Traveling to Montreal

[Tal]

I'm going to Montreal next weekend and I wanted to know all the Celine places I should visit and where they are (if you know). For example, the church she got married in, the famous Celine globe, and that store that they used for the JNVOP video. And of course anything else you can think of!

 

Thanks in advance

[stevethefan]

Montreal is a beautiful and fun city to visit. I've been there many times, I go there about once a year and I always look forward to the trip. It's one of my favorite cities. The church Celine got married in, Notre Dame, is

right in the middle of old Montreal (vieux Montreal). You should go to that area anyway since it looks like a European village. In downtown Montreal you could visit some of the theatres where she has sang in the past.

One of them is called Place des Arts. It's a complex for theatre and arts and I know she used to sing there, probably before she made it huge, before playing arenas. It's located on St Catherine street, which is one of the main and most famous streets. You could also try to find the theatre where taped the video for " Je ne vous oublie pas", although you'd have to research that. The big Centre Bell arena is also downtown, and that's where she has played more recently, like the Millenium concert.

 

Even though I've been to Montreal many times I still have not visited the suburb she grew up in, which is right on the outskirts of town. I've driven by it, but I still have not gone there. Montreal has a great subway system, called the Metro, and you may be able to get to it that way but I'm not sure. The subway is probably the cleanest I've ever seen. Because of the cold winters, Montreal has this huge connected underground filled with restaurants and stores. It's sort of like a huge, interconnected mall. Luckily you are going at a good time of year so the weather should be nicer. There are many outdoor cafes and restaurants downtown and it's just fun to walk around. In the summer there are festivals every few weeks, like the Jazz festival, Just for laughs comedy,

Cinema festivals. It's cool because the downtown is filled with people and it's really fun. Those start in June.

 

Other places to visit are the Latin quarter, which is in the Rue Denis area. It's kind a college, bohemian area.

There's a cool little Chinatown which is near old Montreal.

 

One time I was walking around near my hotel and I noticed this Berlitz language office and I remembered seeing that in one of the documentary's where they were showing how she was learning English, so that was

great to see.

 

I'm sure there are other Celine places someone else may know.

 

Sorry for the long post. You'll have a great time!

[Tal]

Thanks for all the info!!

 

I'm going with my family, and there's only so many Celine related activities they'll tolerate so I think Charlemegne is out of the question, lol. Plus we're only there for the weekend, so I want to stay and explore the city.

[stevethefan]

You should have great time over the weekend. Montreal is the perfect sized city and you can have fun just wandering around. If you go into any of the "Nickels" restaurants you can have the Celine chocolate cake!

I did that once.

 

Have fun!

[Tal]

Isn't she disassociated with Nickles now?

 

I just love that it has that European feel, but its so close (I live in NYC so its a 6 hour drive).

 

I'm excited!! What do you think the chances are that a music store will already have D'elles??

[stevethefan]

They may have "D'elles" in the stores up there, but I think the release date is for later in May. A few years I bought the "On ne change" video up there. I think it had just come out. I also saw a Dion family Christmas CD,

without Celine that I should have bought but didn't. I always look in the music stores. I think I bought "D'eaux"

up there way back in the mid nineties. Sometimes I buy other french-canadian artists CD's. There are alot of good singers/bands in that province. I also noticed that you could get the "For Keeps" book in French and it had

a different cover on it, which is the same b/w picture as on "On ne change pas."

 

You are fairly close being in NY. You just drive north on I87 (I think?). I'm originally from Mass. and when I lived there I would just drive to Montreal. It's weird because even though it's close to the US and it resembles a US city it really does have this European feeling to it. It's the best of both worlds. The exchange rate used to be better. I remember a few years back I would get $1.40 CDN for $1.00 US. It was great because you could really

get a great deal with shopping /eating/hotel. It was like getting free extra money. Now that has changed, so a Canadian dollar is closer in value to a US dollar.

 

With regards to "Nickels" you may be right. I'm not sure if she's still involved with it, or as much but when I was in one of them in 2004 they still had a picture of her near the door and they had the "Celine" chocolate cake. On one of the Celine documentaries, probably from the early nineties they showed how some of her family was managing one of the restaurants and they showed her mother and brother working! I know that's not true anymore.

