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| Quebec City from our hotel room Christmas morning |
A seven-day family Christmas trip
to Quebec City. We stayed in the Delta Hotel in Quebec City (690 Boulevard
René-Lévesque Est) and took Ubers and walked around the city, particularly Old
Quebec.
December 22 – bitterly cold
and windy, Angie and I had lunch at INOX Brewery – Shared Platter European Hot
Dogs. Everyone else arrived after 10pm, it was a full day of travel for them.
December 23 – Exploration of
German Christmas Markets across the city. Made our way to the Petite Champlain,
ride the funicular, lunch at 1608 Bistro good charcuterie and french onion
soup. Breakfast and Evening meals in the hotel.
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| Angie
and I shared the Charcuteries & Formages fins du Terroir – Pour 2 at the
1608 Bistro |
Christmas Eve: the high
temperature was only in the mid-teens, but without wind it was very bearable,
one can almost say that it was pleasant. The old aphorism, “There is no such
thing as bad weather, lonely bad clothes,” applies. Brief stop at Second Cup Café
in Place D’Youville. Shopping for food and snacks at Metro Plus. I felt like we
were cheating a little because I already felt at home at the Richelieu, a
smaller, more intimate grocery store near our hotel. We walked through interesting neighborhoods,
while Miranda and Liam played in the snow. We bought bread at Boulangerie
artisanale Epi-Fanny (Rue Saint-Jean). In the afternoon, walk to the Plains of
Abraham, where famous battle between the French and British colonial forces
took place in 1759, to see the Saint Lawrence River. Dinner at Sapristi…bistro
bar, a popular Italian place near St. Jean Gate.
Christmas Day: Breakfast
buffet at the hotel, continuing conversation about ground cherries. Walk on the
Plains of Abraham, overlooking the Saint Lawrence River. Dinner at the Cochon
Dingue (1614 Rue Saint-Jean) with French Canadian Cream Pie.
Boxing Day: Aquarium de
Québec with arctic foxes and polar bear (ours blanc). I walked along the citadel and found the
memorial to the Irish famine. Café Félin Chat-Nous (cat café) for hot chocolate
and coffee.
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| The view of the Saint Lawrence River, over Petit Champlain |
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| Irish Famine Memorial in Quebec City |
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| Shy Iris |
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| Having hot chocolate and tea |
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| Beautiful Bianco |
December 27 – Miranda and I
went to a record store (CD Melomane Inc – 248 rue Saint-Jean), I bought Steve
Terre’s Rhythm Within, and Bowie’s ChangesOne for her. Lunch:
L’Atelier (in the bubbles). Musée de la Civilisation. We had dinner at hotel
with Mom and Beau. While Christian, Heather and the kids had dinner with
friends who were also visiting the city.  |
| Eating in the bubbles at L'Atelier |
December 28 – Notre-Dame
de Québec Basilica-Cathedral. Lunch: fondue at Restaurant Le Petit Château.
Maple Taffy at the Château Frontenac. Sledding at the Plains of Abraham. Angie
and I went to the Dufferin Terrace Tobogan Slide. Late dinner (appetizers) at Bistro
Hortus.
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| Lunch at Restaurant Le Petit Château |
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| Hot taffy poured over ice, then it can be rolled up on a stick for a warm treat |
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| Sledding on the Plains of Abraham |
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| The toboggan run |
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| Post-toboggan meal at Bistro Hortus |
December 29 – Leave Québec;
got everyone else on the way and then Angie and I took a walk. The temperature
was above freezing for the first time this week. Quick snack at Sapristi…bistro
bar. Train ride to Montreal, dinner at Les Soeurs Grises Bistro-Brasserie (32
McGill Street).
December 30 – Breakfast at
Pigeon Café (inspired by Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!). Depart
from Montreal, all day ride to Poughkeepsie.
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