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ElizabethAnne · 1st Aug 2008, 11:31 AM

I'm so excited - I'm going to Montreal for basically the first time (I passed through there once on a bus) this weekend!!
I've heard that Montreal is the most gay-accepting city in Canada, so me and my gf can hold hands and (hopefully) no one will mind.

Any ideas for things to do in Montreal? We're already going to the biodome/botanical gardens and to Mont Royal.

acorn7 · 1st Aug 2008, 12:41 PM

Yay Montreal! Well an obvious destination would be to visit the gay village (Ste-Catherine street East). There are great restaurantants/bars/clubs there. If you like, you could also walk along St-Laurent street, or in Old Montreal if you like the historical aspect. Parc Lafontaine is also nice.

Hope you have a great time! No one will mind you holding hands!

InaRut · 1st Aug 2008, 02:40 PM

I freaking LOVE Montreal. You should told me you were going. We could had an EC get together En masse! See..it's French.

Basically just walk around downtown till you find the art gallery district. Also you gotta check out super sexe...strip club. It's famous. You gotta go. I'd go but I was to drunk to know what all those glowing lights were.

God...To walk with your loved one down Montreal's downtown area would be ahhmazing.

Mirko · 1st Aug 2008, 02:44 PM

Hope you have a great time and lots of fun.

panda · 1st Aug 2008, 05:08 PM

Old Montreal.

**Gerry** · 2nd Aug 2008, 01:44 AM

Have a great time!

InaRut · 2nd Aug 2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by panda

Old Montreal.

Yea downtown area/Old Montreal is where all the fun is.

panda · 5th Aug 2008, 06:32 PM

How was Montreal ??

ElizabethAnne · 6th Aug 2008, 07:53 PM

Oh man, it was great!! We stayed in a really really amazing hostel in Old Montreal, called Le Sous-Bois (I highly recommend it!), and held hands the whole time we were there. It was weird coming back into Ottawa and not being able to hold hands or kiss or anything (partly too because we know people here we don't want to know that we are going out). But totally an amazing experience - we hiked Mount Royal, we visited the Gay Village (although only saw 2 lesbian couples in 2 hours - the rest were gay or straight couples. Maybe lesbians are more homebodies??), and it was great to feel more welcome there, we walked though Old Montreal, caroused about town with people from the hostel (who by the way were awesome and totally cool about the fact that me and my girlfriend are going out). And the concert was AMAZING!! OMGoodness! We were actually speechless! We neither of us could speak until like 15 minutes afterwards cuz it was so amazing!

So, sorry for the raptures, but it was really great!

panda · 6th Aug 2008, 08:25 PM

Happy For You..

Mirko · 7th Aug 2008, 09:02 AM

It's great that you had an awesome time.

**Ben** · 7th Aug 2008, 09:19 AM

it's good to hear you had a great time

Montreal sounds like a lovely place.

MusicIsLife · 8th Aug 2008, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Invisible

Montreal sounds like a lovely place.

Montreal is a lovely place, i live there! :P

Next time you come, check out Le Drugstore in the village. It's the Lesbian bar

1st Aug 2008, 11:31 AM	#1
ElizabethAnne On the fritzz Full Member Gender: Comme ci comme ca. Orientation: Hey ladiez :) Out Status: Everyone except grandma (shh) Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 238 Join Date: Jul 2008	Montreal! I'm so excited - I'm going to Montreal for basically the first time (I passed through there once on a bus) this weekend!! I've heard that Montreal is the most gay-accepting city in Canada, so me and my gf can hold hands and (hopefully) no one will mind. Any ideas for things to do in Montreal? We're already going to the biodome/botanical gardens and to Mont Royal. __________________ Love the truth. Keep it your friend. The truth is a terrible enemy to have, because it never gives up trying to get out.

1st Aug 2008, 12:41 PM	#2
acorn7 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Montreal Age: 21 Posts: 636 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Montreal! Yay Montreal! Well an obvious destination would be to visit the gay village (Ste-Catherine street East). There are great restaurantants/bars/clubs there. If you like, you could also walk along St-Laurent street, or in Old Montreal if you like the historical aspect. Parc Lafontaine is also nice. Hope you have a great time! No one will mind you holding hands!

1st Aug 2008, 02:40 PM	#3
InaRut EC's Nu-Disco Walrus Full Member Gender: IRL Yaoi Character Orientation: (｡◕‿◕。) Out Status: ㅎ_ㅎ Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 7,111 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Montreal! I freaking LOVE Montreal. You should told me you were going. We could had an EC get together En masse! See..it's French. Basically just walk around downtown till you find the art gallery district. Also you gotta check out super sexe...strip club. It's famous. You gotta go. I'd go but I was to drunk to know what all those glowing lights were. God...To walk with your loved one down Montreal's downtown area would be ahhmazing. __________________ "The first duty of every Starfleet Officer is to the truth. Whether it's scientific truth, historical truth, or personal truth. It is the guiding principle to which Starfleet is based. If you can't find it within yourself, to tell the truth about what happened, then you don't deserve to where that uniform."

1st Aug 2008, 02:44 PM	#4
Mirko Molitva Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and about Location: British Columbia, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 10,052 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Montreal! Hope you have a great time and lots of fun. __________________ ~ Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are ~

1st Aug 2008, 05:08 PM	#5
panda EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Location: Toronto,Canada Age: 67 Posts: 4,653 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Montreal! Old Montreal.

2nd Aug 2008, 01:44 AM	#6
Gerry We're all a little mad! EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Las Vegas Age: 24 Posts: 5,542 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Montreal! Have a great time! __________________ "Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality".-James Baldwin

5th Aug 2008, 06:32 PM	#8
panda EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Location: Toronto,Canada Age: 67 Posts: 4,653 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Montreal! How was Montreal ??

6th Aug 2008, 07:53 PM	#9
ElizabethAnne On the fritzz Full Member Gender: Comme ci comme ca. Orientation: Hey ladiez :) Out Status: Everyone except grandma (shh) Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 238 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Montreal! Oh man, it was great!! We stayed in a really really amazing hostel in Old Montreal, called Le Sous-Bois (I highly recommend it!), and held hands the whole time we were there. It was weird coming back into Ottawa and not being able to hold hands or kiss or anything (partly too because we know people here we don't want to know that we are going out). But totally an amazing experience - we hiked Mount Royal, we visited the Gay Village (although only saw 2 lesbian couples in 2 hours - the rest were gay or straight couples. Maybe lesbians are more homebodies??), and it was great to feel more welcome there, we walked though Old Montreal, caroused about town with people from the hostel (who by the way were awesome and totally cool about the fact that me and my girlfriend are going out). And the concert was AMAZING!! OMGoodness! We were actually speechless! We neither of us could speak until like 15 minutes afterwards cuz it was so amazing! So, sorry for the raptures, but it was really great! __________________ Love the truth. Keep it your friend. The truth is a terrible enemy to have, because it never gives up trying to get out.

6th Aug 2008, 08:25 PM	#10
panda EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Location: Toronto,Canada Age: 67 Posts: 4,653 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Montreal! Happy For You..

7th Aug 2008, 09:02 AM	#11
Mirko Molitva Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out and about Location: British Columbia, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 10,052 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Montreal! It's great that you had an awesome time. __________________ ~ Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are ~

7th Aug 2008, 09:19 AM	#12
Ben Was Invisible. EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Age: 20 Posts: 3,702 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Montreal! it's good to hear you had a great time Montreal sounds like a lovely place.