Montreal & Quebec City For Dummies

Austin Macdonald

John Wiley & Sons, Jul 19, 2006 - Travel - 311 pages

From the urbane, “anything goes” atmosphere of Montréal to the quaint, romantic charm of Québec City …from cultural attractions and historical sights to fantastic shopping, dining, and night life…this guide clues you in about the action and attractions in two diverse, fascinating cities. Learn about terroi, locally grown specialty ingredients prominent in Montreal’s restaurants. Discover Quebec's “antique alley” and rue St-Joseph with its destination boutiques, bustling bistros, and happening pubs. This guide helps makes your visit trés magnifique with:

• Info on where to go and how to get there
• The scoop on intriguing, distinctive neighborhoods in both cities
• 5 itinerary options and 3 Day trips from Montreal
• Attractions like the lookout atop Parc Mont-Royal in Montreal and the Changing of the Guard at La Citadel, the fortress that protected Quebec

Like every For Dummies travel guide, Montreal & Quebec City For Dummies, Second Edition includes:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss—and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Introducing Montréal and Québec City: 4
• Introducing Montréal and Québec City: 7
• Deciding When to Go: 19
• Planning Your Trip to Montréal: 31
• Getting to Montréal and Québec City: 43
• Catering to Special Travel Needs: 51
• Taking Care of the Remaining Details 59 Getting a Passport: 59
• Settling Into and Exploring Montréal 73 Chapter 8 Arriving and Getting Oriented in Montréal: 75
• Downtown Montréal Accommodations: 96
• Dining and Snacking in Montréal 108 Getting the Dish on the Local Scene: 108
• Downtown and VieuxMontréal Dining and Snacking: 112
• Discovering Montréals: 132
• Downtown Montréal Attractions: 134
• Shopping the Montréal Stores: 152
• Underground City: 157
• Following an Itinerary: 161
• The English Establishment: 172
• Going Beyond Montréal: 177
• The Eastern Townships: 185
• The Eastern Townships: 186
• Living It Up after Dark Montréal Nightlife 188 Part IV Settling Into and Exploring: 205
• Québec City Hotels from A to Z: 215
• Québec City Accommodations: 216
• Dining and Snacking in Québec City: 227
• Québec City Attractions: 242
• Québec City Nightlife: 266
• Ten Terroir Ingredients and Local: 277
• Ten or So TShirts with Tons: 281
• Quick Concierge: 285
• Index: 295

About the author

Austin Macdonald ([e-mail]) first came to Montréal for school. For three summers, while studying English Literature at McGill University, he worked as a tour guide in both Montréal and Québec City. Since teaching English in Tokyo, counting down the millennium in Rio, and having a series of misadventures in the dot-com world, Austin has been working as a freelance writer concerned with urban affairs at large. His work has been published in magazines such as Art and Antiques, Toronto Life, and Azure and in newspapers, including Globe and Mail, the National Post, and the Montréal Gazette.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Montreal & Quebec City For Dummies; Volume 71 of Dummies Travel
• Author: Austin Macdonald
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006
• ISBN: 047004456X, 9780470044568
• Length: 311 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Canada / General; Travel / Canada / Quebec (QC)