Todd and Chuck blog about their trips to Montréal
Posted in hotels on Dec 13th, 2009
I got an email from a reader asking for a few recommendations for places to stay in Montréal, and after I answered him, I thought I’d post my recommendations here.
These recommendations are highly biased (what on this blog isn’t?), and all the hotels are located in Old Montréal. If you want to stay elsewhere, feel [...]
Posted in 2009 plans, restos on Aug 30th, 2009
Well, with only(!) 110 days left before the next trip to Montreal, and our sixth holiday spent in the city, our restaurant plan is beginning to take shape.
Readers of this blog know that food matters a lot to us, and on a vacation where the goal is to relax and do little or nothing, planning [...]
Posted in 2008 plans, restos on Sep 25th, 2008
About five weeks ago, I took you through the first iteration of our restaurant planning for this year’s trip. I hope it was more enjoyable than last year’s vacation slide show because I’m back with round two.
This is the first list we’ve created to roughly approximate the number of dinners we’ll have in Montreal. I [...]
Posted in 2008 plans, restos on Aug 17th, 2008
Chuck and I spend all year talking about the restaurants we visit in Montreal over the holidays, and planning for the next holiday trip. I realize this can seem a bit freaky, but it’s not really because a large percentage of our conversation is about food and restaurants. It’s just kind of a natural thing.
This [...]
Posted in 2007 plans on Nov 17th, 2007
This is going to be a fun holiday in Montreal. For the first time in three years, it won’t be just Chuck and me; we have two other couples joining us for portions of the holiday.
We’ll rendezvous in Toronto on December 20th with Bob and Michael, and they’ll join us on the train to Montreal [...]
Posted in 2007 plans, restos on Dec 29th, 2006
You know, it’s never too early to prove one’s obsession with a city. So, in the spirit of obsession, here’s our first pass at lunch and dinner plans for December 2007.
Dinner
Friday 12/21 – Holder???
Saturday 12/22 – Brunoise???
Sunday 12/23 – Anise???
Christmas Eve 12/24 – Gandhi
Christmas Night 12/25 – Niu Kee
Wednesday 12/26 – Au Pied du Cochon
Montreal [...]
Posted in 2006 trip on Dec 24th, 2006
Most of our trip is constructed on the premise that there’s very little that actually must be accomplished on any given day. This is, after all, vacation. And while some people do quite well with the concept of a highly-planned day, we seem to do much better with dinner reserved ahead, and one principle activity [...]