Metro FYI via Montreal BY Metro

Montreal Metro today, 4 lines 68 Stations

One of the most interesting sites I have found and visited on a number of occasions is Montreal by Metro.  I have seen the site develop and it's really well done.  Matt the creator of the site has built a reputable site with lots of interesting information for those visiting the site to take in.

People visiting the site can learn such things as the depth of each station, distances between stations and usage by passengers per station.  You can and will find out the dates each of the lines were constructed in and the respective extensions for each line on this site.  It's just an amazing site and I am impressed with how Matt has developed it.  Did I say I was impressed with how it has been developed?  OK good just want to make sure I have that down.

Thus far it is probably the most comprehensive site on the Metro that I have seen.  And, yes it's also done in French.  So if you live in the city or plan to visit the city of Montreal probably one of the sites you would want to check out is Montreal by Metro.  Enjoy the ride.

Back in the day so to speak Montreal had a 3 line system with 26 stations as reflected in this map

C. T..

Parks, 17 Large Ones In Montreal

A couple of years back my friend Paul came to Montreal for his usual summer visit.  One of the things he and I did was to go up to Mount Royal.  The mountain is the most well known feature of the city and this includes the park and Beaver Lake.  Mount Royal park is just one of 17 large parks in the city of Montreal and when I say in the city I really mean in the city.

What are some of the things you can do in the parks?  Well you can snowshoe, feed birds, ride a bike, have a picnic and after all that relax under the shade of some of the various types of trees.  There are medium and smaller parks in the city and you can find these by going into the sites for each of the boroughs.  Note that there are  cities on the island that are not a part of the city of Montreal and you will need to look them up on google.  To make it easier for you to find the parks in Montreal that are not listed in the main site I have included a map of the boroughs and the reconstituted cities.

And before  I forget the link to the large parks site is, as mentioned, part of the city of Montreal portal site you can visit it by clicking here.  The site lists all the parks and info related to them.  Most of the documents that are downloadable are in French only.  For the boroughs of Montreal click here.

Happy surfing!

Cliff T.

Ricardo

Global has changed it's show line-up in the afternoon somewhat.  The news cast that was once on at 5:30 moved to 6:30 in Ontario, Montreal and the Maritimes.  The rest of the country still sees the show at 5:30 PM in the respective time zone they are in.

Here in Montreal Ricardo airs.  So who is Ricardo?  A chef, a very interesting chef.  He cooks up some really cool dishes.  The show is produced here in Quebec, in fact in the Montreal area.  Some of the things I have seen him do include.  A desert Poutine, deep Fried veggies and of course lots of interesting drinks.

Besides the show Ricardo does have a website and the address on the web is http://www.ricardocuisine.com/en for English readers and http://www.ricardocuisine.com/fr for French.

As we see in French bonne appetit.

Cliff T.

Montreal's Farmers Markets

Concerns about food safety have prompted many to look to local sources for food.  One avenue that Montrealers have to gain access to local foods and other goods is via the markets in Montreal.  There are four markets in the Montreal area.  They are Atwater, Jean Talon, Maisonneuve and Lachine markets.  Each is unique yet all carry some of the basics that people need.  The most common are fruits and vegetables, cheese and baked goods.

You can find the complete list of items sold at each market at the http://www.marchespublics-mtl.com website.  Written in both French and English the site also provides hours of operation for the markets and other information that is quite useful, including what is sold season by season.

The Montreal Markets are interesting places to visit whether you live in the city or are from out of town.  They in many ways are one of Montreal's best tourist sites as well as a great place for locals to get fresh from the farm goods.

Speaking of interesting places blogs and cool places related to Montreal are what Mixed Nuts is about.  Drop a note to me at cjames5a@gmail.com if you would like your blog or Montreal hot spot listed here.  Thanks for coming by.

Cliff T.

500 Photos One Face

While looking through my Stumble Upon feed I came across a photograph of a woman.  A closer look revealed that the picture was not what it seemed to be.  In fact it was not a single person's face but, a collection of 500 photos.

Tiemen Rapati took 500 photographs and counted the RGB* values of each pixel for each portrait.  Then he divided the values by 500 and what he came up with....Is well eerie.  The portrait made it on to the Geeks  are Sexy site and of course he has a link to it on Flicker.

Mr. Rapati recently graduated from the ArtEZ Academy of Arts Arnhem, he has since moved into a role as a designer at United Visual Artists.  His blog www.tiemenrapti.com/blog features his other works of art.  Pretty cool stuff if I do say so myself.

By the way RGB stands for Red Green Blue.  The basic colours that make up the colour white.  But, you probably already knew that.

Cliff T.

Quinn Farm

When I was a kid I had the pleasure of having a live tree in my home for several of the Christmases of my youth.  I have even helped with cutting one myself.  The fun part was getting it down off the mountain we were on.  I'll save that story for my memoirs.

Just outside of Montreal is the Quinn Farm.  It's open year round and with Christmas approaching you and your family can make some pretty nice memories at the farm.  Farm animals, food crafts and yes from Thursday to Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM you can pretend to be a lumberjack and cut your own tree for Christmas.

All the details regarding activities at the farm can be found by visiting the website and blog.  Your better bet is the main site as the blog only has one entry.  You can visit the site at http://www.quinnfarm.qc.ca.

Mixed Nuts features blogs and cool places and things to see and do in Montreal.  If you write or know of a cool blog or are in Montreal and you have the inside scoop on cool things to see and do in the city pass them along to me.  You can send me an email, the address is cjames5a@gmail.com.  Thanks for stopping by.


C. T.

Detroit Fire House Blog

It's most famous for having to deal with a night of arson but, the Detroit Fire Department is more than just notable for having to deal with devil's night.  This department has some of the busiest companies in America.

I found a blog dedicated to the DFD.  On the DFD blog you're going to find links to various other DFD sites pictures and blog entries related to the fire and other types of calls the department handles.  The site is pretty basic as blogs go.  I have to say that the FAQ could use some updating or more info.

This site is what I would call a starting point or landing page.  Very basic straight forward site and it's easy to get to on the net, the address is http://detroitfirehouse.com.

Blogs and cool Montreal sites, that is Mixed Nuts.  If you are a blogger or are from Montreal and want to be featured here.  Send an email to cjames5a@gmail.com  and I will be happy to click on over and write a quick article about your blog or Montreal site here on the blog.

C. T.