2022 50th Wedding Anniversary Trip

  Monday, November 21 We had a hearty breakfast at our hotel and then left for our 5+ hour drive to Quebec. Here’s the bridge over the St. Lawrence as you enter Quebec City. It snowed off and on, but the drive was uneventful until we actually got to the street where our hotel was. There was a pile of snow where we could park to unload, so we ended up half in the street slogging through snow with our bags. We checked in and then parked the car at the nearby car park — took a minute to figure out where to insert the card given to us by the hotel. Our suite was beautiful but had a major drawback — a full flight of snow-covered METAL stairs OUTSIDE before we reached the entry to the room.  After a tearful discussion with the manager about changing rooms, we decided to stay in the suite — they would make sure the steps were cleared  and de-iced for us. We settled in and received some macarons and wine compliments of the hotel.  Dinner was at Bistro Sous Le Fort, a cozy pl...

  Sunday, November 20 We left home at about 1:00pm. Our plan was to visit our friend Swanna and family for dinner and then head for our hotel in Saratoga Springs. About 2 hours into the drive, we got a text from Swanna — her husband had definitely been exposed to Covid very recently. If it had happened on the way back, I don’t think I would have cared, but since we were on our way to Quebec, we decided to skip dinner with them and go right to our hotel.😩 The hotel was very nice, and we enjoyed a tapas meal in Saratoga Springs. Oh, did I mention that it was snowing by the time we reached Saratoga Springs?  And it was also Bob’s 73rd birthday.