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Article: Frozen treat: want to go somewhere nearby where the dollar is strong, the atmosphere is European and the air bracing? There's still time for a weekend jaunt in wintry Montreal.(Travel)
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- February 1, 2004
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As temperatures settle below freezing during the long cold winters in Canada, snowbirds migrate from Quebec to the warm beaches of South Florida. So, when we made plans to vacation in Montreal in late winter, I received more than a few funny looks.
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True, winter temperatures in Montreal last into mid-April (which may be what you want). But the city offers a cosmopolitan experience unique to the Americas. Rich in architecture, museums, neighborhoods, festivals and culture, the people of the world's second-largest French-speaking metropolis embrace the cold and keep things lively year-round.
On the crossroads of what was ...