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| Introduction | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| Foolish Assumptions | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Where to Go from Here | |
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| Introducing Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| Discovering the Best of Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| Montreal's Best Neighborhoods | |
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| Quebec City's Best Neighborhoods | |
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| The Best Hotels | |
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| The Best Restaurants | |
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| The Best Attractions | |
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| The Best Nightlife | |
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| Digging Deeper into Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| History 101: The Main Events | |
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| The French discovered Quebec | |
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| ...and then Montreal | |
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| ...and then Quebeckers took over | |
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| Parlez-Vous? | |
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| Soaking Up That European Flavor | |
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| Following Your Stomach | |
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| Experiencing the Festival Frenzy | |
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| Living It Up After Hours | |
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| Checking Out the Many Faces of Montreal | |
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| Walking (and Skiing and Eating) in a Winter Wonderland | |
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| Eyeing Recommended Books and Movies | |
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| Turning the pages | |
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| Screening films | |
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| Deciding When to Go | |
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| Revealing the Two Faces of Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| Experiencing the Secret of the Seasons | |
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| Spring | |
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| Summer | |
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| Fall | |
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| Winter | |
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| Viewing Montreal's Calendar of Events | |
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| January/February | |
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| March | |
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| April | |
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| May | |
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| June | |
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| July | |
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| August | |
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| September/October | |
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| November | |
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| Checking Out Quebec City's Calendar of Events | |
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| January/February | |
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| March/April | |
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| May | |
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| June | |
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| July | |
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| August | |
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| September/October | |
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| Planning Your Trip to Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| Managing Your Money | |
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| Planning a Budget | |
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| Lodging | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Dining | |
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| Attractions | |
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| Shopping | |
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| Nightlife | |
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| Watching Out for Hidden Expenses | |
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| Taking taxes into account | |
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| Tipping | |
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| Cutting Costs - But Not the Fun | |
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| Handling Money | |
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| Understanding the Loonie | |
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| Converting your greenbacks | |
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| Using ATMs and carrying cash | |
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| Charging ahead with credit cards | |
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| Toting traveler's checks | |
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| Dealing with a Lost or Stolen Wallet | |
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| Getting to Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| Flying to Montreal or Quebec City | |
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| Finding out which airlines fly there | |
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| Getting the best deal on your airfare | |
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| Driving to Montreal or Quebec City | |
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| Arriving by Other Means | |
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| Joining an Escorted Tour | |
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| Choosing a Package Tour | |
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| Finding escorted and package tours | |
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| Package deals to Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests | |
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| Traveling with the Brood: Advice for Families | |
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| Making Age Work for You: Tips for Seniors | |
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| Advice for Travelers with Disabilities | |
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| Worldwide resources | |
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| Canadian resources | |
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| Local resources | |
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| Support while traveling to either city | |
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| Support while traveling within cities | |
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| Out and About: Advice for Gay and Lesbian Travelers | |
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| The Montreal scene | |
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| The Quebec City scene | |
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| Taking Care of the Remaining Details | |
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| Getting a Passport | |
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| Applying for a U.S. passport | |
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| Renting a Car - and Understanding Why You Shouldn't | |
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| Finding the car you need at the price you want | |
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| Playing It Safe with Travel and Medical Insurance | |
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| Trip-cancellation insurance | |
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| Medical insurance | |
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| Lost-luggage insurance | |
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| Staying Healthy When You Travel | |
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| Staying Connected by Cellphone or E-Mail | |
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| Keeping Up with Airline Security Measures | |
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| Making Dinner Reservations in Advance | |
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| Surfing ahead of time | |
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| Reserving a table for dinner | |
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| Getting a Few Packing Tips | |
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| What not to bring | |
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| What to bring | |
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| Settling Into and Exploring Montreal | |
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| Arriving and Getting Oriented in Montreal | |
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| Navigating Your Way through Passport Control and Customs | |
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| Making Your Way to Your Hotel | |
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| If you arrive by plane | |
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| If you arrive by car | |
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| If you arrive by train | |
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| Traveling between Montreal and Quebec City | |
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| By rental car | |
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| By bus | |
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| By train | |
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| Figuring Out Montreal's Neighborhoods | |
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| Vieux-Montreal | |
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| Downtown | |
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| Chinatown | |
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| Quartier Latin | |
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| Gay Village | |
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| Plateau | |
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| Mile End | |
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| Little Italy | |
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| Finding Information after You Arrive | |
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| Getting Around Montreal | |
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| By foot | |
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| By public transportation (Metro and bus) | |
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| By bicycle | |
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| By car | |
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| By taxi | |
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| Checking In at Montreal's Best Hotels | |
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| Getting to Know Your Options | |
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| Boutique hotels | |
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| Luxury hotels | |
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| Chain hotels | |
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| Independent hotels | |
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| Bed-and-breakfasts | |
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| Finding the Best Room at the Best Rate | |
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| Finding the best rate | |
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| Reserving the best room | |
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| Arriving without a Reservation | |
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| Montreal's Best Hotels from A to Z | |
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| Dining and Snacking in Montreal | |
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| Getting the Dish on the Local Scene | |
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| Your terroir is my local ingredient | |
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| The brunch bunch | |
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| Tasty tapas for fast friends | |
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| Super-fun supper clubs | |
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| Trimming the Fat from Your Budget | |
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| Homing In on Dining Etiquette | |
