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To be brutally honest, as national metropolises go Toronto is not exactly gushing with cultural originality and uniqueness. But saying it is boring and there is nothing to do there is completely false.
Maybe you can't see the uniqueness because you know it so well? The test is if you were to be plunked down in the middle of town, would you know what city you are in? I know I would.
Also, as I mentioned earlier...heading to both this May...I will do Toronto things in Toronto, and Montreal things in Montreal, and love both.
Go to Toronto if you are from mainland Europe because Toronto is a more global city and easier for a non Anglo/French, go to Montreal if you are from an Anglo-Saxon country(UK, Aus, USA, NZ) because Toronto doesn't differ too much from your country.
Go to Toronto if you are from mainland Europe because Toronto is a more global city and easier for a non Anglo/French, go to Montreal if you are from an Anglo-Saxon country(UK, Aus, USA, NZ) because Toronto doesn't differ too much from your country.
So go to Montreal.
Not sure I would phrase it this way, but for someone from overseas who has never been to North America before and is visiting central Canada, Toronto in some cases might be an interesting choice.
There is not much to see in Little Burgundy. There might be some restaurants and the at water market is near by, but nothing really specific to the local black communuity to see that I know of.
If you want to try west Indian food, you probably have more options in the NDG area. There used to be a few Jamaican and Trinidadian places on Sherbrooke.
That's cool! Going to another country, I just would have liked to see how a predominately black community feels like outside of America. But that was just a bonus on my trip. I'll definitely look into NDG if we decide on Montreal.
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As the op has only 4 days to spend on this trip the Frenchness that Montreal offers is going to be lost on our traveler so he might as well go to Toronto as sitting around in Montreal understanding nothing people are saying seems a bit of a waste of time.
LOL, I shouldn't leave America if that's the case. I've pretty much visited almost every major city or city of some significance in the United States. Now we're on our journey to take international trips. So i'm fine with going to a region dominated by another language.
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If I were coming all the way from Houston, I would try and get more time off and visit both.
Unfortunately, with my job we can only get so many vacation days off. I would love to spend several weeks in Canada and visit both cities and maybe even try Vancouver but I can only choose one at the moment.
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On the basis of all the info provided i wonder if our op has made a decision on his 4 day adventure..
To be honest i'm leaning more towards Montreal but still interested in Toronto. I believe it'll boil down to these 2 questions I'll ask you and for other people.
1. How is the weather in Montreal and Toronto in late April?
2. I see both cities have "beaches" who has the better "beaches"? (I only mention this because my wife originally wanted to go to Jamaica but we won't be able to do so so I wanted to take her to a Canadian Beach for a couple of hours while we'll be there. BTW I know British Columbia has the best collection of beaches in Canada but we're not going there.
3.What city would be the more leisure city? (I'm already assuming it'll be Montreal by a long shot. I know my wife is not big on doing a lot of walking in a fast pace setting this year but just have to ask)
It's been a lot of good info on this forum though and I appreciate each and every input!
Not sure I would phrase it this way, but for someone from overseas who has never been to North America before and is visiting central Canada, Toronto in some cases might be an interesting choice.
That's cool! Going to another country, I just would have liked to see how a predominately black community feels like outside of America. But that was just a bonus on my trip. I'll definitely look into NDG if we decide on Montreal.
LOL, I shouldn't leave America if that's the case. I've pretty much visited almost every major city or city of some significance in the United States. Now we're on our journey to take international trips. So i'm fine with going to a region dominated by another language.
Unfortunately, with my job we can only get so many vacation days off. I would love to spend several weeks in Canada and visit both cities and maybe even try Vancouver but I can only choose one at the moment.
To be honest i'm leaning more towards Montreal but still interested in Toronto. I believe it'll boil down to these 2 questions I'll ask you and for other people.
1. How is the weather in Montreal and Toronto in late April?
2. I see both cities have "beaches" who has the better "beaches"? (I only mention this because my wife originally wanted to go to Jamaica but we won't be able to do so so I wanted to take her to a Canadian Beach for a couple of hours while we'll be there. BTW I know British Columbia has the best collection of beaches in Canada but we're not going there.
3.What city would be the more leisure city? (I'm already assuming it'll be Montreal by a long shot. I know my wife is not big on doing a lot of walking in a fast pace setting this year but just have to ask)
It's been a lot of good info on this forum though and I appreciate each and every input!
The weather is about the same in both cities in late April.
Toronto has better beaches but that time of year is not beach season. At best you might go for a walk near the beach but that's it.
Toronto only feels much larger on the approaches to the city - via air or highways.
At street level I really do not see a difference.
Ste-Catherine actually feels more like the main shopping street of a big city than Yonge does.
Ste-Catherines feels like Queen Street West in a way for me.
I just feel Toronto has a bigger vibe overall. Although, I will get to assess this again, in May.
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