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Forum: Canada
Mar 11th, 2022, 11:48 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

"The train looks about 3 hours, is that right?" ...

"The train looks about 3 hours, is that right?"

That's correct. We left at 9 a.m. from Montréal and hit Québec City slightly after noon.
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th, 2022, 08:23 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Yes, QC is more like Europe to us, too, but...

Yes, QC is more like Europe to us, too, but Montréal has a lot to offer. You might just want to split three nights in both places. Fly to Montréal. You could take the train each way. Outside of...
Forum: Canada
Apr 3rd, 2021, 09:46 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Good news in Montréal. One of our favorite...

Good news in Montréal. One of our favorite restaurants from our 2019 trip has reopened. Un Po Di Più, located in the Vieux-Port de Montréal (Old-Port) has reopened for dining. If in Montréal, give...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th, 2020, 09:03 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Thanks Treesa. Autumn in Canada was wonderful!

Thanks Treesa. Autumn in Canada was wonderful!
Forum: Canada
Apr 15th, 2020, 08:07 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

It seems like a lifetime ago since we returned...

It seems like a lifetime ago since we returned from our 2019 autumn journey to Montréal and Québec City. Tracy and I hope you are all staying healthy. Here is our final day in Canada (plus a recap)....
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st, 2020, 10:26 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

On a gorgeous final full day in Canada, we’d hit...

On a gorgeous final full day in Canada, we’d hit the countryside just outside of Québec City. We would start at Chute Montmorency, where Québec’s autumn colors were beginning to pop as we walked...
Forum: Canada
Mar 19th, 2020, 12:31 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Although travel to Canada is now prohibited,...

Although travel to Canada is now prohibited, through the magic of the internet, today you will spend a gloriously beautiful Day Three in Québec City. We would start by getting a civics lesson on our...
Forum: Canada
Feb 26th, 2020, 12:32 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

After a slight delay for yet another...

After a slight delay for yet another hospitalization (I better live long enough to finish this report), here's our second day in Québec City. Our second day in Québec City would be the last we’d see...
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th, 2020, 02:23 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Leely, I might try that. (:

Leely, I might try that. (:
Forum: Canada
Feb 7th, 2020, 11:22 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

"Did you do the zipline over the Montomorency...

"Did you do the zipline over the Montomorency Falls?"

I was lucky to walk over the bridge safely (: Autumn colors there were popping in early October.
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th, 2020, 02:20 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

We hopped on the train from Montréal to Québec...

We hopped on the train from Montréal to Québec City and arrived a little after noon. We spent the afternoon exploring both the Upper and Lower towns. Québec City, especially Vieux-Québec (the lower...
Forum: Canada
Jan 19th, 2020, 03:09 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Our final day in Montréal took us back to...

Our final day in Montréal took us back to Basilque Notre-Dame de Montréal, so we could see the incredible interior without the crowds of the light show a few nights before. On a cold and blustery...
Forum: Canada
Jan 9th, 2020, 12:40 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

I admit, I get a little compulsive sometimes (Kim...

I admit, I get a little compulsive sometimes (Kim and Mary might say a little more than “sometimes”) when it comes to restaurant choices while traveling. Before our trip to Montréal, I became a...
Forum: Canada
Jan 3rd, 2020, 02:55 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

My new knee is actually functioning, so let’s get...

My new knee is actually functioning, so let’s get back to that autumn trip we took to Montréal and Québec City. For those of you who have forgotten while I went into hibernation, we started with five...
Forum: Canada
Dec 17th, 2019, 12:50 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

"Maitai- Your determination will be what gets you...

"Maitai- Your determination will be what gets you back to your travels."

Thanks, It is still hard to sit at the darn computer for any length of time. I have promised I will get one out one more...
Forum: Canada
Dec 11th, 2019, 01:11 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Pagngo, The knee has been slow to heal, but I am...

Pagngo, The knee has been slow to heal, but I am determined. I just can't quite sit at a computer for very long period. Getting close, I hope.
Forum: Canada
Nov 24th, 2019, 04:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Thanks Treesa, I should be back working on the...

Thanks Treesa, I should be back working on the Canada report in a couple of days. Yes, Tracy is taking good care of me, but I'm pretty sure she will be happy to return to work this week and be away...
Forum: Canada
Nov 17th, 2019, 03:23 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Thanks everyone. It has been a tough week of...

Thanks everyone. It has been a tough week of recovery after my knee surgery. Hopefully, I will be able to sit down at a real desk and continue the report soon.
Forum: Canada
Nov 6th, 2019, 12:18 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Whenever I’m within 24 hours of a total knee...

Whenever I’m within 24 hours of a total knee replacement, my thoughts naturally turn to food. So for my last installment before my knee looks like Frankenstein, it's time to return to our third...
Forum: Canada
Nov 4th, 2019, 10:20 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

The rain in Montréal on Day Three did not deter...

The rain in Montréal on Day Three did not deter the four of us from walking around the city, where we’d hit three churches, visit two museums and crash three weddings. I’ll try to get out one more...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th, 2019, 02:01 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Daniel, Gotta say it was quite a sight watching...

Daniel, Gotta say it was quite a sight watching the march. As they moved down the hill, it looked like a waterfall of people. Very cool! Liked Montréal a lot, and you've got quite a selection of...
Forum: Canada
Oct 25th, 2019, 02:14 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Thanks Cheryl. I don't know what that $45...

Thanks Cheryl. I don't know what that $45 signature cocktail thing is at top. Thankfully ours were nowhere close to that. You should love QC.

CHPTER TWO As per usual, the Mai Tai Four hit the...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd, 2019, 01:00 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 22,862
Posted By maitaitom

Colorful Québec: Mai Tai Tom's 2019 Journey to Montréal & Québec City

It's time for us all to travel north of the border to colorful Québec. With friends Kim and Mary, Tracy and I spent five nights in Montréal, four nights in Québec City and spent our last day driving...
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