Birthday Dinner Part 2 - Polite Provisions

From this...

(older image from discoversd.net)

to this....

What was once Kadan, a sports/dive bar on the corner of 30th and Adams is now a new hipster bar from the same people who brought you Neighborhood, Craft & Commerce, and Noble Experiment. Never having been to any of those places, I had no expectations  or comparisons when coming here.

This spot, which was conveniently connected to Soda & Swine was the next stop on my (early) birthday dinner with the Educator GF's...

Birthday Dinner Part 1 - Soda & Swine

Last weekend was my birthday dinner outing with the Educator GF's (TORC, D, and KD)...

We were going to try something  different since we've normally gone out mainly for lunch. This time it would be an early early dinner...

Ferryride from Levis to Quebec City

After we rested for a few hours, we drove down to the ferry landing so we could have dinner in Vieux Quebec (old Quebec)...

The Levis side has a spectacular view of Quebec and the ferry ride, we were told, would be very short...

More of Levis...plus the Levis Armoury!

Since we were unfamiliar with the town, we had no choice but to follow NM and her kids around the neighborhood...

This billboard touted the virtues of Blanche de Chambly beer, made by Unibroue from Quebec.

Further up the street, we would pass by NM's favorite breakfast place...

Glacerie a l'Europeenne/Les Chocolats Favoris

Here we are trekking into the Glacerie a l'Europeene which is housed in a beautiful old Victorian home...

which was built in 1909 for Dr. Alfred-Valere Roy, a surgeon. The ice cream shop moved there in 1996 and also shares space with Les Chocolats Favoris, an artisanal chocolate and confection shop. That's TC about to walk through the door...

After looking at other folks' photos of this place, I guess you could say we were lucky that there weren't any lines! The pix I saw had people lined up across the street and down the block!

Levis, QC, Quebec

After our awesome lunch at La Belle Province, we piled back into the minivan and headed to the city of Levis...

but not before trying one of TC's wierd Canadian candies, in this case, gummy and sour blue raspberry flavored Big Foot. She thought it was hilarious that the candy was shaped like a foot and that the toe was really huge. This candy made by the Allan Candy , a Canadian product, and comes in other colors and flavors. I could only take one piece since I'm not into the sour stuff...

We would be on the road for a few more hours...

Trolley Aventure 2 - Donut Bar

Last week when we were still on Spring Break, we took TC and her friend KDD on a trolley adventure. It was a few days after the grand opening of the new Donut Bar downtown...

It's right around from 6th and B (near La Gran Tapa). We arrived around 9:45 am and were wondering if anything was even left, if we were to believe the reports of them selling out way early)....

Birthday gifts and freebies

Even though my real birthday hasn't arrived just yet...who says that it only has to last a day?

(someone's anime video using The Vandals' "Happy Birthday To Me")

Whenever April rolls around, I end up trying to use up my freebies and stuff sent in the mail....

La Belle Province

As soon as we opened the doors, we were greeted with a blast of oppressive heat...

After close to three hours of driving, it was finally time to take a break and have some lunch at a place that C insisted we try...

Canada Trip 2012 : Day 6 - Quebec City

Well now...after a brief hiatus caused by a combination of laziness and other sorts of distractions, I bring you the Return of the Canada posts!!!

Last summer was one of the best trips we've had because we went on an epic road trip with C and her family (of the blog Life on Manitoulin)...Above, their trusty mini van which was our traveling vehicle, as it was parked at her friends' place in Ottawa.

It was time to hit the road and drive up to Quebec to meet up with one of C's blogfriends...

Project Pie

Last week when TC and her friends were over, we checked out this new pizza place in Hillcrest...

which was suggested by Darlene of My Burning Kitchen, who is always "in the know"about all the hot new restaurants.  Word to the wise. It's Hillcrest. Parking sucks. Good luck.

Look for this sign but don't expect to find parking in the lot, although I did. I got the last spot in a green, 30 minute space even though we stayed nearly an hour and were supposed to pay but didn't. But I digress...