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Tourist Stuff cont.
Liquor laws
Beer hails (brasseries) are permitted to serve liquor from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. All other establishments are allowed to serve alcoholic beverages from 11a.m. to 3 a.m. The legal drinking age in Quebec is 18. Liquor stores (Societe des Alcools) are open weekdays and Saturdays, but closed on holidays. A few selected outlets are open on Sunday. Beer and wine are also sold in convenience and grocery stores.If you're coming from the United States and you enjoy your tipple, be advised to bring a couple of bottles with you—it's damned expensive here. Get used to a bottle of wine that costs you US $5 at home running around US $12. (Apparently 80% or so of alcohol's price here is for taxes.) About the only good thing about buying alcohol in their Stasi-like state-approved liquor stores is that the price marked is the price you pay—the taxes are calculated in.
Location
The city of Montreal is located 57 metres (187 feet) above sea level on the Island of Montreal, the largest of a group of islands at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. The island lies 480 km (300 miles) by air from New York and 6,100 km (3,791 miles) from London.
Driving distance to Montreal
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Cities
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Miles
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Kilometers
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Cities |
Miles
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Kilometers
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Quebec
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160 |
257 |
Washington
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607 |
971 |
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Ottawa
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127 |
204 |
Chicago
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847 |
1363 |
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Toronto
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339 |
546 |
Detroit
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572 |
915 |
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Boston
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318 |
512 |
Pittsburgh
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611 |
978 |
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New York
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378 |
608 |
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