 

Edited April 28, 2007 at 10:57 PM by stevethefan

[Tal]

Yeah, they have the French version of ONCP at the boutique in Vegas.

 

I think I'm going to get Marc Dupre's album, and the A L'Olympia album cause thats the only CD of Celine's I don't have. Maybe I'll get some singles though...like SNRQ or Immensite if they have it by then. I want to go to that store that they used in the JNVOP which supposedly has tons of Celine memorebilia.

 

I think the exchange rate now is like 1.12 to the dollar so its basically nothing.

[stevethefan]

Yeah, they have the French version of ONCP at the boutique in Vegas.

 

I think I'm going to get Marc Dupre's album, and the A L'Olympia album cause thats the only CD of Celine's I don't have. Maybe I'll get some singles though...like SNRQ or Immensite if they have it by then. I want to go to that store that they used in the JNVOP which supposedly has tons of Celine memorebilia.

 

I think the exchange rate now is like 1.12 to the dollar so its basically nothing.

 

??? Do you know the name of that store? Is it a music store or a department store?

[Tal]

I think the name of the store is called Francophonies, and I think its a music store.

[kathyc25]

They may have "D'elles" in the stores up there, but I think the release date is for later in May. A few years I bought the "On ne change" video up there. I think it had just come out. I also saw a Dion family Christmas CD,

without Celine that I should have bought but didn't. I always look in the music stores. I think I bought "D'eaux"

up there way back in the mid nineties. Sometimes I buy other french-canadian artists CD's. There are alot of good singers/bands in that province. I also noticed that you could get the "For Keeps" book in French and it had

a different cover on it, which is the same b/w picture as on "On ne change pas."

 

You are fairly close being in NY. You just drive north on I87 (I think?). I'm originally from Mass. and when I lived there I would just drive to Montreal. It's weird because even though it's close to the US and it resembles a US city it really does have this European feeling to it. It's the best of both worlds. The exchange rate used to be better. I remember a few years back I would get $1.40 CDN for $1.00 US. It was great because you could really

get a great deal with shopping /eating/hotel. It was like getting free extra money. Now that has changed, so a Canadian dollar is closer in value to a US dollar.

 

With regards to "Nickels" you may be right. I'm not sure if she's still involved with it, or as much but when I was in one of them in 2004 they still had a picture of her near the door and they had the "Celine" chocolate cake. On one of the Celine documentaries, probably from the early nineties they showed how some of her family was managing one of the restaurants and they showed her mother and brother working! I know that's not true anymore.

 

 

Sorry to spam in the topic Tal and Steve! But Steve what part of MA are you from? I grew up in Pittsfield, MA!

[Tal]

How dare you!!! I'm taking away your 4th row Josh ticket!!!

 

*evil laugh*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stevethefan]

They may have "D'elles" in the stores up there, but I think the release date is for later in May. A few years I bought the "On ne change" video up there. I think it had just come out. I also saw a Dion family Christmas CD,

without Celine that I should have bought but didn't. I always look in the music stores. I think I bought "D'eaux"

up there way back in the mid nineties. Sometimes I buy other french-canadian artists CD's. There are alot of good singers/bands in that province. I also noticed that you could get the "For Keeps" book in French and it had

a different cover on it, which is the same b/w picture as on "On ne change pas."

 

You are fairly close being in NY. You just drive north on I87 (I think?). I'm originally from Mass. and when I lived there I would just drive to Montreal. It's weird because even though it's close to the US and it resembles a US city it really does have this European feeling to it. It's the best of both worlds. The exchange rate used to be better. I remember a few years back I would get $1.40 CDN for $1.00 US. It was great because you could really

get a great deal with shopping /eating/hotel. It was like getting free extra money. Now that has changed, so a Canadian dollar is closer in value to a US dollar.

 

With regards to "Nickels" you may be right. I'm not sure if she's still involved with it, or as much but when I was in one of them in 2004 they still had a picture of her near the door and they had the "Celine" chocolate cake. On one of the Celine documentaries, probably from the early nineties they showed how some of her family was managing one of the restaurants and they showed her mother and brother working! I know that's not true anymore.

