert Street,
Suite 1002,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1R 7X7,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2303760
Fax: (+1-613) 2304416
Email: embajada@embajadacolombia.ca
Website: www.travel-net.com/%7Eembcolot/menueng.htm

COSTA RICA
Embassy of Costa Rica
325 Dalhouise Street,
Suite 407,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 5T4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5622855
Fax: (+1-613) 5622582
Email: embcrica@travel-net.com
Website: www.costaricaembassy.com

CROATIA
Embassy of Croatia
229 Chapel Street,
Ottawa
Ontario K1N 7Y6,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5627820
Fax: (+1-613) 5627821
Email: croatia.emb@bellnet.ca, info@croatiaemb.net
Website: www.croatiaemb.net

CUBA
Embassy of Cuba
388 Main Street,
Ottawa
Ontario K1S 1E3,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5630141
Fax: (+1-613) 5630068
Email: cuba@embacuba.ca
Website: www.embacuba.ca

CZECH REPUBLIC
Embassy of the Czech Republic
51 Cooper Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K2P 0G2,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5623875
Fax: (+1-613) 5623878
Email: ottawa@embassy.mzv.cz
Website: www.mzv.cz/ottawa

DENMARK
Royal Embassy of Denmark
47 Clarence Street,
Suite 450,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 9K1,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5621811
Fax: (+1-613) 5621812
Email: ottamb@um.dk
Website: www.danish-embassy-canada.com

ECUADOR
Embassy of Ecuador
50 O'Connor Street,
Oficina 316,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6L2,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5638206, 5634286
Fax: (+1-613) 2355776
Email: mecuacan@rogers.com

FINLAND
Embassy of Finland
55 Metcalfe Street,
Suite 850,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6L5,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2882233
Fax: (+1-613) 2882233
Email: embassy@finland.ca

FRANCE
Embassy of France
42 Promenade Sussex,
Ottawa,
Ontario KIM 2C9,
Canada
Tel: (1-613) 789 1795
Fax: (1-613) 562 3735
Email: webmaster@ambafrance-ca.org
Website: www.ambafrance-ca.org

GERMANY
Embassy of Germany
1 Waverley Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K2P OT8,
Canada
Tel: (1-613) 232 1101
Fax: (1-613) 594 9330
Email: GermanEmbassyOttawa@on.aibn.com
Website: www.ottawa.diplo.de

GREECE
Embassy of Greece
76- 80 Maclaren Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K2P OK6,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2386271, 2386273
Fax: (+1-613) 2385676
Email: embassy@.greekembassy.ca
Website: www.greekembassy.ca

HUNGARY
Embassy of Hungary
299 Waverley Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K2P OV9,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2309614, 2302717
Fax: (+1-613) 2307560
Email: sysadmin@huembott.org
Website: www.docuweb.ca/Hungary/

ICELAND
Embassy of Iceland
Constitution Square,
360 Albert Street,
Suite 710,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1R 7X7,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 4821944
Fax: (+1-613) 4821945
Email: icemb.ottawa@utn.stjr.is
Website: www.iceland.org/ca

INDIA
Embassy of India
10 Springfield Road,
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada
Tel: (613) 744 3751/ 3
Fax: (613) 744 0913
Email: hicomind@hciottawa.ca
Website: www.hciottawa.ca

INDONESIA
Embassy of Indonesia
55 Park Dale Avenue,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1Y E5,
Canada
Tel: (613) 724-1100
Fax: (613) 724-1105; 724-4959
Email: kbri@indonesia-ottawa.org, info@indonesia-ottawa.org
Website: www.indonesia-ottawa.org

IRELAND
Embassy of Ireland
Suite 1105,
130 Albert Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P5G4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2336281
Fax: (+1-613) 2335835
Email: embassyofireland@rogers.com

ISRAEL
Embassy of Israel
50 O'Connor Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6L2,
Canada
Tel: (613) 567 6450
Fax: (613) 237 8865
Email: ottawa@israel.org
Website: www.embassyofisrael.ca

