Day 7: Strolling Through Old Town Quebec

Before going out for the day, I took advantage of the washer and dryer. With clean clothes, we left the loft to see Old Town. 

Right after climbing the hill, I found a store with cast iron home goods. We bought a huge door knocker, drawer handles, and a door plate. Since we bought about 25lbs of stuff, we walked back downhill to our apartment to drop off the goods, then went back up the hill. 

Today’s goal was to shop, take pictures, and walk around old town. We definitely did that. At dinner we had a unique experience because we got to put maple syrup on snow, then wrap it around a stick and eat it.

We wanted to finish our night at the Chateau Frontenac for a fancy drink. We sat and sipped for a couple hours, then made the trip back down the hill for the night.

To the Northeast

Planning a Trip

Preparing for a trip is almost as fun as actually going on the trip.  I spend months reading about the places I’m visiting, watching videos, and researching online to determine how I want to spend my time.  Below, you will find a rough view of how I start to put together a trip.  I always plan the rooms ahead of time, but from there the calendar is pretty open.  If there is something in particular I want to do, I will make a reservation, but I try not to tie myself down too much.

Well, we are on our way.  I’ll try to post each day about our adventures.  We’ll see how well this calendar actually holds up.

Calendar

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						16-9 Hour Drive Leave @ 6am Stop in Detroit for Lunch Toronto –Banksy Exhibit @ 9pm –Queen Street West-Graffiti Alley
17-4.5 Hour Drive Ottawa Leave @ 8am –Nordik Massage @ 3:00 –Gatineau Park –Byward Market	18 Ottawa –Rent Bikes at Rideau Canal –Fairmont Château Laurier –Major’s Hill Park –Parliament Hill –Canadian War Museum –Westboro Neighborhood –Wellington Gastro Pub	19-2.5 Hour Drive Montreal Leave @ 9am -Old Town –Hidden Alley –Notre Dame Basilica –Atwater Market –Rooftop Terrace –St-Viateur Bagels	20 Montreal –Schwartz’s Deli –La Banquise –Ruelle verte –Mont Royal –Oratoire Saint-Joseph –Plateau and Mile End –Biosphere –Mad Hatters –Metalomania	21-3 Hour Drive Quebec City Leave @ 11am –Unibroue –Chez Biceps BBQ -Old Town -Festibiere –L’Affaire Est Ketchup	22 Quebec City –Île d’Orléans –Wendake Indian Reservation –Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac –Le Bouche Réservation @ 7:00	23-5.5 Hour Drive Portland Leave @ 9am –Montmorency Falls Zipline @ 11:00 –SchoonerFest –DeMillo’s for Dinner
24 Portland –Allagash Brewery –Bite Into Maine Lobster Rolls –International Cryptozoology Museum –Street and Co. DInner	25-4 Hour Drive Burlington Leave @ 12pm –	26 Burlington –Beer Crawl	27-6 Hour Drive Finger Lakes Leave @ 8am –Ommegang Brewery -Visit Wineries and Bring Back Food to Cabin	28 Finger Lakes –Wine Tour	29-5.5 Hour Drive Pittsburgh Leave @ 8am -Polish Food	30-8 Hour Drive to Home Leave @ 10am -Have Breakfast First -Stop in Cleveland for Break

Canada 2018 Itinerary

• June 16-Day One of Vacation, Stay in Toronto (9 hour drive)
• June 17-Leave Toronto for Ottawa (4.5 Hour Drive)
• June 18-Second Day in Ottawa
• June 19-Leave Ottawa for Montreal (2 hour drive)
• June 20-Second Day in Montreal
• June 21-Leave Montreal for Quebec City (4 hour drive)-Stop at Unibroue and Trois Rivieries
• June 22-Second Day in Quebec City
• June 23-Leave Quebec City for Portland (5.5 hour drive)
• June 24-Second Day in Portland
• June 25-Leave Portland for Vermont (4 hour drive)
• June 26-Second Day in Vermont
• June 27-Leave for Finger lakes (6 hour drive)-Stop at Ommegang
• June 28-Second Day in Finger Lakes
• June 29-Leave for Pittsburgh (5.5 hour drive)
• June 30-Head Home (8 Hour Drive)

44h Trip

Canada 2018 Ideas

• Toronto (1 night)
  • Casa Loma
  • Starving Artist-Waffles
  • The Art of Banksy Exhibition
  • Queen Street West-Graffiti Alley
    • Barchef
    • Queen West Antique Center
    • Skyyard at the Drake Hotel
    • Type Books
• Ottawa (2 nights)
  • ByWard Market-Farm to Table
  • Notre Dame Basilica
  • Parliament Hill
  • The Grand Pizza (VB)
  • Beaver tail
  • Check out Up and Coming Towns (Look for victoire store)
  • Brew Donkey Craft Beer Tours (VB)
  • Wellington Gastro Pub-pair music with food (VB)
  • Spa Outside of Ottawa Nordik (VB)
  • Rideau Canal-Rent Bikes
  • Gatineau Park
• Montreal (2 nights)
  • Notre Dame Basilica
  • Plateau-Artistic Borough (VB)
  • Brasserie Dieu du Ciel God of the Heavens Brewery
  • Mile End Borough
  • Mercantile/Clark Men’s Shop
  • Bagels
  • Schwartz’s Deli
  • La Banquise
  • Check Out Murals
  • Society of Art Technologies
  • Biosphere Museum
  • Botanical Garden
  • NOTRE DAME DE BONSECOURS
  • http://localmontrealtours.com/
  • Picnic-http://www.lefromentier.com/ or http://www.dinettetriplecrown.com/
  • Rooftop Terrace-http://terrassenelligan.com/a-unique-vantage-point/
  • Metalomania
  • Mad Hatters (Heavy Metal Bar-go on wednesdays)
  • FOUFOUNES ELECTRIQUES-Heavy MEtal
  • Unibroue
  • ruelle verte
• Quebec City (2 nights)
  • Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac (Get Old Fashioned Fairmount)
  • Old Town
  • Wendake
  • jacques cartier national park
  • Le Bouche (Quebecois Restaurant with bearded guys)
  • L’Affaire Est Ketchup (cook on electric stoves and heavy metal music)
  • Chez Biceps BBQ (Bacon in Bourbon)
  • Battuto Italian restaurant
  • He boislocal beer crawl
  • Festibiere
  • Snack bar poutine
  • Montmorency Falls
  • Picnic on The Plains of Abraham
  • Quartier Petit Champlain
  • Île d’Orléans-Countryside
  • SCANNER BISTRO-Heavy Metal Bar
  • BATEAU DE NUIT-Heavy Metal Bar
• Portland, Maine (2 Nights)
  • Allagash Brewery
  • International Cryptozoology Museum
• Vermont (2 nights)
• Finger Lakes New York (2 nights)
• Pittsburgh (1 Night)