 

 

Sorry to spam in the topic Tal and Steve! But Steve what part of MA are you from? I grew up in Pittsfield, MA!

I've been to Pittsfield! I grew up not too far from there in a small suburb outside of Springfield called Longmeadow. I always say that western Mass is the forgotten part of the state since everyone only thinks of Boston, and people in Boston think Worcester is the most western part of the state! I remember my late grandma, who was from Boston, would ask us if we had TV out there! I have to admit that sometimes when people ask me where I am from, outside of New England, I just say "Boston" to make it easier. And since I have friends there and I've spent a lot of time there it's sort of true.

Edited May 1, 2007 at 12:15 AM by stevethefan

[tativale]

Tal, the store name is Célinothèque. It was a fan who did that store.

http://www.celinedion.com.br/pics6/quebecceline001.JPG

http://www.celinedion.com.br/pics6/quebecceline003.JPG

 

I dont know the address but I guess they have a website; http://www.francophonies.ca/http/celine.php?lang=en

 

I've been to Montreal a long time ago, I dont remember much, I went to Charlemagne once and it's a very small town, there's nothing to do there, it's really a very small town. I don't know where her Globo is ... cause I remember it was in Charlemagne when I went there in 2001 but I read that the city couldnt keep it cause it's such a small city and they don't have money (as the winter in canada is very cold) etc.

 

Enjoy Montreal, it's a gorgeous city, I love it!

Edited May 1, 2007 at 12:24 AM by tativale

[stevethefan]

Wow that Celine museum/store looks great! I never heard of it before. I'll have to check that place out the next time I'm in Montreal. Thanks for the info.

[Erin]

I'm from Mass, too... south of worcester Living out here in Vegas now, I just say I'm from Boston, too... haha. People in Mass don't know my town, so I don't even bother.

 

I was just up in montreal this weekend for lara's concerts. I love love love Montreal, even though the weather was terrible!! I agree with everything Steve said as far as things to do.

 

I was sad.. I went to 3 archambaults (music store) and not one of them had anything I didn't have. No new singles and no sign of D'elles (although you will hear advertisements for that D'elles tv special on tv and the radio ). Hearing SNRQ on the radio is fun, too! lol.

 

I'm pretty sure she has nothing to do with Nickels now, but I still go there every time. They still have her cds and pictures on the walls when you walk in and stuff... and the menus seem pretty new and still have her pictured on the gift certificates on the back. and they still have "gâteau céline" although I didn't have time to get a piece this time

 

I think the Imperial Theater from JNVOP is between Ste-Catherine and Maisonneuve on Rue de Bleury. I meant to go there and pretend to be Celine walking in (hah), but I totally forgot It should be right by the Place Des Arts metro station.. very easy to get to. I was staying two blocks away and seriously probably walked by it not paying attention. ahhhh.

 

Have a great time!

[stevethefan]

I was just up in montreal this weekend for lara's concerts. I love love love Montreal, even though the weather was terrible!! I agree with everything Steve said as far as things to do.

 

I think the Imperial Theater from JNVOP is between Ste-Catherine and Maisonneuve on Rue de Bleury. I meant to go there and pretend to be Celine walking in (hah), but I totally forgot It should be right by the Place Des Arts metro station.. very easy to get to. I was staying two blocks away and seriously probably walked by it not paying attention. ahhhh.

 

Have a great time!

 

I know I've probably gone by that Imperial Theater in the past because I know I've been in that area. Of course it was pre JNVOP video so I probably would not have thought anything about it. I keep hearing about Lara Fabian

but I still have not listened to any of her music. I'd probably like her.

[Tal]

Thanks for all the info guys!!

[Elaine]

I'm from Mass, too... south of worcester Living out here in Vegas now, I just say I'm from Boston, too... haha. People in Mass don't know my town, so I don't even bother.

 

I was just up in montreal this weekend for lara's concerts. I love love love Montreal, even though the weather was terrible!! I agree with everything Steve said as far as things to do.

 

My friends were there too!!

 

*Sorry for interrupting your conversation but I really had to say that! *

 

About Montreal, it's a place I'd love to know.. When you come back write your review here Tal!!

[kathyc25]

How dare you!!! I'm taking away your 4th row Josh ticket!!!

