View from La Citidelle
Before arriving in Quebec City, I made a side stop at the Thousand Island, a river filled with over 1,800 or so islands. One for you... another one for you... and 1,798 for me. Most of these islands on the St. Lawrence River were established as people's holiday houses. I think I saw a few unoccupied ones remaining so better shot gun one before it is too late. Some others like to go to the full extreme and build a castle of their very own.. as you would.
One of the thousand or so islands
Oh hello La Citidelle
After the Thousand Island cruise, it was back on the road. A few hours later, I finally arrived in Quebec City and first stop was La Citidelle. This military base is filled with so much history and so many hunky red soldiers marching around. Oh hello handsome ones.
View from La Citidelle
View from La Citidelle overlooking the St. Lawrence River
The view from La Citidelle within the military base was absolutely amazing. On one hill you could see the entire city but from another hill, you could overlook the St. Lawrence River. When I visited La Citidelle, it was autumn so it was slightly chilli and it was so nice to breathe in the crisp air. It is definitely a "must go" place when you are in Canada.
Poutine
When in Quebec City, I discovered one of my favorite dishes. We all now that my love for chips is about 10+++ on the richter scale but when you add gravy and cheese, my love quadtriples and goes off the charts. Let me introduce you to a dish called poutine. It is exactly as good as you think it is and even better on a cold day. There are loads and loads of awesomeness in this dish. It is a pretty heavy dish so don't be greedy like me and order it all to yourself because it is quite difficult to stomach the entire thing on your own.
Yvailo's Super Dog
Italian Spicy hot dog
Yvailo's Super Dog's stall
Montreal Parliament building
Another thing I discovered in Quebec was Yvailo's hot dog, located on rue MetCalfe Street in Montreal (right opposite Montreal's parliament building). One bite into their hot dogs and my mind was like, "BOOM. GET OUT MAN. Seriously just get out". It was by far the best hot dog I have ever had in my entire life. The quality of the sausage was really juicy and packed of flavor. Add as much garnishes as you want to make it even more flavoursome. And as written on the menu, it was meant to be spicy and dayumm, there was definitely a kick to it. Yvailo absolutely did not fail to disappoint.
Streets of Quebec City
Pastries from Baguette and Chocolat (36 Côte de la Fabrique QC)
The streets of Quebec City reminded me so much of Europe. The people, the buildings, the alley ways, the culture and the vibe. Their pastries were seriously to die for. So flakey, so buttery and you could hear how crispy every bite was. Quebec City was definitely one of the highlights of my trip and a province I would definitely revisit.
BRB Canada
And that is the end of my trip to Canada. Stay tuned peeps as I venture back down to the States.
Gotta go eat!!
