Now, that was a warming and fun way to spend last Friday noon. We were over in Brossard, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence.
Here's what the river looked like as we drove back across the Pont Jacques-Cartier, looking toward the Olympic Stadium. It looks like the shipping channel is still open in this direction, toward Quebec City, as far as the Port of Montreal, but the Seaway is frozen to the west, beyond Montreal.
However, the billboards that don't advertise vacations in sunny climes are touting the joys of winter -- the one on the right, below, is for the Quebec City winter carnival. As for me, I like the bright sunny days (today is one of those) and am glad for the lengthening hours of daylight...and am trying to keep up a good attitude toward it all.
Dumplings definitely help.
It all looks cheerful and kind of pleasantly familiar to me, since I've spent so much of my life in surroundings like these. And that looks like the best dim sum. Did they bring it around on carts?
Posted by: Hattie | February 10, 2014 at 04:45 PM
augghhhh! i have had dim sum in montreal.
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Posted by: flask | February 10, 2014 at 06:33 PM
We did a family dim sum (in Vancouver) weeks ago -- delicious, although we (the old folks, my husband and I) were a bit disappointed that the carts have gone -- the kids tell us they're passé now, more's the pity. . . Those dumplings on your table look splendid! miammiammiam. . .
Posted by: Frances/Materfamilias | February 10, 2014 at 11:06 PM
Dim sum is a treat in any weather, but those warm, bursting little bites are especially soothing now. I have a note in my daytimer to try Kam Fung, in Chinatown.
Posted by: Duchesse | February 11, 2014 at 09:51 AM
Yes, they do bring it around on carts. I'm sorry to hear that practice is being abandoned some places -- it's so much of the essence of the experience!
Sorry, Flask -- wish I could send you some but I don't think it travels well!
Kam Fung is excellent, Duchesse.
Posted by: Beth | February 12, 2014 at 12:12 PM