Wandering the streets of Quebec city

Background : before I go away I try and read something about the places I go to or a book set in the places I am going to. This time I have found and have been reading a series of books set in Canada and based around Montreal where the lead character, a detective, lives.  One of the series was set mostly in quebec city where he was visiting a friend who lives down the road from where I am staying and eats in 2 different places, both off the beaten tourist trail.  Today I wandered down the part of the street and the houses all fit the description. The 2 cafes both exist and are as described.

Highlights from today: I mastered walking down hill. I mastered the toe tap - bang toe of boot hard into the rise of the step when entering a building to shake as much snow off as possible. I visited a lovely shop selling woolen products made from sheep in the Charlevoix  area 100km north of quebec city. I enjoyed a salad in a place where there were only locals or maybe regular visitors, going on how everyone seemed to be known to the proprietor. I had some delicious onion soup in another simple place where they were mostly locals. I enjoyed a glass of cab/merlot in a pleasant bar with a view over the St Lawrence River in the fanciest hotel in town. It was from a vineyard in Okanagan , south British Columbia. The wine lady reckoned this particular vineyard's white was better.  I looked at the temperature when I left for the bar at 4.50 and it was -16,  but feels like with the wind chill factor considered -23.  I told her I would have red!   Places in Canada do not seem to be heated as much inside as the US. Several people today, as yesterday,  have addressed me in French, understood my halting French reply, realised I spoke English and  then asked, in English,  if I would prefer them to talk in English or French. I always reply 'French slowly  please because I am trying to learn' in French, which they do. How kind and thoughtful is that.

View across lower old Quebec City from upper old quebec city to St Lawrence River

 On way to  Chateau Frontenac