Reserve A Furnished Apartment Now For Igloofest

Start making your plans now to attend Igloofest in January in Montreal.  Contact Gesthab and reserve a furnished apartment for your group and take in all of the musical excitement of the event.  The event runs from January 16 to February 8 2014.  This will be held in the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal.  And, is an outdoor event. Fees are minimal and this is an adult event. The music genre is high energy electronica with DJ hosts and many entertaining contests and audience participation.  Might not be for everyone so check out the website for further information.


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Ring In The New Year in Montreal With Gesthab

The New Year will ring in happy when you join the New Year's Eve Party at Place Jacques-Cartier, Vieux-Montreal.  This event begins at 7:00 pm on the Place Jacques-Cartier.  At 10:00 pm live music begins and at midnight, of course the countdown.  You'll love the fireworks and the music of The Lost Fingers.  A rockin' DJ and live animation will keep you jumping. Dance all night with the rhythms of the giant megadisco!  Happy New Year!


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Enjoy Merry Montreal While in Furnished Apartments With Gesthab

Taking place through January 5th 2014, Merry Montreal is a series of events, markets, feasts and parties that will make your holiday stay memorable.  While staying with Gesthab in a furnished apartment be sure that your 'to-do' list includes as many events in this series that you can fit into your schedule.  Check the website for all of the information, times, locations, costs and even maps. 




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Christmas On The Avenue Continues in Montreal

Through December 31st 2013 if you are staying in a Gesthab corporate apartment you can enjoy the Noel sur l'Avenue in Montreal.  This family friendly event takes place on Avenue Mont Royal and includes demonstrations and entertainment.  Take part in the Christmas Walk by torch light.  Watch a chocolate making demonstration.  Listen to traditional music and watch traditional ethnic dancing.  Outdoor concerts, food and drink and great opportunities for photography abound. 
 





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Furnished Apartments Montreal In The Golden Square Mile

December in Montreal staying in furnished apartments in the Golden Square Mile is the perfect time to enjoy the Montreal Walking Tour.  The southeast corner of Rue Ste. Catherine O and Rue St Urbain used to be the hub of Montreal's nightlife.  During the Prohibition era the Gayety Theatre, a vaudeville house featured famed burlesque artists like Lili St Cyr.  Now, it's the stylish modern Theatre du Nouveau Monde.  Begin there and make  your way to 13 more amazing venues and you will have experienced the Golden Square Mile.   Click on the link and learn about all of the stops.







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Cold and Snow For Christmas In Your Furnished Apartment Montreal

Christmas brings temperatures in the negative numbers for Montreal and the surrounding area.  When you are visiting and staying in a furnished apartment keep an eye on the heat.  As the temperature drops you may need to add a sweater and be sure to have warm clothes in the car when you go out.  It looks like a beautiful white Christmas will prevail for the week and all who love the cold and snow will be thrilled.  Ring in the New Year as well at one of our areas fantastic celebrations. 




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Last Chance to See Telus While in Furnished Apartments Montreal

Take advantage of your last opportunities to see "Telus Fire On Ice" while you are staying in furnished apartments Montreal.  On December 28th 2013 and January 4th you can witness this amazing musical fireworks show lighting up the sky over Old Port.  This is free event and begins at 8:00 pm.  Position yourself in the Old Montreal and Old Port neighborhood to get the best view.  More information can be found on the event website.



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Cirque du Soleil "Varekai"

While visiting Montreal and staying several weeks in furnished apartments Montreal take the opportunity to experience "Varekai".  This Cirque du Soleil presentation is beyond extraordinary!   The Bell Centre is the venue for this program and it is a must see.  As with all of Cirque du Soleil programs this one is nothing short of miraculous.  Just a hint on what you will see;  the show pays tribute to the spirit of the gypsy, the wanderer, a young man on an adventure.  Of course the costumes and music are marvelous.  



