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Our Itinerary - Ontario & Quebec
Niagara Falls
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Sleeping:
- Eastwood Tourist Lodge (2 nights)
Doing:
- Niagara Falls
- Fireworks
- Maid of the Mist
- Goat Island
- Luna Island, Terrapin Point
- Niagara-On-The-Lake
- Ice Wineries: Dr. Joseph's, Pilliteri, Coyote Run
Eating:
- Binghamton, NY: Spiedie Pit
- Guru (very good Indian restaurant)
- Capri Restaurant (excellent gnocchi)
- The Keg Steakhouse (average)
Toronto, Ontario
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Sleeping:
- With a friend (2 nights)
Doing:
- Bata Shoe Museum
- Gardiner Ceramic Museum
- Harbourfront
Eating:
- Asian Legend (excellent)
- Jamie Kennedy at the Gardiner (average)
- Dhaba (not recommended)
Ottawa, Ontario
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Sleeping:
- n/a
Doing:
- Wilton, Ontario: Wilton Cheese Factory
- Portland, Ontario: Forfar Cheese Factory
- Rideau Canal
- Parliament tour (Centre Block)
- Canal / Historic locks
Eating:
- n/a
Montréal, Québec
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Sleeping:
- Apartment stay (3 nights)
Doing:
- Old City
- Notre Dame
- Sea Church
- Clock tower
- Plateau Mont Royal
Eating:
- Au Bistro Gourmet (good)
- Boris Bistro (not recommended)
- Au Pied de Cochon (very good)
- Schwartz's Charcuterie Hebraique (excellent)
- St. Viateur Bagels (excellent)
- Les Chocolates de Chloe (excellent)
- Nocochi Cafe Patisserie (good pastries)
- Babette Ice Cream (good)
- Fonduementale (good)
Nominingue, Québec
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Sleeping:
- Gîte Le Provincial Art (km 145) (1 night)
Doing:
- Le P`tit Train Du Nord (Parc Linéaire)
- Wild mushroom foraging (Initiation a les champignon sauvages)
Eating:
- Gîte Le Provincial Art (excellent)
Labelle, Québec
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Sleeping:
- Le Jardin de L'Achilleé Millefeuille (km 97.5) (1 night)
Doing:
- Le P`tit Train Du Nord (Parc Linéaire)
- Wild mushroom foraging (Initiation a les champignon sauvages)
Eating:
- Le Jardin de L'Achilleé Millefeuille (interesting)
Val David, Québec
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Sleeping:
- La Maison de Baviere (km 42) (1 night)
Doing:
- Le P`tit Train Du Nord (Parc Linéaire)
- Canoeing
Eating:
- St. Jovite: casse croute (poutine, etc.)
- St. Faustine - Lac de Carré: Sorbet S'il Vous Plaît! (excellent; croque monsieur, glaces artisanales)
- Le Creux du Vent (very good)
- St. Adele: Cafe de la Gare (good)
- Piemont: Le Petit Brésil (very good)
Québec City, Québec
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Sleeping:
- B&B A La Decouverte (2 nights)
Doing:
- Citadel; Changing of the Guard
- Dufferin Terrace
- Basilica-Cathedral de Notre Dame de Québec
- Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
- Québec Parliament tour
- Basseville
- Montmorency Falls (Parc de la Chute-Montmorency Historic Site)
- Économusée Fromage (Laiterie Charlevoix)
- Économusée Miel (Musée de L'abeille)
Eating:
- L'Échaudé (very good; veal sweetbreads tart)
- Aux Ancienne Canadiens (disappointing)
- La Pizz Pizza (good)
- Buffet de L'Antiquaire (not recommended)
- Casse-Crêpe Breton (not recommended)
- Bistro du Cap [next door to L'Échaudé] (EXCELLENT crepes!!!)
Tadoussac, Québec
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Sleeping:
- Auberge Le Ste. Paix (2 nights)
Doing:
- Whale watching
- Observatory
- Concert folklorique: Le Vent Du Nord et al.
- Midnight bioluminescent algae hunt
- Hill hike
Eating:
- Les Éboulements: La Chocolaterie du Village (very good)
- Cafe Boheme (very good)
- Chez Mathilde (very good)
Eastern Townships, Québec
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Sleeping:
- Ayer's Cliff: Chez Mme. Cécile Lauzier (Gîte du passant) (1 night)
Doing:
- Cideries: Dunham
- Sherbrooke
- Magog
- Ste-Venant-de-Paquette (Paquetteville)
Eating:
- Thetford Mines: "bread & beans" roadside stand (very good)
- Coaticook: Jacko's Pizza (good)
- Auberge Quilliam (very good)
Francestown, NH
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Sleeping:
- The Inn at Croched Mountain (1 night)
Doing:
- Labor Day Parade
Eating:
- Concord: Siam Orchid
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Travelogue
Day 1: Drive to Niagara Falls
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