This is a crazy city, and I love it more than I can say. Riddled with corruption and perpetual construction, with no ocean for miles, you'd think a place like this might lose it's soul, but instead it made a home for burlesque stars and booze runners during prohibition; fought back against urbanization trends that made parking lots out of other old city centres; made a home for the largest per-capita population of artists anywhere in Canada; fostered and fought for a completely unique bilingual culture; and continues to scrap for affordable education and health care. It's not all good and golden, and I look forward to reading others reviews and stories, but for sure I have at least 5 stars worth of love for Montreal.