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Private skating rink
We tried our new skates in the evening hours in Parc Lafontaine. There are two ice skating rinks next to each other, and only one was occupied with three hockey playing guys. So we just took the other...
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Dinner around the corner at Resto Misto
Picture: © Restaurant MistoThis time, friends of ours chose a non-Apportez-votre-vin-resto for the dinner. We went to Misto, just about 300m distance from our house, right on Avenue Mont Royal. It's...
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How do you teach ice skating en francais?
I learned ice skating at the age of about 6 in an indoor skating place. I can remember some figures I was taught and also the teachers but I can't remember how I was actually taught to move on the...
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"Pok, shimp o vegetabos"
As you might already know, Asian food is my very favorite. With Chinatown around, I love going for a Dim Sum or other lunch as often as possible. The Dim Sum places are as we also know it from...
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Montreal landmark Schwartz's now belongs to Celine Dion's husband
Montreal has a famous deli which is the Schwartz's on Boulevard St. Laurent. Whenever I pass Schwartz's, there is a lineup of people who want to get inside. Also today at about 2pm, as you can see:I...
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Yet another skating place near our house!
Parc Laurier is not a big park at all. But still, we found out something new tonight. As the skating rinks were all occupied with hockey players we were already disappointed and wanted to leave and go...
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Need junk, bargains, knick-knack?
Nooo, no one needs any of that. But it can be so much fun just going into knick-knack stores and looking at stuff you don't need and don't want at all. As for example fancy sneakers (not too much of...
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Blankfest Quebec IV - It's About The Homeless
Tonight, our neighbour Alex who is the drummer of Isolate Cast has another concert. This time it is a charity concert in favor of the homeless. I'll tell you about it tomorrow!The official...
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What's pastel colored, so artful, not a macaron but makes you 5times as fat?
It's a cupcake! Weekend dessert is either macarons from Marius & Fanny, Crème Brulée from Premiere Moisson or a dirty little bad bad cupcake such as Chocolat Truffe - omg - to die for from Petits...
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Blank Fest at Frites Alors - lame event for the homeless
We were curious how a benefit show with Rock bands would be organized in a fast food restaurant. For the fourth time this event was run in Montreal. The original idea started off in NYC in 1997,...
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What are they lining up for!?
Only 2 minutes from our house there seems to be one of the most popular junk food places of Montreal. However, I've only see that kind of line ups before Schwartz's and this place: L'avenue Mont Royal...
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Where are u, beautiful winter?!
Please, I want you back. And make the last days' grey sky go away! Be as beautiful as ever. Please. Comments
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See what's back!
We already have 25 cm of new snow and according to the weather forecast it will stay as there are cold temperatures to come, especially in the next nights. Yeah!Comments
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Cirque du soleil @ Oscars 2012
© Academy Awards Oh yes, first of all. Congratulations, Christopher Plummer (* 13 December 1929 in Toronto, Ontario)! I'm so glad I could watch the Oscars in the right time zone for once! And it was...
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Another lovely Apportez-votre-vin place
© Restomontreal.caWhen back in Hamburg, I will miss the atmosphere of those small very private atmosphere restaurants where you bring your own wine and get lovely French menus of delicious courses. One...
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La voix de la voisine in "MIROIR MIROIR!"
Regular readers of this blog know that the French-Canadian former child actress Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse is our neighbor in our house in Le Plateau. She gave her voice to the French version of Mirror,...
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It's maple syrup season! Go to a Cabane à sucre
Quebec is the place where the world's major part of all maple syrup is being produced. When the snow is melting, it's maple syrup time. And here, this is accompanied by sugar shacking activities -...
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Just a perfect dinner place
What I appreciate in a dinner place is a relaxed atmosphere which is at the same time very professional and high quality. I love to eat and drink good stuff. And I often have formal dinners for the...
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Bye-bye Canadian Penny!
© www.jasondunn.com“The penny is a currency without any currency,” said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. It now takes 1.6 Cents to produce one 1 Cent-Penny. The U.S. penny's cost are even worse. It cost...
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And here's the Parliament of Canada
This matches the last m-log blog post: Voilà, here's the Parliament of Canada which we just went to see, having a beautiful round trip. As you can tell, the London Houses of Parliament with Big Ben...
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Weak knees 346m up above Toronto!
CN Tower in Toronto, finished in June 1976, used to be the world's tallest free-standing building - until it was dethroned by Burj Khalifa (Dubai, 2009 - 829m!) and Canton Tower (Guangzhou, 2010 -...
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Toronto Brunch Spot & more! Must-try when you're there
Toronto is said to be the cultural, entertainment and financial capital of Canada. The downtown skyscraper atmosphere, very clean and busy, dominates the city's charisma. We definitely enjoyed that...
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Finally a pair of Sorels for me
Sorel is a Canadian brand, mainly known for outdoor winter boots. I like looking for Canadian brands. Like Roots, Lululemon or Matt & Nat. High quality, timeless and straight design and a twist of...
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Photo contest for new Canada header!
I'm taking part in a photo contest for a new Canada header on the FB site of Faszination Kanada. If you would be so kind to support me, I'd be very happy! Find the link for voting here.The picture...
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Find your dog a parking space!
Sure, you are not allowed to bring dogs to supermarkets or indoor markets. Buy it. But have you ever seen dog parking spaces? Right in front of Jean Talon market are four parking stands in a row for...
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Montreal Must-sees at last
Two Montreal sights you don't get around when visiting Montreal were still missing here! But now I'm finally catching up. There was a good reason for waiting, though. I saved these sights to see them...
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"I don't think Montreal is very avant-garde in their fashion, but has a lot...
The winter coats were abandoned some weeks ago. It's beautiful springtime. So let's talk about Fashion! Karina Pare from the fashion blog Makr & Muse answered m-log Montreal's curious fashion...
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From commited demonstrations to aggressive riots & vandal acts
Since 22 March big student tuition marches have caught attention in Montreal. Our French neighbor commented on it "Hasard ou coïncidence? 5% de Français à Montréal... Les rois de la grève ne...
View ArticleNew vegan bag collection from Montreal brand Matt & Nat
Matt & Nat has a new collection. All the bags are made from vegan material, mainly a material made from recycled plastic bottles, but also with some canvas parts.When they started showing the new...
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Now you're in ... Montreal
What does this building, the right one, remind you of?! ... New York?The Art Deco building in the old part of Montreal resembles the Empire State Building. The Aldred Building, was finished in 1931,...
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