Brockville

Montreal

L&G Tourism Development Corporation

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Bus Trip to Visit: Two Great Montréal Farmers' Markets,
Shop the Boutiques on St Denis Street, Visit The Old City, the Port of Old Montréal
and have the opportunity to enjoy some French Canadian dining and
entertainment of the 18th Century on Sunday September 21, 2008
   

You Deserved to be Pampered for a Day!

"A Touch of Montreal"

Without the hassle of driving and finding a place to park

See Images Recorded on the 2008 Trip

In 2008 we are going to visit two of Montréal's Best Farmers' Markets and enjoyed their unique ambiances. Our bus travelers can shop for cheeses, fresh or frozen fish, freshly baked Montreal style bagels, all kinds of bread and baked goods, fruit, fresh vegetables, flowers, sausages, meats, wine, crafts. Don't forget to bring insulated chests to put your perishables which can be stored in the bus storage area!

We will spend 2 hours exploring
Le Marché  de l' Ouest and the Atwater Market, over 2 hours on St Denis Street and
3 3/4 hours in Old Montréal exploring and shopping at the boutiques, partaking of the many outdoor cafes, visiting historic sites, crafts shops, and watching buskers and artists at Jacque Cartier Square.

You have the opportunity to dine and be entertained at Cabaret du Roy an 18th century theme restaurant in the Old City. They will show us how New France was 300 years ago. To shiver, laugh, sing and feast along: a great team of musicians and historical characters will get the New-France festive spirit to immerge from you.
 

Produced by L&G Tourism Development Corporation
with Joe Lor as your tour coordinator.


To submit your interest to purchase your seat(s) - Click Here

Mums at Le Marché  de l' Ouest

Le Marché  de l' Ouest is located in the west end of Montréal island. The market attracts an abundance of shoppers who come to this local market to buy baked goods, fresh fruits, fresh fish, and vegetables, a whole host of local and foreign cheeses, sausages of a number of varieties, cheeses, meats, wines of Québec  and France, freshly baked Montreal style bagels and produce grown in Québec and elsewhere.

  
A Produce Stand at the Atwater Marché 

The market is hard to miss. Its famous brick tower has loomed above Montreal's Saint-Henri district since 1931. The place offers something for every taste: delicious breads, pastries, pates and quiches from the Premiere Moisson bakery, assorted cheeses from cheese shops, succulent sausages and deli meats from William J. Walter, fresh fish, seafood and meats, not to mention the countless fruit, flower and vegetable stands. 

To find spices or condiments to enhance your meal, we visit the gourmet food shop, and for a good bottle of wine or Port, found at the Societe des Alcools branch.

Outside Bistro on St Denis Street

Dress Boutique on St Denis Street

We let you off on St-Denis and Duluth streets to wander for two hours north for three blocks. You will walk pass the perennially popular bars and restaurants and into the heart of the Plateau Mont-Royal. Bars and restaurants abound here and many feature outdoor areas for eating, drinking and wasting time.  If you are looking to do a little shopping, all manner of boutiques, bistros and services are found between Mont-Royal Avenue and Duluth Street which mostly catering to tourists and mid or upscale French Canadian clientele.

The bus is parked at the Marché Mont-Royal which is a great place to do a little food shopping. Located in the public square at the entrance to the Mont-Royal metro station, this market has become a neighbourhood landmark and forms an important part of Montreal's trendy Plateau Mont-Royal district. With its friendly merchants and vast selection of fresh produce, plants, flowers, sandwiches, homemade ice cream and other natural products, the Marché Mont-Royal is reminiscent of the old world open-air markets in European villages and cities.
Old Montréal Place Jacques Cartier
Old Montréal Place Jacques Cartier
Marché Bonsecours - Old City Montreal                
Marché Bonsecours - Old City Montreal Street in Old Montréal

As you stroll along the serpentine cobbles you can, stop at City Hall to admire its Second-Empire architecture, visit the archeological crypt under Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal's Museum of Archaeology and History, shop in the many boutiques for gifts for others and yourself, dance, sing, and watch the street performers on Place Jacques Cartier, have your caricature drawn by a street artist and visit the Marché Bonsecours, for its magnificent tin-plated dome, and for its world class designer boutiques. You can also find a great place to have some liquid refreshment and a meal for supper on one of many outdoor restaurants that overlook Place Jacques Cartier.

From Old Montréal, all roads south lead to the Old Port and an up-close-and-spectacular view of the St. Lawrence River. 

As you stand on the shores of this mighty waterway, you'll see why the fur trading post established here by a group of French settlers in 1611 grew to become North America's largest commercial hub. 

Today, impressive harbour-front facilities include a 2.5-kilometre-long recreational park along the river with promenades for  just strolling about, a state-of-the-art Science Centre, with interactive exhibits, a group movie game and an IMAX® theatre, river cruises for romantic dinners, bouquinistes, vendors of rare books, and warm, friendly bars where you can relax over a drink of wine or a latté with a clear view of the action. If you are lucky you will be part of the voyagers who are in the harbour with a cruise ship who are exploring the Old Port and Old City just like you.

More Information about Old Montréal and the Old Port

Cabaret du Roy - If we get enough people (20+) - A large number of tables have been reserved for this gastronomical experience. We rediscover old table customs of another period with a great team of musicians and historical characters designed to create the New-France festive atmosphere at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Nothing's been left out: huge candelabras hang from the ceiling, a fireplace is used to do some of the cooking right in the dining-room, antique furniture is all over the place, and the staff is all dressed up in ancient costumes. The entire setting is magnificent and will make you travel through time.

Schedule and Itinerary 

Time Sunday September 21, 2008
8.15 am Leave from Brockville's Market Street 
10.00 pm Arrive at Le Marché de l' Ouest 
11.00 pm Leave Le Marché de l' Ouest  
11.25 pm Arrive at Atwater Marché 
12.30 pm Leave Atwater Marché 
12.50 pm Arrive St Denis Street and Duluth Street
2.45 pm Leave Mont Royal and Berri Street
3.00 pm Arrive at Old City and Jacque Cartier Square
4.30 pm Cabaret du Roy French Canadian Dinner and Entertainment (Optional) - $35.00 per person
6.30 pm Leave Cabaret du Roy
6.40 pm Leave the Old City and Jacque Cartier Square
8.45 pm Arrive Brockville's Market Street

Bus Tickets Are Available at the Service Desk
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 215 King Street West - Brockville Ontario
 For Ticket Availability Call - 613 342- 2775

To tell us of your interest to purchase space on the Bus Trip to Montreal - Just fill in this form and SUBMIT

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The price of this trip is $49.50 per person
If you buy both the Montreal trips and/or the Prince Edward County Trip

That is, buy any two or three trips and
the price per trip is $45.00

These prices include all applicable taxes
There are no refunds 3 weeks (August 30) before this bus tour leaves
A minimum of 30+ seats must be sold before the trip will materialize.

Other 2008 Bus Trips

 Wine Tasting Tour Prince Edward County

  Montréal 3 Markets and the Old City

Bus Company - Howard Travel 
This Tourism Event was Developed and Produced
by L&G Tourism Development Corporation
Brockville Ontario Canada

Phone 613 342-0639

e-Mail Joe Lor

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