THIS IS MONTREAL - Côte-des-Neiges

0:00 - Montreal, a city of churches
0:33 - Exploring Outremont
1:48 - Exploring Côte-des-Neiges
4:40 - Lost and Confused
6:15 - Shuttle bus to Saint Joseph's Oratory
6:38 - Visiting Saint Joseph's Oratory
8:47 - Final Thoughts & Nighttime in Montreal

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

*Question for Montrealers: Where is your favourite spot to watch sunset in this city?*

[@Trade4Lewt]

Im not from Montreal but I once went on the small island where the casino aswell as the F1 track is located. It has a huge bike trail around it that have a beautiful view of the entire city, would recommend!

[@tomjones2121]

have you highlighted the beautiful residential outside spiral staircases of Montreal ? they are unique , no other city in the world has them

[@DBAahmad]

@@tomjones2121 spiral staircases of Montreal? Where is that located?

[@tomjones2121]

@@DBAahmad kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqS3m2p_bLV-hM0

[@joenroute9646]

Here are 4 things you have missed at St Joseph oratory . The ' chemin de croix' garden with it's statue and fontain luminated at night, the golden altar hidden just behind the main alter , the grotto with the virgin Mary where you can see the rocky cliff on which sits the oratory and finally the alley which leads to Westmount just behind St Joseph .

[@antonboludo8886]

That's right ;-)

[@TheNewTravel]

Hey, this guy looks a lot like me!

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

Yeah, I'm cooler though. You never started a vid with a Mark Twain quote.

[@TheNewTravel]

🫤

[@ErrachidiMohamedAmine]

The special thing about cote des neiges i've found is its residents diversity. You can find also along the chemin cote des neiges multitude of restaurants : chinese, viatnamese, korean, japanese, arab, turk, west african, russian, french, kosher, indian, along with fast food options. You stopped at the very beginning of the main street. There is also many places of worship : churches, mosques and maybe a boudhist temple. HEC and Udem are located near the neighborhood wich adds the students vibe the that mix.

[@NeoGame1000]

Dan, thank you for your content. Please do more videos like this, it’s a great thing to share such beautiful places within Montreal :)

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

You got it!

[@gcason2]

The video looks great, man. I love being out during that time of the evening so I appreciate the atmosphere this video captures. Not all videos need to be filmed midday. And thanks for exploring a neighborhood that doesn’t get as much attention. Keep it up!

[@carodesbiolles]

That market your showed in our neighbourhood is seasonal and opened 24 hours a day, much like the Metro grocery store and the Pharmaprix drug store. In that small area you visited on Côte-des-neiges there are three top bakeries, Le Duc de Lorraine, Le Pain Doré, Première Moisson. It's a wonderful neighbourhood.

[@KristisLT1]

There's actually a footpath along the road where the shuttle took you - if you'd switched to "car" directions on Google Maps, it'd have taken you right to it. So a little bit easier to navigate for those driving in. Another thing you may want to explore - walking in the neighborhood behind the church, you'll see some of the nicest houses in Montreal. St Andre who founded the Oratory is also a fascinating figure, credited with many miracle healings - he was so popular in the region, they had special train services scheduled from the US for people to pay their final respects at his funeral, with a million visitors attending in total,

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

Wow! That funeral must have been something special. Thanks for the explanation, Kristis

[@antonboludo8886]

That is correct.

[@bvoauto]

Ça fait tellement plaisir de revoir ce genre de vidéo 👍💯

[@antonboludo8886]

Very nice video!

[@fearlessjourneys1492]

I love Saint Joseph’sOratory, a truly special place. It’s too bad so much construction during your visit! Love your videos Dan.

[@cbosdell]

I visited there just before Covid. It was a lot easier to gain access to then. Beautiful church and view of the city.

[@m.deannnilles2103]

super view merci

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

😎🙌

[@bad_writer]

Wow, that was a beautiful sunset view! Very cool spot

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

Come back and visit anytime 🙌

[@OdinWannaBe]

lived there 2 years, amazing multicultural area

[@choisam20]

Hahaha. I like the authentic chicken comment. I’m watching this mo my bed and it made me giggle thinking about this. The restaurant owner must have meant his authentic cooking style that does chicken. Haha.

[@Mpurplemea]

I used to live there!

[@tomjones2121]

Here's a somewhat known secret , of the Oratory , many of the faithful , including my dear departed mother , believed that if you hid a little donation in the grassy slope of the place , it would answer your prayers when you wanted to sell your home , it was a prayer for the new owners , your new home and a quick resolution of the sale . A metal detector would be like a nonstop treasure hunt , lol ..................P.S when ever you answer the phone to someone you don't know , you answer it like this , ( St Joseph Oratory , mental health ward , can I help you .....LOL

[@philexile0]

It wasn't that bad Dan! Some interesting stuff. Your comment about Montreal having been such a Catholic city is interesting. Quebec society used to be completely church-dominated until the 1960s. Then the province went through the Quiet Revolution - where Quebecois threw off many practices and traditions they felt had stifled their freedom of expression, association etc. Today, Quebec has the lowest rate of church attendance of any province in Canada. Only about 5% of people go to a religious service regularly.

[@antonboludo8886]

That is correct.

[@pete7110]

Hey dude, can I ask you which street is that on the first shot of the video? Thanks!!

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

That would be St Joseph's Blvd. Somewhere in plateau :)

[@pete7110]

@@humans-of-planet-earth Thank you my friend, I'll see you around Montreal someday

[@GabMayaBackpackingNomads]

Yes man, l'Oratoire est en grosse réno de même depuis quelque temps. De plus, l'Oratoire est l'arrivée et/ou lieu de départ pour les pèlerins du Québec. Habituellement, les pelegrinos vont marcher de l'Oratoire jusqu'à Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. De plus, à l'Oratoire, tu as l'endroit où le Frère André priait. Le Frère André est le seul et unique "SAINT" du Canada. Semblerait-il que des gens arrivaient des 4 coins du continent pour aller le rencontrer. De plus, de nombreux témoignages racontent des histoires de guérisons miraculeuses complètement impossibles! Semblerait-il qu'on peut sentir sa présence à la Chapelle du frère André, l'endroit original (avant l'Oratoire). Pour conclure, les "vrais de vrais" pèlerins montaient les marches en avant à genoux.... ;)

[@christophercaballero5323]

my neighborhood

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

Cool vibes in that area!

[@kony2000]

Interesting that the name on front of that bus you took is ''l égaré''... Which in French means ''the Lost''... Kinda the whole vibe of the video lol pleasant otherwise

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

Hahaha

[@id9991]

I made a similar mistake when I visited here the first time. I took left from the Oratory and roamed around for an hour to spot the entrance. I should have taken the right to the parking lot to catch the shuttle bus.

[@cristianmicu]

your pronunciation of cote des neiges is very very close to the mark, but outremont's is not so good

[@humans-of-planet-earth]

Yeah it's more of an ou sound and I was saying au right?

[@tomjones2121]

quebecois don't go to church except for funerals , churches are more museums then anything else now