Québec City: Plains, Citadels, and other closed things

We were up and around about 8am this morning and were out the door shortly after 9am.  Some people (*cough*Henry*cough*) filed a complaint about scaling the hills on the way to old Québec yesterday, so the plan today was to drive around.

We spent part of the morning looking for breakfast.  As we had noticed yesterday, November is very much a quiet time when it comes to tourism.  As such, many places are closed for the season (including our first choice for breakfast: Restaurant Toast!).  Thankfully, Cess was superbly prepared and had a second choice ready.  We ate at Panache, a restaurant inside a fairly swanky hotel.  Between the four of us, we had a variety of French toast, traditional Québecoise pancakes, and eggs.

Next up, we spent a couple of hours exploring the Plains of Abraham and the enclosed citadel.  Unfortunately, at this time of the year the citadel only offers one tour a day, at a time that was not going to work for us.  Regardless, it was still an interesting place to see, despite the rather cool and overcast weather.

One of the places that Cath had scoped for us to visit was Île D'Orléans.  We drove around the majority of the island, stopping for a light lunch at a bakery (La Boulange).  We also visited a winery where we got a couple of bottles of locally made Port wine.   Just like yesterday, we weren't really hungry at dinner time. We still ate at a local pub and then picked up some hot caffienated beverages at a nearby café.

Martello Tower, Plains of Abraham: