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Going to Quebec in Oct..what to see?
- Thread starter Relic
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So...back from Quebec yesterday. A few observations:
-Your beer freaking ROCKS. Rule#1 - always believe a Canadian who claims their beer is freaking outstanding. We absolutely do have stuff that can compete, believe me, but a lot of ours, (at least from what I've tried) falls short.
-The Canadian opinion of US beer is hereby explained - I walked into a deli looking for good Canadian stuff and lo and behold - racks of Old Milwaukee, Bud Lite, PBR, and various other abominations. No wonder why you think American beer is like "having sex in a canoe"
-Your women...ohhhh lord, ohhh dear god...if I was young and single again..
I'll leave it at that.
-Speed limits posted on major roads are mere suggestions rather than law.
-You have more road construction in one city than we have in an entire state which made driving err...interesting but points 1 and 3 made up for that.
-You speak a better sounding French than the French that and I didn't hear a single "eh" or "oot and aboot" all weekend.
-A Garmin GPS trying to pronounce French street names is hysterical
-The drive up Aut 40 /Rt 40 was as tedious as any in our Midwest - (long stretches of flat nothingness for hours, one is forced to count moose crossing signs for entertainment, which is not fair being that we saw no mooseses.)
-Your money looks cooler than ours, although I was surprised at how many places readily took US dollars. That, and I had an interesting reversal where I was stunned to find a US coin or two in my change after a life time of the opposite. I told my wife, wowww an American penny! I'm gonna keep it for my collection!
-no one honks their horns. What's up with that?? Dont they issue car horns in Canada?? As soon as we got back to Jersey we felt much more relaxed when we started getting beeped at for everything
We're definitely heading back up there though, absolutely loved it!
-Your beer freaking ROCKS. Rule#1 - always believe a Canadian who claims their beer is freaking outstanding. We absolutely do have stuff that can compete, believe me, but a lot of ours, (at least from what I've tried) falls short.
-The Canadian opinion of US beer is hereby explained - I walked into a deli looking for good Canadian stuff and lo and behold - racks of Old Milwaukee, Bud Lite, PBR, and various other abominations. No wonder why you think American beer is like "having sex in a canoe"
-Your women...ohhhh lord, ohhh dear god...if I was young and single again..
I'll leave it at that.-Speed limits posted on major roads are mere suggestions rather than law.
-You have more road construction in one city than we have in an entire state which made driving err...interesting but points 1 and 3 made up for that.
-You speak a better sounding French than the French
that and I didn't hear a single "eh" or "oot and aboot" all weekend.-A Garmin GPS trying to pronounce French street names is hysterical
-The drive up Aut 40 /Rt 40 was as tedious as any in our Midwest - (long stretches of flat nothingness for hours, one is forced to count moose crossing signs for entertainment, which is not fair being that we saw no mooseses.)
-Your money looks cooler than ours, although I was surprised at how many places readily took US dollars. That, and I had an interesting reversal where I was stunned to find a US coin or two in my change after a life time of the opposite. I told my wife, wowww an American penny! I'm gonna keep it for my collection!
-no one honks their horns. What's up with that?? Dont they issue car horns in Canada?? As soon as we got back to Jersey we felt much more relaxed when we started getting beeped at for everything
We're definitely heading back up there though, absolutely loved it!
Relic said:So...back from Quebec yesterday. A few observations:
-Your beer freaking ROCKS. Rule#1 - always believe a Canadian who claims their beer is freaking outstanding. We absolutely do have stuff that can compete, believe me, but a lot of ours, (at least from what I've tried) falls short.
-The Canadian opinion of US beer is hereby explained - I walked into a deli looking for good Canadian stuff and lo and behold - racks of Old Milwaukee, Bud Lite, PBR, and various other abominations. No wonder why you think American beer is like "having sex in a canoe"
-Your women...ohhhh lord, ohhh dear god...if I was young and single again..
-Speed limits posted on major roads are mere suggestions rather than law.
-You have more road construction in one city than we have in an entire state which made driving err...interesting but points 1 and 3 made up for that.
-You speak a better sounding French than the French
-A Garmin GPS trying to pronounce French street names is hysterical
-The drive up Aut 40 /Rt 40 was as tedious as any in our Midwest - (long stretches of flat nothingness for hours, one is forced to count moose crossing signs for entertainment, which is not fair being that we saw no mooseses.)
-Your money looks cooler than ours, although I was surprised at how many places readily took US dollars. That, and I had an interesting reversal where I was stunned to find a US coin or two in my change after a life time of the opposite. I told my wife, wowww an American penny! I'm gonna keep it for my collection!