ITALY
Embassy of Italy
275, Slater Street,
21st Floor,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5H9,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2322401~3
Fax: (+1-613) 2331484 2348424
Email: ambital@italyincanada.com
Website: www.italyincanada.com

JAPAN
Embassy of Japan
255 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 9E6,
Canada
Tel: (1-613) 241 8541
Fax: (1-613) 241 2232
Email: infocul@embjapan.ca
Website: www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp

MALAYSIA
High Commission of Malaysia
60, Boteler Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1H8Y7,
Canada
Tel: (1613) 241 5182, 241 5206, 241 5210
Fax: (1613) 241 5214
Email: mwottawa@istar.ca
Website: www.home.istar.ca/~mwottawa

NETHERLANDS
Royal Embassy of the Netherlands
350 Albert Street,
Suite 2020,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1R 1A4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2375030 ~ 5
Fax: (+1-613) 2376471
Email: nlgovott@netherlandsembassy.ca
Website: www.netherlandsembassy.ca

NEW ZEALAND
High Commission of New Zealand
Metropolitan House,
Suite 727, 99 Bank Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6G3,
Canada
Tel: (1-613) 238 5991
Fax: (1-613) 238 5707
Email: info@nzhcottawa.org
Website: www.nzembassy.com/home.cfm?c=38

NORWAY
Royal Embassy of Norway
90, Rue Sparks,
Bureau 532,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5B4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2386571
Fax: (+1-613) 238 2765
Email: emb.ottawa@mfa.no
Website: www.amb-norvege.ca

PARAGUAY
Embassy of Paraguay
151 Slater Street,
Suite 501,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5H3,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 5671283, 5671005
Fax: (+1-613) 5671679
Email: consularsection@embassyofparaguay.ca
Website: www.embassyofparaguay.ca

PERU
Embassy of Peru
130 Albert Street,
Suite 1901,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5G4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2381777
Fax: (+1-613) 2323062
Email: emperuca@magi.com

PHILIPPINES
Embassy of Philippines
130 Albert Street,
Suite 606,
Ottawa,
Ontario KIP 5G4,
Canada
Tel: (1613) 2331-121
Fax: 00-1613-233 4165
Email: embassyofphilippines@rogers.com
Website: members.rogers.com/embassyofphilippines

POLAND
Embassy of Poland
443 Daly Avenue,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 6H3,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 7890468, 7893376-7
Fax: (+1-613) 7891218
Email: ottawa@polishembassy.ca
Website: www.polishembassy.ca

PORTUGAL
Embassy of Protugal
645 Island Park Drive,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1Y 0B8,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 7290883
Fax: (+1-613) 7294236
Email: embportugal@embportugal-ottawa.org
Website: www.embportugal-ottawa.org

ROMANIA
Embassy of Romania
655, Rideau Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 6A3,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 7893709, 7895345, 7894037, 7894038
Fax: (+1-613) 7894365
Email: romania@cyberus.ca
Website: www.cyberus.ca/~romania

RUSSIA
Embassy of the Russian Federation
285 Charlotte Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 8J5,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2367220, 2366215, 2360920
Fax: (+1-613) 2386158
Email: rusemb@intranet.ca, rusemb@netcom.ca, rusemb@magma.ca

SLOVAKIA
Embassy of Slovakia
50, Rideau Terrace,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1M 2A1,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 7494442
Fax: (+1-613) 7494989
Email: ottawa@slovakembassy.ca
Website: www.ottawa.mfa.sk

SOUTH AFRICA
High Commission of South Africa
15 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1M 1M8,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 7440330
Fax: (+1-613) 7411639
Email: rsafrica@southafrica-canada.com
Website: www.southafrica-canada.com

SOUTH KOREA
Embassy of South Korea
150 Boteler Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 5A6,
Canada
Tel: (613) 244 5010
Fax: (613) 244 5043
Email: manager@emb-korea.ottawa.on.ca
Website: www.emb-korea.ottawa.on.ca

SPAIN
Embassy of Spain
74 Stanley Avenue,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1M 1P4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 7472252, 7477293, 7471143, 7476181
Fax: (+1-613) 7441224
Email: embespca@mail.mae.es
Website: www.embaspain.ca

