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Montreal/Aria owned us!!
Thanks to all of you for the reccommendations on where to go!
It's Tuesday night and I still am not fully recovered from the insane weekend we just spent.
Friday night started off by checking into our hotel and heading out to eat crepes outside in the fantastic weather at le Canopé on St-Denis. After that, we headed dowtown for a warm up night of beer and strippers, followed by a little trip to "Le Boom" just to check things out and warm up for the rest of the weekend.
Saturday started bright and early (11) where some of us went shopping and checked out a few free shows at the Jazz Festival. When dinner time came around, we started on crescent St. to eat a nice meal outside with a few drinks. We then headed to Illume (or whatever the hell it's called now, there's no sign), and I must say it was probably my favorite bar in Montreal that I've been to so far. The nice dark ambience and the leather couches/beds are key! I also love the fact that in Montreal most places will allow you to buy a 40 oz. bottle and bring it to your table. Very convenient.
Anyhow, once 1:30 or so came around we headed back to our hotel to change into our party gear to see oakie. We only arrived around 2:30 or so, and I was really disapointed not to have seen the entire set (I never got a chance to see your post Biggy!), though the hour or so that I saw was FANTASTIC. I didn't care about the thousands of people on the main floor or the 1000 degree temperature, Oakie absolutely rocked the place. I've never experienced something so electric. I don't even know where to begin! We stayed til about 8 or so then booked off back to our rooms to recoop.
Sunday, we got out of bed around 3 or so, headed down to l'Hotel de la Montagne to hit their pool bar on the roof. The pool totally refreshed us and the meal/drinks we had there did too. Later on, we got all cleaned up and bolted up to Central Station up on St-Laurent. This place was classic! Even though it was unbearably hot inside and it felt like there was a million people trying to squeeze into a tuna can, it was still fun as hell. We met up some smokin' hot local girls and partied with them until closing time, and then some. They weren't really up for partying late, so we exchanged kisses and farewells, then headed back to the hotel to change again.
Aria, again, was great sunday with Howells cranking it up, playing to a smaller, cooler crowd. At 10h00 or so in the AM, I ended up laying on the grass in the shade at some park with a beautiful girl I met at Aria, and did so until checkout time. 
1500$ later, with a terrible headache, a foggy brain and an assaulted checking account, I have NO regrets. This trip is one I will never forget, and all the friends that came agreed.
I love Montréal!
Merci et Salut...
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"Some animals quietly relax and doze in the sun; others find prolonged
inactivity increasingly difficult to accept. If you are an inmate of the human
zoo, you inevitably belong to this second category." - Desmond Morris "The Human Zoo"
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glad u liked our city 