-no one honks their horns. What's up with that?? Dont they issue car horns in Canada?? As soon as we got back to Jersey we felt much more relaxed when we started getting beeped at for everything
We're definitely heading back up there though, absolutely loved it!
Haha. Great post.
I really laughed out loud reading this. I felt obligated to answer some 
Hear the man and respect my beer authoreeteeh!
I am young and single, I must be stupid or something.
I guess we could say thanks, but that's not much of a compliment.
You saw our igloos at least, right?
Montreal is different, but from my experience people tend to keep their own to say "danger" rather then "*** man"
Yeah we got a beer to catch.
So...back from Quebec yesterday. A few observations:
-Your beer freaking ROCKS. Rule#1 - always believe a Canadian who claims their beer is freaking outstanding. We absolutely do have stuff that can compete, believe me, but a lot of ours, (at least from what I've tried) falls short.
-The Canadian opinion of US beer is hereby explained - I walked into a deli looking for good Canadian stuff and lo and behold - racks of Old Milwaukee, Bud Lite, PBR, and various other abominations. No wonder why you think American beer is like "having sex in a canoe"
Hear the man and respect my beer authoreeteeh!
-Your women...ohhhh lord, ohhh dear god...if I was young and single again..
I am young and single, I must be stupid or something.
General rule of thumb is +10-12km per hour
It's hell.
-You speak a better sounding French than the French
I guess we could say thanks, but that's not much of a compliment.
You saw our igloos at least, right?
-no one honks their horns. What's up with that?? Dont they issue car horns in Canada?? As soon as we got back to Jersey we felt much more relaxed when we started getting beeped at for everything
Montreal is different, but from my experience people tend to keep their own to say "danger" rather then "*** man"
Yeah we got a beer to catch.
You must live in a different Quebec than the one I'm familiar with. That's the low end IME.
Relic, based on your observations on driving, you clearly didn't visit Montreal.
On the beer thing: Yeah, when all you're exposed to is BL, Coors light and the like as representative of US beer, that's the opinion that you form. I thought the same thing until I traveled extensively in the States and started sampling the beer from the smaller brewers and microbreweries. Some of my favourite beers are brewed in the US. West coast-style IPA FTW!
The "American" beer we have here in Manitoba (Bud Lite, Coors Light, etc) come from Canadian breweries. I don't think it's the same beer. I may be mistaken, but I think they're related in-name-only.
yep! I think I tried maybe 6 different beers, most were from Unibroue (sp?) and they were excellent, even if they're getting more mass-produced, they're still really good.
My theory is that you have far too many choices and are in a state of 'hot-chick lock" where you are overwhelmed to the point of paralysis. Just pick one and go after her! Now! aussitot! (maintenant?...forgive my spelling and lack of French grammar)
I've learned this. However, with NJ license plates in Canada, I figured that I HAD to behave. I have no idea how many of your police might have watched "Jersey Shore" or "The Sopranos"..
No, my wife trying to navigate through it in the dark at 4 am yesterday morning while yelling at a GPS that couldn't pronounce anything in French correctly was hell. The road construction was more like just the flames of hell..
yes, yes it's a compliment albeit jersey style!
No...dammit!1!
here we use it to express pretty much anything a "BEEEEEEEP!!!" might possibly be able to convey.
Absolutely!
You must live in a different Quebec than the one I'm familiar with. That's the low end IME.
Relic, based on your observations on driving, you clearly didn't visit Montreal.
On the beer thing: Yeah, when all you're exposed to is BL, Coors light and the like as representative of US beer, that's the opinion that you form. I thought the same thing until I traveled extensively in the States and started sampling the beer from the smaller brewers and microbreweries. Some of my favourite beers are brewed in the US. West coast-style IPA FTW!
We went through Montreal, yes and just for a brief period of time, I did actual feel like I was driving on the NJ Turnpike
You must live in a different Quebec than the one I'm familiar with. That's the low end IME.
It's the low end, but also the safe end, I'm a young driver, my record can't take a beating.
I heard that the same "major brand" has a higher alcohol per volume % up here and is a bit less diluted. However I have no idea if that's true.
Maintenant would be the right translation for now
And yeah, we'll see about that paralysis thing. I might just be picky.You should of left later! I would of told you where to buy nice beer
You should of left later! I would of told you where to buy nice beer
Well, I have a few big bottles of Trois Pistoles that will help me survive until we get back up there again! Plus I do think there may be a store or two here that carries some of the good stuff, I'm going to have to go out beer hunting this weekend..
Look out for beers made by the followings (on top of my head): Microrasserie de Charlevoix, Le Bilboquet, Dieu du Ciel, La Barberie, L'alchimiste, Trois mousquetaires, À la fut, Dunham, Boquébière, Brasseurs du monde, Trou du diable, Broadway.
