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My Vacation to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City: A full review of everything we did
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items Last year, I went on a road trip vacation to Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City with my family. This will be a detailed list of all of the excursions we tried out in our limited time (we did this in about 5 days) and what we loved about it!
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The Hotels
Places we saw
Food
The Hotels
A quaint little hotel with such character and right in the heart of Quebec City. We chose this one because it was I think 80.00 for the night and again, right in the middle. The pros were that yes, it was local and close to everything we wanted to ex...
L'Auberge Saint Louis - Quebec City - Tripadvisor
This is where we stayed first and it was around 150.00 for the night. This hotel was easy to navigate but slightly stressful to get to as getting around the Montreal highways is intense (I am an anxious driver and honestly I found this worse than Tor...
Days Inn by Wyndham Montreal East
On our second day, we stayed at L'Hotel Quebec which is apart of the Jaro hotels. This is a kid friendly hotel with a water park inside, a pool, 16 bouncy castles outside, an arcade and more family fun. This was the highlight for my almost 4 year old...
The ultimate family vacation destination in Quebec - Hôtels Jaro
Places we saw
These are a few of the must haves for our trip; from the parliament building to the notre-dame bascillia
So we were lucky to have visited in the summer which although is a busy time, we still enjoyed. We walked around the grounds where the Parliament buildings stand and there was a good amount of construction but mostly you could still see the main buil...
Visit Canada's Parliament
A beautiful piece of art and history that is right beside the parliament hill; always guarded and a great learning tool for young children.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A large and gorg park that was great and fun to walk through. The splash pad was not working but at least there was a large playground that my son enjoyed immensely. A cute little lake inside the park and it was busy but everyone was so friendly! Hig...
Mount Royal Park
We went to the mount royal park lookout and what an incredible view we had of the city. Highly recommend
Mount Royal (2025) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go ...
This walkway is large and great to view parts of old quebec city. I loved that it also had little windows below the walkway to an excursion that we explored
Dufferin Terrace | Visit Québec City - Visiter Québec
Truly one of the most beautiful buildings I have seen in my life and I was able to go inside for a quick self guided tour. If I could afford I would love to stay there
Fairmont Le Château Front…
This is a stunning church that we had pre purchased tickets as it was better to do in advance because it makes access easier! If you are in the area, this is a great church to see
Notre-Dame Basilica of Mon…
this is right outside of the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal and is the founder of Montreal! Really cool to see all the statues around this area!
Monument to Paul de Chome…
this is across from the notre dame bascilla of montreal and is just another beautiful building!
Bank of Montreal (Banque de Montreal)
These lovely statues are also outside of the bank of montreal headquarters and it consists of a well-dressed Englishman, holding his pug, sticking his nose up to Notre-Dame Basilica. Parallel to him is a woman in Chanel-style suit, holding a French p...
The English Pug and the French Poodle
We took a tour underneath the Chateaux and is funded by the government of Canada. It was cheap and if you went to the tour question area with your child there is a fun little souvenir for them after your tour! They also give the kids a free colouring...
Saint-Louis Forts and Chât…
Another excellent statue and fountain in the middle of old Quebec City! It was so beautiful and everything is walkable which helps
Fountain of Faith
Food
Some of our favourite places we ate at in our three destinations which I highly recommend
I needed to experience the iconic Orange Julep and if you love orange creamsicle then this is the place for you. The service is fast and so cool as they have these tubes with the fresh oranges and juice in it. It was funny to see a literal large oran...
GIBEAU ORANGE JULEP – 7700 Boulevard Decarie ...
Holy actual heaven. We skipped our continental breakfast at the hotel for this and it was worth every penny for fresh hot bagels. These incredible bagels are around 1.50-3 each and you have to pay in CASH ONLY. I did not know this the first time and ...
St-Viateur Bagel
I could make a whole vlog on the food of Montreal and how incredible and unique it all is. We needed to try the iconic Montreal smoked meat sandwich and here it is; at this hole in a wall 10/10 biz. This has been in Montreal forever and when I say th...
Schwartz's Deli - World Famous Montreal Smoked Meat ...
This was where we had a quick snack and coffee on our way back to the car; it was okay but it was at least near all the attractions
Little Victories Coffee Roaster…
Are you craving Pizza in Quebec city ad want something incredible? Soak in the summer vibes with a delicious pizza, an aperol spritz and it is truly a lovely experience. One day I would love to go back plus the customer service is amazing here
Polina Pizzeria
This was for sure a treat just because I wanted some popcorn! A little expensive but yum!
Boutique Mary's Popcorn