Your daughter will love Montreal - a very hip, Euro feeling city. Although French is the most common language, most Montrealers are bi-lingual. The 'usual' must do's for first time visitors would include Notre Dame basilica, walking Old Montreal and the waterfront, exploring the cafes & funky shops in the Plateau area, the view from the top of Mt. Royal, the sprawling Jean Talon and Atwater markets, the big department stores downtown, the lively street scene on Prince Arthur Street. If you enjoy bicycling, you will be in nirvana - Montreal is cris-crossed with wonderful, safe biking lanes. Perhaps the most popular route is Parc Lafontaine, down to the waterfront, and along the Lachine canal. There are bike rental stations everywhere, and the Montreal tourist map shows all the bike trails.

If your looking for adventure, try the Lachine Canal rafting. There are various ways to get down the river, Saute Mouton is a multi person ride with guide, lots of rollercoaster action on the water, or you can opt for single person rafts ,not sure of names but if you look up Rafting St Laurent you should find outfits that take you out. that you can use to get down the rapids, this last one is for in shape people only.

You should be aware that Sept.3rd is Labour Day and most places will be closed. One of the things I love to do when I visit Montreal is to walk up Mount Royal The views from the top are spectacular. I also love Jean Talon market. It is a fabulous place and it makes you realise how productive Quebec farmers are.The Metro will take you there. The Biosphere is another place of enormous interest. Enjoy.

Great suggestions thus far from zootsi, Valerie and almcd; I'd add the Botanical Gardens to the list and Ile Ste Helene (metro: Jean Drapeau) is fun to explore where the Biosphere is.

Practicing one's French as an English-speaking outsider here does come with its challenges. Especially downtown and in the west, there are chances you will come upon an anglophone or an immigrant whose better language is English. One oft runs across a francophone who speaks English well or likes practicing their English. So, people may just switch to English right away.

And even when one does run across someone who seems happy to speak in French with you, the Quebec accent and vocabulary can be different enough for a learner of standard school French so as to render comprehension a challenge (this depends however on the speaker; some Quebeckers speak naturally more standard French than others). All this can be discouraging for the French language learner who wishes to practice here. Nevertheless, I recommend not being discouraged but being persistent with practicing; rewards will be reaped!

The analogy I like to use is, the Quebecois style of French is to Parisien French what Australian English is to American English - it's the same language, but with a different accent and some subtle differences in terms of slang/regional words. It's still French, however.