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| Montreal's Best Restaurants from A to Z | |
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| Dining and Snacking on the Go | |
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| Pizza and burgers | |
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| The best bagels | |
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| Sandwich, anyone? | |
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| The big breakfast bonanza | |
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| Picnicking and markets | |
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| Eating like a local | |
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| The vegetarian scene | |
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| BYOB | |
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| Coffee and pastries | |
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| Discovering Montreal's Best Attractions | |
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| Montreal's Top Sights from A to Z | |
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| Finding More Cool Things to See and Do | |
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| Kid-pleasers | |
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| Best city parks | |
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| Museums | |
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| Churches | |
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| Spectator sports | |
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| Seeing Montreal by Guided Tour | |
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| Walking it | |
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| Riding it | |
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| Boating it | |
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| Hoofing it | |
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| Shopping the Montreal Stores | |
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| Surveying the Scene | |
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| Checking Out the Big Names | |
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| Discovering the Best Shopping Neighborhoods | |
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| Downtown | |
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| Mile End/Outremont (avenue Laurier) | |
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| The Plateau | |
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| St-Henri (rue Notre-Dame) | |
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| Vieux-Montreal (rue St-Paul) | |
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| Westmount (rue Sherbrooke Ouest) | |
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| Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options | |
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| Montreal in Three Days | |
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| Montreal in Five Days | |
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| Connecting with Your French Roots | |
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| The English Establishment | |
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| Brunch, Tam-tams, and Beyond | |
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| Going Beyond Montreal: Three Day-trips | |
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| Ottawa, the Nation's Capital | |
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| Getting there | |
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| Seeing the sights | |
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| Where to stay | |
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| Where to dine | |
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| The Laurentian Mountains | |
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| Getting there | |
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| Seeing the sights | |
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| Where to stay | |
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| Where to dine | |
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| The Eastern Townships | |
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| Getting there | |
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| Seeing the sights | |
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| Where to stay | |
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| Where to dine | |
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| Living It Up after Dark: Montreal Nightlife | |
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| Applauding the Cultural Scene | |
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| Getting the inside scoop | |
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| Raising the curtain on the performing arts | |
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| Hitting the Clubs and Bars | |
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| Shaking your groove thing: The best dance clubs | |
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| Grooving to live music | |
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| Hopping between hot spots: Montreal's cafes and bars | |
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| Lounging like lizards | |
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| Dropping into neighborhood bars | |
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| What's brewing in Montreal? | |
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| Racking up in a pool hall | |
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| Yucking it up at comedy clubs | |
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| Being out and proud in Gay Village | |
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| Settling Into and Exploring Quebec City | |
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| Arriving and Getting Oriented in Quebec City | |
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| Making Your Way to Your Hotel | |
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| If you arrive by plane | |
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| If you arrive by car | |
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| If you arrive by train or bus | |
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| Figuring Out Quebec City's Neighborhoods | |
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| Haute-Ville (Upper City) | |
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| Basse-Ville (Lower City) | |
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| Grande-Allee | |
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| Finding Information after You Arrive | |
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| Getting Around Quebec City | |
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| By foot | |
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| By public transportation | |
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| By taxi | |
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| By car | |
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| By bicycle | |
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| Checking in at Quebec City's Best Hotels | |
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| Quebec City Hotels from A to Z | |
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| Dining and Snacking in Quebec City | |
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| Getting the Dish on the Local Scene | |
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| The Old City | |
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| Grande-Allee | |
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| Quebec City's Best Restaurants | |
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| Quebec City's Best Snacks | |
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| Cafes for coffee and more | |
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| Pizza and burgers | |
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| For chocolate lovers | |
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| All crepes, all the time | |
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| A vegetarian outpost | |
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| Exploring Quebec City | |
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| Exploring Quebec City's Top Sights from A to Z | |
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| Finding More Cool Things to See and Do | |
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| Kid-pleasing places | |
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| For military and history buffs | |
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| Teen-tempting areas | |
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| The best strolling streets | |
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| Seeing Quebec City by guided tour | |
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| Hitting the Historical Highlights of Vieux-Quebec | |
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| Shopping the Quebec City Stores | |
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| Surveying the Scene | |
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| Checking Out the Big Names | |
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| Going to Shopping Malls | |
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| Discovering the Best Shopping Neighborhoods | |
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| Rue St-Paul | |
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| Rue St-Jean | |
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| Le Petit-Champlain/Place-Royale | |
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| Chateau Frontenac | |
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| Avenue Cartier | |
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| Rue St-Joseph | |
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| Living It Up after Dark: Quebec City Nightlife | |
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| Finding Out What's Going On | |
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| Checking Out the Scene | |
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| Dancing the Night Away: Quebec City's Best Clubs | |
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| Grooving to Live Music: Where to Catch Quebec City's Best Acts | |
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| Drinking In the Local Flavor: Quebec City's Neighborhood Bars and Pubs | |
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| Being Out and Proud in Quebec City | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Terroir Ingredients and Local Specialties to Look for on Your Plate | |
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| Maple Syrup | |
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| Unpasteurized Cheese | |
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| Microbrewery Beer | |
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| Cidre de Glace | |
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| Duck from Lac Brome | |
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| Lamb | |
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| Blueberries from Lac St. Jean | |
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| Strawberries from Ile d'Orleans | |
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| Tourtiere | |
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| Poutine | |
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| Ten (or So) T-Shirts with Tons of Montreal Street-Cred | |
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| Fidel Clothing | |
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| Plateau | |
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| Nordiques/Expos | |
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| McGill/Concordia | |
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| Piknic Electronik | |
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| Bily Kun | |
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| Wolf Parade | |
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| St-Viateur Bagels | |
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| Onetop.ca | |
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| Montrealite.com | |
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| Three Monkeys | |
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| Quick Concierge | |
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| Fast Facts | |
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| Toll-Free Numbers and Web Sites | |
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| Where to Get More Information | |
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| Index | |