SWEDEN
Royal Embassy of Sweden
377 Dalhousie Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 9N8,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2418553
Fax: (+1-613) 2412277
Email: ambassaden.ottawa@foreign.ministry.se
Website: www.swedenabroad.com/ottawa

SWITZERLAND
Consulate of Switzerland
5 Marlborough Avenue,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 8E6,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2351837
Fax: (+1-613) 5631394
Email: vertretung@ott.rep.admin.ch
Website: www.eda.admin.ch/canada

THAILAND
Royal Embassy of Thailand
180 Island Park Drive,
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada
Tel: (613) 722-4444, 729-5235
Fax: (613) 722-6624
Email: thaiott@magma.ca
Website: www.magma.ca/~thaiott/mainpage.htm

UNITED KINGDOM
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 5K7,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2371530
Fax: (+1-613) 2377980
Email: generalenquiries@BritaininCanada.org
Website: www.britainincanada.org

UNITED STATES
American Embassy
490 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 1G8,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2385335
Website: www.usembassycanada.gov

URUGUAY
Embassy of Uruguay
130 Albert Street,
Suite 1905,
Ottawa
Ontario K1P 5G4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2342727
Fax: (+1-613) 2342727, 2334670
Email: uruott@iosphere.net

VENEZUELA
Embassy of Venezuela
32 Range Road,
Ottawa,
Ontario KIN 8Cj4,
Canada
Tel: (+1-613) 2355151, 2355697, 4474576
Fax: (+1-613) 2353205
Email: info.canada@misionvenezuela.org, embaveneres@hotmail.com
Website: www.misionvenezuela.org

CANADA TOURISM GUIDE (MONTREAL)

Canada Info — Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:05 am

Author: Canada Info

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:05 am

CANADA TOURISM GUIDE (MONTREAL)

Montréal is a feast of choices, able to satisfy the desires of both physically active and culturally curious visitors. Depending upon what interests you and how much time you have, you can hike up imposing Mont-Royal in the middle of the city, cycle for miles beside the Lachine Canal, take in artworks and ephemera at some 20 museums and as many historic buildings, attend a Canadiens hockey match, party until dawn on rue Crescent and The Main, or soak up the concrete and spiritual results of some 400 years of conquest and immigration. And with riverboat rides, the fascinating Biodôme (which replicates four distinct ecosystems), a sprawling amusement park, the Vieux-Port Science Centre, puppet and magic shows, and unique Cirque du Soleil performances, few cities assure kids of as good a time as this one.

Once you've decided what you want to do, getting from hotel to museum to attraction is pretty easy: The superb Métro system, a fairly logical street grid, wide boulevards, and the vehicle-free underground city all aid in the swift, largely uncomplicated movement of people from place to place.

Montréal's 350th birthday was celebrated in 1992 with the opening or expansion of many of its attractions. Efforts to enhance the cultural offerings have continued since then. If you're not in town on Montréal Museums Day, check out the Montréal Museums Pass, which allows entry to 30 of the city's museums and attractions, and is available year-round. Good for 3 consecutive days, the pass costs C$39 (US$31) and includes access to public transportation. That's double the price of a couple of years ago, but still a good deal for diligent sightseers, especially since it now includes a 3-day Métro pass. It is sold at all participating museums, at the Infotouriste Centre on Square Dorchester, and at many Montréal hotels. For further information, call tel. 877/266-5687 from outside Montréal or 514/873-2015 within the metropolitan area.

When planning your visit, you might want to note in the listings which museums have restaurants so that you can plan a meal in addition to your museum visit. Most museums are closed Mondays.

