Quebec-Montreal, December 19, 2019

On Thursday morning the weather turned much colder, and a cold spell here means 5 degrees F! We took a taxi to the Gare du Palais, the main train station in Quebec City to begin our journey to Montreal. The station is quite nice architecturally, having been designed by one of the architects who designed the Chateau Frontenac. Our three and a half hour train ride was like a journey through a winter wonderland, with fields and farms blanketed by snow that will endure until Spring. After checking in to our hotel in Montreal, we ate lunch at Shu-Dan, a popular Japanese restaurant nearby. After Jim ventured on line and Dan read for a while, we walked in the frigid air to Pois Penche, a brasserie, where we dined on lobster, a seafood soupiere (like a bouillabaise) and ended our meal with our favorite dessert, the chocolate fondant. - Dan