Day 1 - travel

We set off to Gatwick at 7:15am and had a good journey. We are flying with Transat Air, a budget airline, so it’s anyone’s guess what we get!

Check in was smooth and so was security, and Andrew had treated us to a lounge pass, so we were soon tucking in to a complimentary breakfast. We boarded on time, and was very pleased to see that the extra legroom seats we had paid for were EXTRA! So much legroom. Very much needed for two tall people for 7 hours 40 minutes. The flight was actually really good - nice food, nice staff and before we knew it we were landing in a grey, but warm Montreal. We took a taxi to the central station and then waited 90 minutes before boarding a train to Quebec City.

Montreal station

The train tickets included a meal and drinks. What an amazing meal - all served on real plates with real cutlery. The boys had lasagne and I had cod. The train chugged (not sped) past green forests and huge rivers.

Three hours later we arrived at Quebec City station and caught a taxi to our AirBnb in the Saint Roche area. There was a very tall flight of stairs and our bags are HEAVY, but we got in, looked around the huge apartment and poured ourselves into bed.