Downtown

Cathédrale-Basilique Marie-Reine-du-Monde
No one who has seen both will confuse Montréal's "Mary Queen of the World" Cathedral with St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, but a scaled-down homage was the intention of Bishop Ignace Bourget, who oversaw its construction after the first Catholic cathedral burned to the ground in 1852. Construction lasted from 1875 to 1894, its start delayed by the bishop's desire to place it not in Francophone east Montréal but in the heart of the Protestant Anglophone west. The resulting structure covers less than a quarter of the area of its Roman inspiration. Most impressive is the 76m-high (249-ft.) dome, about a third of the size of the original. The statues standing on the roofline represent patron saints of the region, providing a local touch. The interior is less rewarding visually than the exterior, but the high altar is worth a look.

Christ Church Cathedral
This Anglican cathedral, which is reflected in the shiny exterior of the postmodernist Tour de Catedral office tower, stands in glorious Gothic contrast to the city's glassy downtown skyscrapers. Sometimes called the "floating cathedral" because of the many tiers of malls and corridors in the underground city beneath it, the building was completed in 1859. The original steeple, too heavy for the structure, was replaced by a lighter aluminum version in 1940. Christ Church Cathedral hosts concerts throughout the year, most frequently from mid-January to August on Wednesdays at 12:30pm.

Musée McCord d'Histoire Canadienne
Associated with McGill University, the McCord Museum of Canadian History showcases the eclectic -- and not infrequently eccentric -- collections of scores of 19th- and 20th-century benefactors. More than 29,000 costumes, numerous artifacts, and 750,000 historical photographs are rotated in and out of storage to be displayed. In general, expect to view furniture, clothing, china, silver, paintings, photographs, and folk art that reveal rural and urban life as it was lived by English-speaking immigrants of the past 3 centuries. The First Nations room displays portions of the museum's extensive collection of objects from Canada's Native population, including jewelry and meticulous beadwork. Exhibits are intelligently mounted, with texts in English and French, although the upstairs rooms are of narrower interest. There's a popular cafe near the front entrance.

Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal
Montréal's Museum of Contemporary Art, the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to contemporary art, moved into this new facility at the Place des Arts in 1992. "Contemporary" is defined here as art produced since 1939. About 60% of the permanent collection of some 6,000 works is composed of the work of Quebecois artists, but it also includes examples of such international painters as Jean Dubuffet, Max Ernst, Jean Arp, Larry Poons, and Antoni Tàpies, as well as photographers Robert Mapplethorpe and Ansel Adams. A few larger pieces are seen on the ground floor, but most are one flight up, with space for temporary exhibitions to the left and selections from the permanent collection on the right. No single style prevails, so expect to see installations, video displays, and examples of Pop, Op, and Abstract Expressionism. That the works often arouse strong opinions signifies a museum that is doing something right. The museum's restaurant, La Rotonde, has a summer dining terrace.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
Montréal's Museum of Fine Arts is the city's most prominent museum, opened in 1912 in Canada's first building designed specifically for the visual arts. The original neoclassical pavilion is on the north side of Sherbrooke. Years ago, museum administrators recognized that the collection, now totaling more than 30,000 works, had outgrown the building. That problem was solved in late 1991 with the completion of the striking new annex, the Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, directly across the street from the original building. Designed by Montréal architect Moshe Safdie, the new pavilion tripled exhibition space, adding two sub-street-level floors and underground galleries that connect the new building with the old. Throughout the museum, works are nearly always dramatically mounted, carefully lit, and diligently explained in both French and English.

For the best look at the results of the addition, enter the annex, take the elevator to the top, and work your way down. The permanent collection in the annex is largely devoted to international contemporary art and Canadian art created after 1960, and to European painting, sculpture, and decorative art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. On the upper floors are many of the gems of the collection. On the fourth floor are paintings by 12th- to 19th-century artists, including Hogarth, Tintoretto, Reynolds, Brueghel, El Greco, Ribera, and portraitist George Romney. On the third floor are works -- representative, if not world-class -- by more recent artists, including Renoir, Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Léger, and Rodin. The principal temporary exhibitions are also mounted on this floor. On the subterranean floors are works by 20th-century modernists, primarily those who rose to prominence after World War II, including the Abstract Expressionists and their successors.

