Day trip in Quebec City

Today we drove east to Quebec City. It was super windy there. We had a quick lunch and joined the Chateau Frontenac hotel tour. It wasn't raining nor snowing so we walked around the old town and took many photos, some of which I am going to post here.

Now we are heading back to Montreal and find a place for a late dinner.

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Day 1 in Montreal

We arrived in Montreal yesterday night and spent the late evening looking for a place to eat and ended up having a late dinner (11pm) at Les 3 Brasseurs. Today we spent the day at snowy Old Port, snowy Old Montreal, and the Underground. Why so much snow... I think I am just about done with all the snow. Vancouver is looking pretty nice right now.

Photo inside the Notre Dame Basilica:

Day 3 at Mont Tremblant

Trying out small jumps in the snow park and nastier blue runs, giving the mountain all I've got with no reserve. Thumb 80% healed - can flex with very little pain. Vivian didn't ski at all that day and decided to just take photos around the village. We miss Mont Tremblant already and we sure are going to go back in the future! Once we gathered all the photos from Daniel and the others we will post them online.

Day 2 at Mont Tremblant

Other than my broken thumb, Vivian and I are enjoying this place tremendously. Here is a photo taken from our room, we are right next to the lifts.
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En route to Montreal

We both think that to travel by train is definitely a better way than to travel by airplane. It's way cheaper and much more comfortable. Our one way ticket from Ottawa to Montreal (2 hour ride) is only $20 each plus GST. I get free Wi-Fi which is a big plus, and it is how I am sending out this blog update. The only downside is that the ride is twice as long as that by air but the pros outweighs the cons for sure for a relatively short trip such as this one.

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Cold in Ottawa (Day 3)

Our last day in Ottawa and we spent it inside the Parliament block, the Canadian War Museum and on the Rideau Canal skating on bumpy ice. I don't know why people say that half a day is all the time one needs to tour Ottawa - my wife and I have spent 3 days already and we feel that there isn't enough time! We will be back, some day, perhaps in the summer.

Tomorrow we are going to take the train from Ottawa to Montreal. Mont Tremblant - here we come...

Cold in Ottawa (Day 2)

Enjoying the nice and cold temperature here - today it's all about sightseeing and evening outdoor activities. We visited the Byward Market and then the Museum of Civilization (which is actually in Gatineau QC just across from the Ottawa River). Afterward we checked out a couple venues of the Winterlude festival.

Tons of photos to organize and upload. Will do so when I have time in the next couple of days.

Tomorrow will go check out another museum (War Museum) and try out the world's largest skating rink on the canal.

Cold in Ottawa

Arrived in Ottawa after an uneventful the red-eye flight. We forgot to check-in the day before so we weren't able to sit next to one another. Cold here - around -3 degrees. Will check out the Parliament Hill after some rest and a quick lunch with relatives.

My Birthday 壽飽

These are the kinds of 壽飽 Vivian ordered for me on my birthday dinner with my family LOL

Ski trip in two weeks

In an attempt to get away from the Olympics craziness at home, we plan to travel back east. We will visit Ottawa for a couple of days and then head to Mont Tremblant for a few days of skiing with Daniel, Linda and their friends. We will try to post some of our trip photos here when we have time.