The Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, October 10th, a Thursday, through to Monday 14th October saw us head to Montreal and then Quebec to catch up with Bridget and Ray.
An eleven hour train ride took us from Penn Station, downtown Manhattan, to Montreal. For most of the day the train meandered along the Hudson River. What an amazing valley. It's a significant body of water boarded by quaint little villages that seem to have allowed time to pass them by. October is the time the leaves start to turn. The extensive range of colors made the River scenery all the more beautiful. The reds, oranges and yellows that flaunt their Autumn beauty are magnificent. It was very easy to lazily sit and become engrossed by the combination of rail travel, great colour and the calmness of water.
Our only distraction for the journey was the gastronomic delicacies available. A glass of "Chardy" and a hot dog, a full beef hot dog, made the journey more enjoyable. There was of course the choice of ketchup or mustard to drown the hot dog.
Arriving in Montreal about 7.00pm our hotel was above the station. We had checked in and were at dinner by 7.30 for dinner. Ahhhh yes more food and drink. A fantastic meal in the "Beaver Room". It was old fashioned, traditional service and food choices. This was a great sedative ready for our am train journey to Montreal, all with out leaving the station. It was all a little decadent but necessary after a magnificent train journey.
I have just found this uncompleted story from October 2013. This was a weekend away with Bridge and Ray, in Quebec. It was a great weekend. We did a walking food tour of the city. The French influence, whilst sometimes a frustration within the city, was a great foundation for the food tour.
We stayed in the old part of town in a quaint hotel close to many small intimate restaurants, which we had to sample. The city had enormous character and charm and was a great place to spend time with our fabulous daughter, Bridget, and our great son in law, Ray.
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