From the lowest level of the new pavilion, follow the under-street corridor, passing primitive artworks from Oceania and Africa along the way, and then take the elevator into the original building, with its displays of pre-Columbian ceramics, Inuit carvings, and Amerindian crafts. Across the street, you'll find a street-level store with an impressive selection of quality books, games, and folk art, and a good cafe.

Parc du Mont-Royal
Montréal is named for the 232m (761-ft.) hill that rises at its heart -- the "Royal Mountain." Joggers, cyclists, dog walkers, skaters, and others use it throughout the year. On Sundays, hundreds congregate around the statue of George-Etienne Cartier to listen and sometimes dance to impromptu music. In summer, Lac des Castors (Beaver Lake) is surrounded by sunbathers and picnickers (no swimming allowed, however). In wintertime, cross-country skiers follow the miles of paths and snowshoers tramp along trails laid out for their use. The large, refurbished Chalet du Mont-Royal near the crest of the hill provides a sweeping view of the city from its terrace and the opportunity for a snack. Up the hill behind the chalet is the spot where, tradition says, de Maisonneuve erected his wooden cross to establish the first colony here in 1642. Today the cross is a 30m-high (98-ft.) steel structure visible from all over the city, illuminated at night.

Vieux-Montréal (Old Montréal)

Basilique Notre-Dame
Big enough to hold 4,000 worshipers and breathtaking in the richness of its interior furnishings, this magnificent structure was designed in 1824 by James O'Donnell, an Irish-American Protestant architect from New York. So profoundly was O'Donnell moved by the experience that he converted to Catholicism after the basilica was completed. The impact is understandable. Of the hundreds of churches on the island of Montréal, Notre-Dame's interior is the most stunning, with a wealth of exquisite detail, most of it carved from rare woods that have been delicately gilded and painted. O'Donnell, one of the proponents of the Gothic revival style in the early decades of the 19th century, is the only person honoured by burial in the crypt.

The main altar was carved from linden wood, the work of Victor Bourgeau. Behind it is the Chapelle Sacré-Coeur (Sacred Heart Chapel), much of it destroyed by a deranged arsonist in 1978 but rebuilt and rededicated in 1982. The altar, with 32 panels representing birth, life, and death, was cast in bronze by Charles Daudelin of Montréal. A 10-bell carillon resides in the east tower, while the west tower contains a single massive bell. Nicknamed "Le Gros Bourdon," it weighs more than 12 tons and has a low, resonant rumble that vibrates right up through your feet. It is tolled only on special occasions.

Although you can go through on your own, guided tours in English are offered at various times throughout the day, beginning with one at 9am. Sound-and-light shows are presented nightly Tuesday through Saturday.

Hôtel de Ville
City Hall, finished in 1878, is relatively young by Vieux-Montréal standards. The French Second Empire design makes it look as though it was imported stone by stone from the mother country. Balconies, turrets, and mansard roofs decorate the exterior. The details are seen particularly well when the exterior is illuminated at night. It was from the balcony above the awning that an ill-mannered Charles de Gaulle proclaimed, "Vive le Québec Libre!" in 1967, thereby pleasing his immediate audience but straining relations with the Canadian government for years. The Hall of Honour is made of green marble from Campagna, Italy, and houses Art Deco lamps from Paris and a bronze-and-glass chandelier, also from France, that weighs a metric ton. The hall also has a hand-carved ceiling and five stained-glass windows representing religion, the port, industry and commerce, finance, and transportation. The mayor's office is on the main floor.

Le Centre des Sciences de Montréal
This ambitious complex occupies a new steel-and-glass building running the length of King Edward Pier. Focusing on science and technology, it employs a variety of interactive displays and a cinema, as well as a popular IMAX theater, to enlighten visitors about the life sciences, energy conservation, and 21st-century communications. With its extensive use of computers and electronic visual displays, it is no surprise that youngsters usually take to the exhibits more readily than their elders. Admission fees vary according to combinations of exhibits and movie showings.

