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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: treysolid on February 04, 2013, 03:25:26 PM
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Banff
Cape Breton
Jasper
Vancouver/Gulf Islands
Any of you or your Canadian friends ever been to any of these locales? Peggy po's, nancy neg's? Other locations (in Canada) I should consider? Looking for general vibe to be outdoor-sy and chill.
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What month?
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May next year.
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some places have fish if you are into fish catching
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I would like to visit Montreal
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I would like to visit Montreal
Yes
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I've been to vancouver in may and it was fantastic. I will post more if you care.
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
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I've been to vancouver in may and it was fantastic. I will post more if you care.
I would like you to post more on this topic.
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
Paris is not beautiful. Filthy. Full of rude people. Toronto has great theatre.
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I've been to vancouver in may and it was fantastic. I will post more if you care.
Please do.
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I drove through Montreal last year on an afternoon jaunt up from Plattsburgh, NY. Next time I will plan better.
I had no map, no Canadian $, no cell service, and no French-reading abilities. Pretty much drove up, admired the views, walked around, and after a while somehow managed to find the correct highway back to NY. It's a beautiful city OKCat. Geographically it's laid out similar to Jacksonville, with a peninsula-like main downtown area, surrounded by very high-clearance bridges. That's where the comparos stop though.
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I went to Winnipeg once in May and it was kind of a dump.
I documented the endeavor here:
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=2261.msg38339#msg38339 (http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=2261.msg38339#msg38339)
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
Paris is not beautiful. Filthy. Full of rude people. Toronto has great theatre.
:flush:
Fanning/Williesgirl: Paris is awful. Anybody wanna go hang out in El Dorado?
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I've been to vancouver in may and it was fantastic. I will post more if you care.
Please do.
Ok I'll give it the full run down later this evening.
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
Paris is not beautiful. Filthy. Full of rude people. Toronto has great theatre.
Parisians are only rude to fat Americans in jeans and tennis shoes that are upset that they don't speak English.
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
Paris is not beautiful. Filthy. Full of rude people. Toronto has great theatre.
Parisians are only rude to fat Americans in jeans and tennis shoes that are upset that they don't speak English.
Not true. They also really don't like brown people. And I speak French. (And I'm not fat. I probably did wear jeans and tennis shoes at some point while in Paris, however.)
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
Paris is not beautiful. Filthy. Full of rude people. Toronto has great theatre.
Parisians are only rude to fat Americans in jeans and tennis shoes that are upset that they don't speak English.
Not true. They also really don't like brown people. And I speak French. (And I'm not fat. I probably did wear jeans and tennis shoes at some point while in Paris, however.)
Just post pics of your hands (and feet) already! It is killing you to not do it!
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Montreal is like Paris, except colder and no landmarks. and not beautiful in any way.
Paris is not beautiful. Filthy. Full of rude people. Toronto has great theatre.
Parisians are only rude to fat Americans in jeans and tennis shoes that are upset that they don't speak English.
Not true. They also really don't like brown people. And I speak French. (And I'm not fat. I probably did wear jeans and tennis shoes at some point while in Paris, however.)
Just post pics of your hands (and feet) already! It is killing you to not do it!
if fanning paints his nails and takes a picture of his hands, i will lose it
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Parisians were very nice to us. And I don't speak French for crap.
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May next year.
You sure you're giving yourself time to plan this vacation?!
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I went to Winnipeg once in May and it was kind of a dump.
I documented the endeavor here:
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=2261.msg38339#msg38339 (http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=2261.msg38339#msg38339)
Bookmarked :thumbs:
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I've been to vancouver in may and it was fantastic. I will post more if you care.
Please do.
Ok I'll give it the full run down later this evening.
List of things I recommend
1. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
2. Granville Island Market area
3. Grouse mountain
4. Vancouver Aquarium
5. Robson St Shopping District
6. Jericho Beach
7. Stanley Park
8 harbor dinner cruise
I stayed with family so I don't have any hotel thoughts. It is very easy and inexpensive to get around as public transportation is very good and much of the city is walkable. Robson street had great shopping and food, downtown has several upscale places to eat, the Stanley park area with the harbor and aquarium can be an entire days worth if you like to explore. the dinner cruise around the harbor gives you a view of the entire city from several vantage points at sunset, you will likely see dolphins. Granville Market is kind of a hike depending on where you stay but it is this great open market with fresh caught fish and other seafood along with local shops.
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I would also recommend visiting the University's museum. When I went it was nearing sundown and when I walked out to where the totem poles are the whole place had this surreal feeling to it. It was almost like a religious experience very peaceful and calming.
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I would like to visit Montreal
LOL, Steve Dave just wants to see the strip clubs!
HORN DOG ALERT!
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My first girlfriend was from the greater Niagara Falls area.
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Parisians were very nice to us. And I don't speak French for crap.
Yeah, everyone I met there was incredibly nice. I just asked nicely if they spoke English, in French of course, and most every one did.
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I went to Winnipeg once in May and it was kind of a dump.
I documented the endeavor here:
http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=2261.msg38339#msg38339 (http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=2261.msg38339#msg38339)
someone who lives in winnipeg tells me it's just a bigger topeka.
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Been to Toronto and got drunk. That was several years ago, but I assume you can still get drunk there. So that's a point in Toronto's favor. Also have been to Niagra Falls, but that was when I was only 6. Did not get drunk, but probably should have.
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Parisians were very nice to us. And I don't speak French for crap.
Yeah, everyone I met there was incredibly nice. I just asked nicely if they spoke English, in French of course, and most every one did.
It's adorable when jd brings up his Paris trip. He's so very proud of how culturally enlightened he behaved.
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Parisians were very nice to us. And I don't speak French for crap.
Yeah, everyone I met there was incredibly nice. I just asked nicely if they spoke English, in French of course, and most every one did.
It's adorable when jd brings up his Paris trip. He's so very proud of how culturally enlightened he behaved.
:dubious: You're quite the dirt road sport.
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Niagara Falls is great in the summer, it's the Napa Valley of Canada. I had a friend that worked at the resort in Banff, beautiful pictures, would visit.
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I would also recommend visiting the University's museum. When I went it was nearing sundown and when I walked out to where the totem poles are the whole place had this surreal feeling to it. It was almost like a religious experience very peaceful and calming.
can confirm that totem poles are amazing. the plains indians were pud compared to those guys carving 80 ft tall trees into art.
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I would also recommend visiting the University's museum. When I went it was nearing sundown and when I walked out to where the totem poles are the whole place had this surreal feeling to it. It was almost like a religious experience very peaceful and calming.
can confirm that totem poles are amazing. the plains indians were pud compared to those guys carving 80 ft tall trees into art.
I will ride you down and scalp you for this bubbles! :shakesfist:
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Canada seems beautiful enough.