I have no idea if those are all from this province or elsewhere, didn't check.
edit: Yup they're all from the Quebec province, I love living here.
I have no idea if those are all from this province or elsewhere, didn't check.
edit: Yup they're all from the Quebec province, I love living here.
Relic, glad you enjoyed your trip to Quebec. And yeah, the construction around here is hell. For future reference, take the 20 to Quebec instead of the 40. The 20 goes along the south shore of the St Lawrence and is, in my opinion, a much prettier route. Where did you end up staying in Quebec and what were some of the highlights (besides the beer and the women )?
)?Dion & Bieber (& Alanis Morisette & Bryan Adams) were just our humorous little way of balancing off Joni Mitchel, Oscar Peterson and Glenn Gould. :^>
merci, mon ami! I now have my shopping list
Thanks for your help with the beer info!Relic, glad you enjoyed your trip to Quebec. And yeah, the construction around here is hell. For future reference, take the 20 to Quebec instead of the 40. The 20 goes along the south shore of the St Lawrence and is, in my opinion, a much prettier route. Where did you end up staying in Quebec and what were some of the highlights (besides the beer and the women
Thanks! The 20 huh? I may try that. The 40 was a really a monotonous ride. It got us there relatively quickly I guess which was good but yeah I would like to catch some different scenery next time. Do you guys REALLY have problems with moose crossings? or were those signs along 40 a dastardly Canadian prank?
We were at the Auberge du Littoral on Boulevar Ste-Ann. Decent place, sorta like a basic motel, nothing special but they treated us great and the prices were decent.
Highlights...oh man, lots to be honest. I'm a history addict so all the history and military stuff was right up my alley - the Seven Year's War history along with the 1775 invasion stuff..wow. We must have walked the entire Plains of Abraham area along with the Citadel, the scenic walkway, then all through town both the older lower area along with the uptown area as well. I was looking at a map trying to locate the exact spots where stuff happened..I was in heaven. The whole family loved the food, we checked out a few restaurants there, and all were excellent.
the scenery was phenomenal. We got a few exceptionally good pics from the top of the Citadel looking across town to the mountains and such beyond..oh man, loved it! The wife went nuts in some of the clothing stores... all around it was a great place.
now see, I have NO idea why, but I find Alanis to be criminally sexy. I can't explain it.... but if I was not already married, I would want her to have my Reliclets
Cold winters & roads don't see eye to eye. We have two seasons: Winter, and Construction.
merci, mon ami! I now have my shopping list
Thanks! The 20 huh? I may try that. The 40 was a really a monotonous ride. It got us there relatively quickly I guess which was good but yeah I would like to catch some different scenery next time. Do you guys REALLY have problems with moose crossings? or were those signs along 40 a dastardly Canadian prank?
We were at the Auberge du Littoral on Boulevar Ste-Ann. Decent place, sorta like a basic motel, nothing special but they treated us great and the prices were decent.
Highlights...oh man, lots to be honest. I'm a history addict so all the history and military stuff was right up my alley - the Seven Year's War history along with the 1775 invasion stuff..wow. We must have walked the entire Plains of Abraham area along with the Citadel, the scenic walkway, then all through town both the older lower area along with the uptown area as well. I was looking at a map trying to locate the exact spots where stuff happened..I was in heaven. The whole family loved the food, we checked out a few restaurants there, and all were excellent.
the scenery was phenomenal. We got a few exceptionally good pics from the top of the Citadel looking across town to the mountains and such beyond..oh man, loved it! The wife went nuts in some of the clothing stores... all around it was a great place.
The only downside to the 20 is that you come in Montreal by the tunnel. But I'd still recommend it for the scenic view.
I don't know the moose situation on the 40 or the 20, but in New-Brunswick, where my parents live, it's a real issue.
I'm curious, which restaurants?
It's cuz the low-budget Canadian army has to use Quebec streets as practice battle fields for their training maneuvers -- so the roads department obliges by leaving plenty of fox holes.
:^>!
What's really funny is getting the voice mailbox of a French Quebecer, and hearing their own automated system hopelessly mangle their name. :^D lol!
I was once asked for help by an American tourist staring at a map, asking the way to the "Pont" bridge. Pont (actually pronounced "põh" -- the n just makes the vowel nasal; t is silent) means bridge in English. Many giggles.
now see, I have NO idea why, but I find Alanis to be criminally sexy. I can't explain it.... but if I was not already married, I would want her to have my Reliclets
:^D!
I know what you mean; she's no classic beauty, but she's got this sort of a nature child thing about her. Slim and healthy and not shellaced with makeup.
Feist has some that vibe too.