Marché Bonsecours
Bonsecours Market, an imposing neoclassical building with a long facade, a colonnaded portico, and a silvery dome, was built in the mid-1800s and first used as Montréal's City Hall, then for many years after 1878 as the central market. Its uses have never been decided with finality since then. Essentially abandoned for much of the 20th century, it was restored in 1964 to house city government offices, and in 1992 became the information and exhibition centre for the celebration of the city's 350th birthday. It continues to be used as an exhibition space, with shopping stalls and three restaurants with terraces. The architecture alone makes a brief visit worthwhile.

Musée du Château Ramezay
Claude de Ramezay, the 11th governor of the colony, built his residence at this site in 1705. The château was the home of the city's royal French governors for almost 4 decades, but in 1745, Ramezay's heirs sold it to a trading company, who left parts of the original structure but altered others considerably. Fifteen years later, it was taken over by the British conquerors. In 1775, an army of American revolutionaries invaded and held Montréal, using the château as their headquarters. Benjamin Franklin, sent to persuade the Quebecois to rise with the American colonists against British rule, stayed in the château for a time, but failed to persuade the city's people to join his cause. After the American interlude, the house was used as a courthouse, a government office building, a teachers' college, and headquarters for Laval University, before being converted into a museum in 1895. Old coins and prints, portraits, furnishings, tools, a loom, Amerindian artifacts, and other memorabilia related to the economic and social activities of the 18th and first half of the 19th century fill the main floor. In the cellar are the vaults of the original house. Descriptive placards appear in both French and English. After a recent 6-month renovation, it reopened with a restored garden and cafe.

Place Jacques-Cartier
Across the street from the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall), this plaza is a focus of summer activity in Vieux-Montréal. The area has two repaved streets bracketing a centre promenade that slopes down to the port past venerable stone buildings from the 1700s. Outdoor cafes, street performers, flower sellers, and horse-drawn carriages that gather at the plaza's base recall a Montréal of a century ago. Montrealers insist they would never go to a place so overrun by tourists -- which makes one wonder why so many of them do, in fact, congregate here. They take the sun and sip sangria on the bordering terraces on warm days, enjoying the unfolding pageant just as much as visitors do.

Pointe-à-Callière (Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History)
A first visit to Montréal might best begin here. Built on the very site where the original colony was established in 1642 (Pointe-à-Callière), the modern Museum of Archaeology and History engages visitors in rare, beguiling ways. The triangular new building echoes the Royal Insurance building (1861) that stood here for many years. Go first to the 16-minute multimedia show in an auditorium that actually stands above exposed ruins of the earlier city. The show is accompanied by music and a playful bilingual narration that keeps the history slick and painless (if a little too chamber-of-commerce upbeat).

Pointe-à-Callière was the point where the St-Pierre River merged with the St. Lawrence. Evidence of the many inhabitants of this spot -- from Amerindians to French trappers to Scottish merchants -- was unearthed during archaeological digs that took more than a decade. Artifacts are on view in display cases set among the ancient building foundations and burial grounds below street level. Wind your way on the self-guided tour through the subterranean complex until you find yourself in the former Custom House, where there are more exhibits and a well-stocked gift shop. Allow at least an hour for a visit.

New expansion has incorporated the Youville Pumping Station, across from the main building, into the museum. Dating from 1915, it has been restored to serve as an interpretation centre. The main building contains L'Arrivage cafe and affords a fine view of Vieux-Montréal and the Vieux-Port.

Vieux-Port
Montréal's Old Port, a once-dreary commercial wharf area, was transformed in 1992 into a 2km-long (1 1/4-mile), 53-hectare (131-acre) promenade and park with public spaces, bicycle paths, tram rides, exhibition halls, and a variety of family activities. Harbour cruises also leave from here. To get an idea of all there is to see and do, hop aboard the small, free Balade tram that travels throughout the port. At the far eastern end of the port is a 1922 clock tower, La Tour de l'Horloge, with 192 steps leading past the exposed clockworks to observation decks at three different levels (admission is free). Most cruises, entertainment, and special events take place from mid-May to October. Information booths with bilingual attendants assist visitors during that period. The Vieux-Port stretches along the waterfront from rue McGill to rue Berri. Quadricycles, bicycles, and in-line skates are available for rent.