Happy 2013!We're back from a trip to French Canada - we spent a few nights each in the cities of Montreal and Quebec. Before leaving, I wanted to set up a bunch of posts about additional Christmas trips - an adventure in Historic Smithville, a train ride with Santa, and a summary of our Christmas weekend doings, but we ran out of time - there is a lot of stuff to pack when taking two toddlers on a long trip!
We started out on December 27, during a pretty bad rainstorm that turned into snow at the New Jersey-New York border. This storm ended up dumping almost two feet of snow on Montreal, which made for difficult driving but a fun and winter-y trip.
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| Pretty much the standard view as we drove through Adirondack State Park - luckily the roads were better plowed once we got to Plattsburgh! |
We spent a few days in exploring Montreal while keeping bundled up against the cold. On New Year's Eve, we went to the Old Port to play in the snow and watch fireworks:
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| Snow Angels! |
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| Daddy helping the kids make snowballs |
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| Sean pretending to sleep during our New Year's Eve dinner |
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| All bundled up! |
On New Year's Day, we drove up to Quebec City and had a good time walking around the Old City while trying not to get too frozen since we were visiting during a major cold snap. One day the temperature was one degree Farenheit with a wind chill of minus thirty!! Luckily that was the day we were in the car a lot for a few side-trips. :-)
Now we're home and getting ready to go back to school and work and enjoy the almost-tropical 40 degree weather here in New Jersey! More posts on our French-Canadian adventures to come ...