 

*evil laugh*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brat

[kathyc25]

They may have "D'elles" in the stores up there, but I think the release date is for later in May. A few years I bought the "On ne change" video up there. I think it had just come out. I also saw a Dion family Christmas CD,

without Celine that I should have bought but didn't. I always look in the music stores. I think I bought "D'eaux"

up there way back in the mid nineties. Sometimes I buy other french-canadian artists CD's. There are alot of good singers/bands in that province. I also noticed that you could get the "For Keeps" book in French and it had

a different cover on it, which is the same b/w picture as on "On ne change pas."

 

You are fairly close being in NY. You just drive north on I87 (I think?). I'm originally from Mass. and when I lived there I would just drive to Montreal. It's weird because even though it's close to the US and it resembles a US city it really does have this European feeling to it. It's the best of both worlds. The exchange rate used to be better. I remember a few years back I would get $1.40 CDN for $1.00 US. It was great because you could really

get a great deal with shopping /eating/hotel. It was like getting free extra money. Now that has changed, so a Canadian dollar is closer in value to a US dollar.

 

With regards to "Nickels" you may be right. I'm not sure if she's still involved with it, or as much but when I was in one of them in 2004 they still had a picture of her near the door and they had the "Celine" chocolate cake. On one of the Celine documentaries, probably from the early nineties they showed how some of her family was managing one of the restaurants and they showed her mother and brother working! I know that's not true anymore.

 

 

Sorry to spam in the topic Tal and Steve! But Steve what part of MA are you from? I grew up in Pittsfield, MA!

I've been to Pittsfield! I grew up not too far from there in a small suburb outside of Springfield called Longmeadow. I always say that western Mass is the forgotten part of the state since everyone only thinks of Boston, and people in Boston think Worcester is the most western part of the state! I remember my late grandma, who was from Boston, would ask us if we had TV out there! I have to admit that sometimes when people ask me where I am from, outside of New England, I just say "Boston" to make it easier. And since I have friends there and I've spent a lot of time there it's sort of true.

 

You`re kidding! Well you must not be because everyone I ask they say "Where`s that, near Boston?"

Western MA is totally forgotten. Everytime I go home it gets more and more like a ghost town Everyone still knows everyone else, and a lot of my friends are scared of NYC because its 'The BIG City' . Whenever anyone asks me where I`m from I say Western MA, near Albany NY, since it only takes like 40 min to get there from pittsfield. Sometimes I still catch myself saying "That`s wicked cool"

[kathyc25]

I'm from Mass, too... south of worcester Living out here in Vegas now, I just say I'm from Boston, too... haha. People in Mass don't know my town, so I don't even bother.

 

 

That`s so cool! I love meeting people that grew up around where I did!

[Tal]

I went to college in Albany Didnt realize it was that close to Mass.

[winforlife]

I am contributing to the spamming- I lived in Lexington, Mass for a while. I loved the area!

 

As for Montreal, I was there many yrs ago. The old section was my favorite and the beautiful gardens are worth a visit

[stevethefan]

You`re kidding! Well you must not be because everyone I ask they say "Where`s that, near Boston?"

Western MA is totally forgotten. Everytime I go home it gets more and more like a ghost town Everyone still knows everyone else, and a lot of my friends are scared of NYC because its 'The BIG City' . Whenever anyone asks me where I`m from I say Western MA, near Albany NY, since it only takes like 40 min to get there from pittsfield. Sometimes I still catch myself saying "That`s wicked cool"

 

Yeah there are good and bad things about western MA. I think the good thing is that in a lot of those towns, as you mentioned, people still know each other or stay in the area. People say "Hi" in the convenience stores, etc. Where I live now (Northern VA greater D.C.) it's totally the opposite. This area is so overdeveloped and the traffic if HORRIBLE. I think this area is second or third to L.A. for traffic now. One time I was gone for two weeks and when I came back I noticed new houses (Mcmansions) being built out of nowhere. It's scary how quick they build things. The trees are getting scared. Sometimes it takes me an hour to drive seventeen miles.

 

I'm surprised you say "That's wicked cool". I thought that was more of Boston thing.

 

Sorry that I've gone off topic on this post and I made a mistake editing the quote.