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Easy Recipe for Homemade Jelly

We hope you week is going superbly! It's hard to believe the holiday season is right around the corner. We wanted to share with you an easy recipe to make a favorite homemade jelly. You can substitute any kind of juice that you prefer. You can also leave in the skins (if using fresh grapes), or pieces of fruit if you prefer to make jam. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll find it is very easy, and it just takes a little bit of your time. The rewards are so worth it, and they make a wonderful holiday gift. Here’s the recipe:

 5 cups grape juice (approximately 5 lbs. of fruit or 16 cups)

 7 cups sugar

 1 packet of Fruit Pectin Liquid

 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

 Yield: 7 (8 oz. jars)

Bring grapes to slow boil and press grapes with a mashed potato masher until juice comes out. Put mixture into a fine strainer and press all juice out. Put juice back in the pot; add sugar, pectin and lemon juice. Bring to boil for 1 minute- or until desired thickness is reached, skim off foam with a ladle. Ladle jelly into sterilized jars (boil jars/lids/jar rings) for 10 minutes or run through dishwasher cycle) using a wide mouth funnel, cover with lids and slightly hand tighten with jar rings. Put jars into pot with boiling water 2” above lids and boil as per standard canning procedures. Remove from water and let cool. Lids should pop as they cool to confirm they have all sealed. You can then unscrew the jar rings slightly and the lids will stay.

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Historically Today Was a Busy Day!

 If you love history and how it affects our life today, then today is a big day for you.
 

On this day in 1773 The Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor.  Dressed as Mohawk Indians they boarded the boats at midnight.  This was to protest the Tea Act of 1773 a bill enacted by the British parliament to save the faltering British East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade.

In 1950 in the wake of the massive Chinese intervention in the Korean War, President Harry S Truman declared a state of emergency.  He stated that “Communist imperialism threatened the world’s people.  And called upon the American people to help construct an “arsenal of freedom.”

 In 1960, in the only event of its kind in U.S. history two planes collided over New York City. A  United DC-8 from Chicago was heading for Idlewild Airport(now JFK International). At the same time a TWA  Super Constellation from Dayton was heading to LaGuardia .  The United flight was put into a holding pattern due to bad weather.  The pilot miscalculated the pattern and flew into the path of the TWA flight.  The crash killed all crew and passengers on both planes as well as 6 people on the ground.

For those who love literature, on this day in 1775 Jane Austen was born.   In 1944 the Battle of the Bulge began.  Why that title?  Because the Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line.  This was a desperate attempt to push the Allied front line west from n northern France to northwestern Belgium.

For our younger readers…….In 1977  John Travolta was launched into super-stardom when he starred in Saturday Night Fever.

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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Receives Nobel Peace Prize

The head of a watchdog group that is trying to rid the world of chemical weapons has received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital. Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, collected the award Tuesday on behalf of the group.

Noting the organization's role in leading the mission to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, Nobel committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland said the "anonymous inspectors from the OPCW do an extremely important and difficult job."  At the start of his speech Jagland paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk in 1993.

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World Leaders Honor Mandela

Nelson Mandela was hailed as a "hero of our time" as tributes poured in from world leaders on the death of the man who led the triumphant fight against apartheid in South Africa and became that country's first black president.

Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president, said Mandela "achieved more than could be expected of any man.”  Today he's gone home, and we've lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth," Obama said at the White House.

South African President Jacob Zuma, announcing that Mandela died at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, said, "Our people have lost a father.”

A memorial was service was held as part of an extended state funeral culminating in Mandela's burial on Sunday, 12-15-13 in the rural village of Qunu, where he spent his early childhood.  Before this, Mandela's body will lie in state for three days beginning Wednesday in the amphitheater of the Union Buildings in Pretoria where he was sworn in as president in 1994.

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Is This a New Superbug?

The High Line, a park that turned a dilapidated stretch of elevated railway on Manhattan's West Side into one of New York's newest tourist attractions, may have brought a different kind of visitor: a cockroach that can withstand harsh winter cold and never seen before in the U.S.

Rutgers University insect biologists Jessica Ware and Dominic Evangelista said the species Periplaneta japonica is well documented in Asia but was never confirmed in the United States until now. The scientists, whose findings were published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, say it is too soon to predict the impact but that there is probably little cause for concern.

"Because this species is very similar to cockroach species that already exist in the urban environment," Evangelista said, "they likely will compete with each other for space and for food."  Guess if you travel to New York in the future you better check all your  bags for unwelcome visitors………..Yikes!

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Visit the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

One of Canada's most famous museums, this popular institution houses a wide collection of international contemporary and Canadian exhibits, and straddles two buildings, the 1912 original and its 1991 across-the-street annex with underground galleries that connect the two sites.  Check out the feature exhibits which are always interesting and well put together.

Allow plenty of time, in fact spend the entire day. There is a lot of art to see, and it’s free.

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