Aggie87 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Unibroue rules! ...I once dated a girl with a unibroue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I'd have Frida with the brow any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 BTW, Robert -- since I forgot to follow up earlier w/you, how was the Amsterdam trip last year? You get to the Kracked Kettle and that smoky hole-in-the-wall brew joint ('Golem') just across the alley? Golem was crowded that night and too smoky for my wife. You were right - it seats about 20 people. Interesting place though. Did get into the Kettle across the lane, but I got too excited with the selection there. This is just one of the walls. I asked the guy to focus me on (of course) wheat beers. He was a young dude, not that stoned Irish guy you mentioned. Gave me a few good ones from the fridge, reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I live near Buffalo - about 1.5 hrs drive from Toronto and have visited it many times over the years. Very nice cosmopolitan city. But I'd recommend Montreal in a heartbeat. I travel there every year (since 1991) for the Jazz Festival and have never been disappointed. There's tons to see and do and overall, I'd have to say that the city just has a great atmosphere. Nice art museums and galleries, Old Montreal is very very nice (though not quite in the same league as Quebec City - where I also went last year). Mount Royal Park, the Oratory, a wonderful botanical garden, the Biodome, a real nice science centre and Imax theatre, a vibrant down town, great areas like St Denis, Crescent St and around McGill University, some nice Irish pubs, boat tours around the island. There's lots of clubs and entertainment venues, nice restaurants in Old Montreal and elsewhere, great architecture. Last year, I went to Montreal for a hockey game as well while enroute to Tremblant for some skiing. Tremblant is about a hour's drive north if you'll have a car and worth a day trip, imo. Some beautiful scenery up in the Laurentians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I was there in 1967. Don't remember much, as I was 10. ... I'll withhold my vote until some Canadians weigh in. Hey - sounds familiar. My parents took our family to Expo 67. I was 10 as well. It was a blast - very cool. I still remember the Soviet Union Pavilion among others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Here"s a clincher, newspaper have announced that Woody Allen will play at the Festival this year, think i'm going to miss Joshua Redman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I picked up a few of the Watou's at that place as well. Tasty. Those little 25 cl. jobbers are nice to cram inside of luggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I live near Buffalo - about 1.5 hrs drive from Toronto and have visited it many times over the years. Very nice cosmopolitan city. funny - I was just in Buffalo the previous weekend with my family for the tail end of march break. I also picked up 2 cases of beer for what I spend on a single case here. Had Blue Moon on tap as well! You guys have it good - you can go out, have 3 good pints, and spend $10. But still, I'd rather be in Montreal. I have some great memories of my many visits. If it were not for the job situation when I graduated in 1991 I would have moved there. But life happens and so Toronto, and then the suburbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I like that comment of Mark Twain's about not being able to toss a brick 100 yards in any direction without hitting a church in Montreal. Thanks to all for the various responses/suggestions. Montreal is the clear cut winner.....Air Canada tix to be purchased within the week. As a penalty for not participating, I had to.......well, hopefully Patricia won't decide to check her Air Canada account for frequent flyer miles anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Be sure to try some poutine. It may be like mainlining cholesterol, but it sure tastes good and goes great with beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) Be sure to try some poutine. and don't ask for it like a Scottish friend of mine did - 'Je prendrais la poutain' (to much mirth from the locals) Edited March 25, 2008 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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