Montreal, Canada is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec and it is the second largest city in Canada. Geographically, the city is the same distance to the European coast as it is to Vancouver and in both look and feel it merges some of the most [attractivecharacteristics of the two continents.
If you're trying to find a city similar to Montreal the only other place you could go is Paris. Three and a half million French people with about another one million people of various decent including British, Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Italians, Jews, Greeks, South Americans and even West Indians make up the population of Montreal. What is unique though is that Montreal is the second largest French speaking metropolis in the world. Montreal is Canada's most unique city by a long shot due to all the fine dining, interesting bars and clubs and incredible amounts of events and festivals.
There is no doubt that Montreal is a hub for tourists to spend their time. The city has signs of civic pride and prosperity. For those who visit, accommodation in Montreal has never been a problem. With the continuous flow of visitors, there are many great boutique hotels and definitely Montreal cheap hotels available as well. Some offer prestigious accommodations, serviced housing, penthouses and short term rentals for the visitors. The full hotel spectrum from top to bottom is available to you.
Montreal has a bunch of different options in just any price range for one to choose from when looking for hotels. A smart plan will be to look for Montreal hotels on the internet when you are finalizing your vacation so that you can ensure a low rate beforehand.
While in Montreal you will find you have a great deal of choices for activities, So I will recommend a few to help guide you in your fun. The former Olympic cycling track known as the Biodome has since been converted into an artificial habitat that contains four different ecosystems. A tropical forest, Laurentian Forest, St. Lawerence Marine Ecosystem and Arctic and Antarctic polar winds ecosystems are all there for you to enjoy and learn about. After enjoying the Biodome if you want to remain close Montreal Botanical garden is only a few steps away from Olympic Stadium. You basically walk underneath the Sherbrook Street Bridge and find yourself right at the gates of the Botanical Garden. To enter it costs $12.75, however it gives you access to the gardens and the Montreal Insectarium. The Insectarium seemed like it would give a detailed exploration of the world of insects so I started with it.
Open since 1990, the Montreal Insectarium holds hundreds of species of butterflies, moths, bugs and spiders. Its scientific collections hold 140,000 specimens and its exhibition collection consists of about 20,000, about 4000 of which are on public display. There is also a live collection of arthropods with about 100 species. Not only does the Insectarium focus on the science of insects, but it also explores insects in an artistic, cultural and even gastronomical views.
Across the street from the Montreal Insectarium is the marsh and bog garden that has a very big collection of gorgeous water lily flower specimens. Furthermore there is also one of the largest rose gardens in Canada located close by that contains about 10000 roses made up of many different kinds of roses.
A bit further to the north is the Japanese Garden, designed as a contemporary garden by renowned Japanese garden designer Ken Nakajima. All the elements, stones, water features and plants have been chosen carefully and are imbued with a unique symbolism. The Chinese Garden next to it is a result of a bond between the Montreal Botanical Garden and the Parks Department of the City of Shanghai. More than 120 containers were shipped from Shanghai in 1990 and 50 Chinese craftsmen were needed to assemble the components to build the garden.
When you visit Montreal you won't be short of things to do, and we hope this is a good place to begin. Enjoy your stay when visiting Montreal.
Author Resource:
Troy N. Whitmore was raised in Toronto and has both lived and worked all over Canada since a really young age. He loves the city of Montreal. He frequently travels Canada on business and gives his opinions and reviews on cheap Montreal hotels regularly.
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