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A couple of questions about trip to Canada

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gardkarlsen Joined: Dec 02 Points: 2833 Posts: 55 Posted: 2004-01-21 11:33:00    Hi My wife and I are in the early stage of planning a trip to Canada and USA this summer. We are hoping to visit Toronto and Montreal on the Canadian side but we don't know much about the area. We will of course purchase a guide book sooner or later but I would like to get some feedback on what to see and what to do in the Montreal / Toronto area. How long will it take to drive between these two cities? Is end of June a good time to go? Is it far from Toronto to Niagra falls? Thanks in advance :) Regards Gard Stavanger, Norway www.gardkarlsen.com - homepage with trip reports and pictures --- Regards Gard http://gardkarlsen.c-om - trip reports and pictures Reply    Reply with quote    Contact gardkarlsen   inzaghi Joined: Jun 02 Points: 3862 Posts: 87 Posted: 2004-01-23 15:54:00    Lots so see and do in Toronto and Montreal, but of course I would suggest spending more time in the latter. It's exceedingly charming. Driving time ranges between 5 and 7.5 hours between the two cities. From Toronto, Niagara Falls is another 60-90 minutes, depending on traffic. In the past, I managed to do this itinerary in less than 24 hours: leave Montreal at 10am, get into Toronto at about 5pm, then into Niagara at about 7pm. Stayed at the Falls for dinner, crossed the Rainbow bridge to the US and came back to Canada. Left Niagara at about 1130pm, got slightly lost on the way back making a wrong turn into downtown Toronto, drove through the night arriving back at Montreal before 6am. End of June is about the best time to visit, but the crowds are here. It does not get too warm yet until around late July/August. But the Canadian fall is indeed worth a trip to Quebec (late september to october). I am writing this from Tokyo. When I get back home to Montreal, I will find time to post more pictures on my album. Cheers and have fun! --- Lover of just five things - travelling, photography, thick crust pizzas, the xy-chromosomes, the Italians and the Dutch. Well, I can't count, so? Reply    Reply with quote    Contact inzaghi   bootlegga Premium account Joined: Jul 04 Points: 15194 Posts: 124 Posted: 2004-08-17 22:09:00    I guess it all depends on what you want to see. If you are interested in seeing a European style city, Montreal is where yu want to spend more time. If you want to see a cleaner version of a large US city, than Toronto is better. Both cities are multi-cultural, with lots to see and do otherwise. Personally, I love hockey and wanted to see the Hockey Hall of Fame...but what else do you expect from a Canadian? --- "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." – Mark Twain Reply    Reply with quote    Contact bootlegga