Today is December 23 and we are only two days away from Christmas! The drive in to work was a lot more fluid than usual as many people are already off on their holiday vacation. EC Montreal will only be closed on three days; December 25, December 26 and January 1. We were surprised to see that we had fifteen new EC Montreal students starting this week, despite it being such a short week. We had students from the United States, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Korea, France and a family of four from Colombia! They wanted to spend the holiday season in magical and snowy Montreal!
If you do choose to be in Montreal during the holidays, the destination will not disappoint! There is so much happening in the city! There are so many Christmas markets, Holiday performances including the Nutcracker Ballet and the Cirque du Soleil show called Axel. There are also many art exhibitions in the city to enjoy! The most popular is the Van Gogh experience where you are completely surrounded by digital images from floor to ceiling of the famous Van Gough works of art. Le Balcon is also a great place to enjoy the holidays. They offer dinner theater performances every night of the week. The dinner with a show combo is only $80 per person. You can also choose to simply see the show.
There are also many restaurants in Montreal offering holiday themed dinners. Modavie in Old Montreal has a set holiday dinner. If you are into seafood, Maestro SVP offers the most wonderful seafood sharing platters that are paired with prosecco or champagne. There is no better way to toast the holidays than over a glass of bubbly!
The shopping malls will be packed with last minute shoppers trying to find the perfect present, however, there are already amazing “after Christmas” deals on right now. You can also catch a glimpse of Santa’s village and watch the children line up to sit on Santa’s knee!
However you choose to spend the holidays in Montreal, we wish you all a magical Christmas and a very Happy New Year!