My mom and I seem to love visiting the coldest climates in the most extreme weather -- but we sure get a discounted rate! Our trip to Quebec two years ago provided us an opportunity to build our immunity for the Chicago trip this past December. "Five degrees below zero? Ha! Try a wind chill of negative twenty degrees with twelve feet of snow."
Have the cab from the airport take you directly to Le Cochon Dingue, our favorite spot for breakfast and hot chocolate. I found this place when on a school trip for the French National Honor Society in high school (dork alert!) and spent most of my Canadian dollars on croissant.
Walk down the street and go to Fruits & Passion, a Canadian parfum company, and buy Purple body spray, my favorite scent.
Chicago was the better food scene. But I didn't see any street vendors with hot maple syrup on a stick. So...point for Quebec.
Instructions: take off gloves in frigid weather. Pay the man to pour hot maple syrup over dirty snow.
Take a stick and roll sugary mixture onto the end - lollipop style.
Pick out debris from dirty snow and enjoy.
Also, try the maple butter on homemade white bread. Carb-o-rific!
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