http://www.sitebits.com/ SiteBits is a travel site for the culturally-curious traveler. en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:02:39 EDT Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:45:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com With only a minimal delay, Le Westin Montréal by Starwood opened this month in the Quartier International, right next to the Palais des Congrès. The hotel appears to be a solid, reasonably stylish choice for business visitors, although some PR claims do seem a bit exaggerated... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2009/westin-montreal-opens-53626726.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:45:00 EDT The moment has finally come! After many months in the making, the much-talked-about Montreal public bike rental system, Bixi, has launched. Over the past few weeks the city has installed a number of automated bike rental stations and launched a web site allowing users to see availabilities in real time (both the number of available bikes and available docking slots). <br><br> Although the system is geared mainly towards residents of the city, tourists can take advantage of it as well, with monthly and even daily tariffs available. Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2009/bixi-launched-84405046.html Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:00 EDT The mayor of Lisbon announced the beginning of a 700 million euro renovation of the historic neighborhood of Baixa. The central Lisbon neighborhood, built after the 1755 earthquake, consists mostly of 4-to-5-story neo-classical walk-up buildings. <br><br> Once considered one of Europe's most elegant districts, Baixa has been on the decline for decades. Over half of its residents have left since the 1950's. Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2009/baixa-to-be-renovated.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST