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A Quick Canadian Getaway (part one)

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In mid April the kids had two days off school and we all needed a little break so on Friday afternoon we hopped into the car and headed to Canada.  We drove straight through with minimum breaks and crossed the Canadian border just after 8pm. Our first stop was Quebec City. Another two hours we were pulling up to the hotel, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. We were relieved to be out of the car.. we checked in and quickly fell into bed.  This was our second time visiting Quebec City.. you can read about the first time here  and we looked like this.. The goal of this little trip was to not have a goal.. to just roam and eat and enjoy. And so we did. We started off with breakfast at Les Trois Garcons. and then as planned we wandered, stepped into shops and reminisced how teeny tiny D was the last time we were here.. and then we smelled the most delicious smell. POPCORN We stepped into the wondrous Mary's Popcorn. So many yummy smells, so many different flavors. We ended up leaving with a