[Koolan]

Quite a handful of Bostonians here. it costs like $10 to take the bus from NYC to Boston.

 

Fixed the quote.

[stevethefan]

Quite a handful of Bostonians here. it costs like $10 to take the bus from NYC to Boston.

 

Fixed the quote.

 

Much thanks for fixing my editing error!

[kathyc25]

I am contributing to the spamming- I lived in Lexington, Mass for a while. I loved the area!

 

hmmm...where`s that? I don`t think I`ve ever been there.

 

 

Quite a handful of Bostonians here. it costs like $10 to take the bus from NYC to Boston.

 

Fixed the quote.

 

Yeah the Fung Wah! I think its $15 now, which is still SO cheap. I love it

Edited May 2, 2007 at 03:07 PM by kathyc25

[kathyc25]

I went to college in Albany Didnt realize it was that close to Mass.

 

yeah, my friends and I used to drive through there a lot

 

You`re kidding! Well you must not be because everyone I ask they say "Where`s that, near Boston?"

Western MA is totally forgotten. Everytime I go home it gets more and more like a ghost town Everyone still knows everyone else, and a lot of my friends are scared of NYC because its 'The BIG City' . Whenever anyone asks me where I`m from I say Western MA, near Albany NY, since it only takes like 40 min to get there from pittsfield. Sometimes I still catch myself saying "That`s wicked cool"

 

Yeah there are good and bad things about western MA. I think the good thing is that in a lot of those towns, as you mentioned, people still know each other or stay in the area. People say "Hi" in the convenience stores, etc. Where I live now (Northern VA greater D.C.) it's totally the opposite. This area is so overdeveloped and the traffic if HORRIBLE. I think this area is second or third to L.A. for traffic now. One time I was gone for two weeks and when I came back I noticed new houses (Mcmansions) being built out of nowhere. It's scary how quick they build things. The trees are getting scared. Sometimes it takes me an hour to drive seventeen miles.

 

I'm surprised you say "That's wicked cool". I thought that was more of Boston thing.

 

Sorry that I've gone off topic on this post and I made a mistake editing the quote.

 

NYC is like that too. It was a bit of a culture shock when I first moved here.

 

My friends and I used to say "wicked" all through elementry school and I was saying up until my freshman year in college where I picked up a Long Island accent really fast. When I would go home to MA in the summer and stuff people gave me so much crap for saying stuff like I`ll "cawell ya lata" lol. And friends at college thought I was wierd for saying wicked and calling a subway sandwhich a 'grinder' instead of a 'hero'. lol. So funny

[stevethefan]

Ah those regional differences. Where I lived they still call a big sandwich a "grinder" but I think that's only western Mass. In NY they call it a "sub" and Philadelphia it's a "hero." I think nowadays most people call them "subs" everywhere, especially with the popularity of the Subway restaurant chain. Soda is kind of like that too.

In Boston, they used to call it "tonic", although I think that older generation is almost gone now. "Do you want a tonic?" Kind of weird. In the midwest they call it "pop."

[winforlife]

I am contributing to the spamming- I lived in Lexington, Mass for a while. I loved the area!

 

hmmm...where`s that? I don`t think I`ve ever been there.

 

 

Lexington is about 25 minutes from Boston..I lived right around the corner from Lexingtion Green which was the bloody start of the American Revolutionary War. http://explorenewengland.com/travel?state_..._name=lexington

 

 

Quite a handful of Bostonians here. it costs like $10 to take the bus from NYC to Boston.

 

Fixed the quote.

 

Yeah the Fung Wah! I think its $15 now, which is still SO cheap. I love it

 

 

Ah those regional differences. Where I lived they still call a big sandwich a "grinder" but I think that's only western Mass. In NY they call it a "sub" and Philadelphia it's a "hero." I think nowadays most people call them "subs" everywhere, especially with the popularity of the Subway restaurant chain. Soda is kind of like that too.

In Boston, they used to call it "tonic", although I think that older generation is almost gone now. "Do you want a tonic?" Kind of weird. In the midwest they call it "pop."

I live in the Philadelphia area. Originally it was called a hero,but nowadays people call it a hoagy -strange,eh Here is a link talking about regional differences about sandwiches-perhaps interesting. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hero%20sandwich