12 Fun Facts about Montreal



1) Montreal is at the same latitude as Venice and Geneva

2) Montreal is famous for Poutine… Obviously

3) Cora’s breakfast chain originated in the Montreal District of St. Laurent

4) Montreal’s Sister City is considered to be Hiroshima, Japan

5) Montreal’s underground is one of the largest in the world. There are 20 miles of pedestrian walkways, accessible from 178 entries.

6) William Shatner is a Montreal Native

7) An Entrée here is actually called an appetizer- do not confuse the two

8) Montreal ranks second to Halifax for all the Titanic victims buried in its’ cemeteries

9) Montréal natives do not find eye contact with strangers to be odd or awkward

10) Montreal is the original city that started “fur-trade”

11) 6 inches of snow is referred to as “a dusting”

12) Do not admit to being a Bsoton Bruins fan… I made to mistake… it was not taken well!