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It took me some months and, having now lived in three quite different parts of the Île, I would rather be here now than in London. The pace is slower, you don't chase your tail so much, but there is still enough to do that you would not find anywhere outside of only a handful of British cities. Here, you have great cuisine and stretches
of restaurants, people are accommodating and informal and the city is geared up for the people who live here. The streets are cleaned twice a week outside of winter; the parks are there to be enjoyed, the swimming pools are usually free - so too are the ice rinks. It's a great place to bring up your children (my son is one).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8305 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5450
Going to see a game offers a glimpse into a genuine Montréal and Canadian obsession. The streets around the Bell Centre fill with families dressed in Habs' (the team nickname) gear and thousands more Québecois tune into the games in sports bars and restaurants. It's also exciting - games are fast-moving and often full of incidental violence, which gets the crowd going just as much as goals and great saves.

As you'd expect from North American sports, it's a fairly family-oriented affair. Don't expect a UK football-style "atmosphere" and do anticipate lots of national anthems, audience participation and glitzy advertising on the big screens and scrolling hoardings that ring the rink.

Games against old rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins are especially tense.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5450 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1630 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1630