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By Toothie
July 16th 2007

Last day

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Hi all Thought we would get another blog in before we leave today, as the internet is free at this hotel. Had a lovely time here as there big festival was on. So we shall keep it short and sweet until our next stop at Toronto. hope you like the photos The amigos [View Full Entry]

By Kate78
July 16th 2007

Day 53 and 54 - Quebec

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Day 53, Monday 16 July 2007 - Quebec Today we ventured into 'Old Quebec', which is an absolutely gorgeous little part of this city. New Quebec apparently isn't much newer than old Quebec, but this part is just so pretty and quaint, plus really clean, its great to wander about. We first booked a 2.5 hour walking tour of the area, as well as a 1.5 hour cruise up the St Laurence River. We had time for breakfast before the walking tour, so went to this pretty little cafe across from a pretty little park and ordered the most divine [View Full Entry]

By Toothie
July 15th 2007

Oh la la

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Well we have just spent the day walking around Quebec City, what a beautiful town. Lots of old buildings, people very nice(would be better if we could speak a little more French. Mum you will be happy to know we attended mass at the Cathedral, in French to boot! Having a quiet night tonight with a big day planned for tomorrow. Pictures are from WashingtonDC and Quebec today. Take Care all we shall check in soon. The three amigos PS- click on the comment link to send us a message, tell us any goss! [View Full Entry]

By Toothie
July 14th 2007

continuing travels

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bonjour we have made it to quebec city, we are off to take some photos so that we can show you where we are. Will give more detailed report soon. au revoir triox amigos [View Full Entry]

By Raph
July 9th 2007

Vive QuÃ©bec!

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I'll try to keep this short ish. I have been in QuÃ©bec for 7.5 weeks already, time flies! So I arrived in QuÃ©bec in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and spent a week with the relatives, spent time with my cousins, went out for sushi and things like that. It was all good fun and was great to get to know some of my cousins better. A week later, my friend Martine came to pick me up to bring me back to L'Ancienne-Lorette, close to QuÃ©bec City. I spent 5 days getting to know my old friends again after a short 5 years a [View Full Entry]

By Sr Reina
July 5th 2007

Day 9 - Quebecois

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UntitledSo I have come to somewhat understand the term Quebecois. Quebecois are the people, culture, history, language, food, art, architecture, and much more, which make up the province of Quebec. As some have said, like the professor who presented to the group today, Canada started here in Quebec. And while many may disagree with this statement, there is historical fact to support this idea. Moreover, I have truly seen the importance that language plays into maintaining a person(s) identity and culture. The people of this area do not maintain French as [View Full Entry]

By Sr Reina
July 4th 2007

Quebec City - Day 8

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Quebec CityI woke up this morning at 6:45 and headed for the airport to fly from Ottawa to Quebec City. The plane I rode in was extremely small, and in fact was a propeller plane. After a noisy flight we arrived in Quebec City. We checked into our hotel and then had a guided tour of the city. Quebec City is like a town. The amazing part is I keep thinking I am in France. Everything is written in French, all of the people only speak French and all of the stores are in French. Much of the city dates [View Full Entry]

By Ms Atkinson
July 4th 2007

Happy 4th of July....

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On to Quebec...Today was another travel day. We flew from Ottawa to Quebec City. Quebec has a completely different feel than Ottawa. It is a bilingual city where French and English are spoken equally. We took a walking tour of the city to get the general feel. The highlight of the day was the Fourth of July party thrown by the U.S. Consul General to Quebec. We went to a minor league baseball stadium, ate charred hot dog panini's, popcorn, potato chips, and cake. It was an all-American attempt. The evening never really got underway though as it starte [View Full Entry]

By wired1000
July 3rd 2007

Mystery solved in Quebec

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Salut! So, I am here in Quebec City, about ready to go! I was planning to leave yesterday, but was convinced to stay one more night for some hanging out with my couchsurfing host, a moto ride with Andrienne through the mountains north of Quebec (specifically the 371 provincial road!!), and a date with Vanessa in Old Quebec. So now I have a million miles to go before I get to CT and it will be a long long looooooonng day today. However, I am very much looking forward to taking a state highway (201) through the best uninhabited parts of [View Full Entry]

By wired1000
June 30th 2007

Coasting

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I am here in Quebec City and was planning to leave today for some camping, but was talked into hanging out with Thomas and sharing Laurances apartment while shes in Montreal for the weekend. It rained tonite so Im glad I did. This point in the trip though, Im no longer really driven to a goal. Im going to NYC next for my friend Adams birthday, but I have no couches planned and very little in the way of planning going on. Frankly Im tired of that and also of sightseeing. There is so much to see in these new places, [View Full Entry]

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