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Old Quebec City

Published: May 8th 2012North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City
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Jillbee
May 8th 2012

Had a 2 hour morning bus tour of Quebec City and then had the whole day and evening to ourselves...bliss. Spent about 4 hours walking around the Old city and just soaking it in. Lunch in a pub and had a cider (although had trouble ordering it as waiter thought I was asking for a Soda...lol). Bought myself a cape thingy, a scarf and a necklace. Aching feet and calf muscles now though...as all up and down hills has taken its toll. Out for dinner with a bunch of women on the tour - nice evening. Anyway, tomorrow afternoon leaving very early for Boston - will spend most of the day on the bus I think. Oh well ...its called travelling isn't it. Cheers.... read more




Quebec City trip

Published: April 17th 2012North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City
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frisian traveler
April 17th 2012

OK, so finally traveled to Quebec city. Good Friday I left Montréal early morning with a friend and his acquintances by car. First we drove north to a place called Mirabel. Here a large cargo airport which also serves as a place of assembly for the canadian Bombardier planes sits largely untouched, be it for the cargo planes. This airport, build for the 1976 Olympic games was intended to be the worlds largest airport in terms of surface area but never gained the popularity it had hoped due to its distance from Montréal. (55 km from downtown) The old Dorval airport was therefore rebuild into the current Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, gaining the name of the then Canadian Prime Minister who was responsible for the initial Mirabel airport project. Near the airport we stopped at ... read more




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Canaduo
April 3rd 2012

Na een busreis vanaf Montréal kwamen we in het donker in Québec City aan. Het bus- en treinstation zat in een mooi gebouw, maar buiten raakten we al gauw verdwaald. Routebeschrijvingen via Google Maps geven namelijk nooit aan welke uitgang je moet nemen als je vanaf een gebouw zoekt en dan moet je al snel gissen welke richting je op moet. Na een paar minuten dwalen en de weg vragen vonden we gelukkig de juiste bushalte. Deze stadsbus gaf ons al meteen een leuke rondleiding langs delen van de stad die we in de komende dagen een stuk beter zouden leren kennen. De volgende avonden sliepen we bij een vriendelijke CouchSurfer genaamd Jamie. Hij kwam zelf uit Ottawa, maar sprak al erg goed Québecois. Zijn huisgenote Jana (uit Duitsland) was ook erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Een ... read more




Quebec City - Carnaval

Published: February 11th 2012North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City
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lynchmobb
February 6th 2012

A long weekend in Quebec City was like stepping back into France.... read more




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Travel Guy
December 27th 2011

Aviad and Sophie arrived around 22h and picked me up on the way to their hotel, which they booked off of Groupon. The hotel was just past lala land but served its purpose. We ate a delicious restaurant called Cafe Sirocco just off Rue Cartier where we shared a plate of 25 tapas and some tartar. Shawna and Eric picked us up there and we headed to Beaugarte for lots of dancing. The next morning we woke up and set off for traineau de chien, a.k.a. dogsledding. Picking up some Timmy's bagels, coffees and chocolate milks, we were ready for the day ahead. After some wonky directions on my part, we arrived at Pourvoir du Lac Beauport (www.pourvoiriedulacbeauport.com) for our dogsledding. It was awesome!!! We split up into tandems and after a 5 minute demo set ... read more






QC - The Conclusion

Published: February 2nd 2012North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City
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December 23rd 2011

The semester concluded with a bang and with some great new friends. After my last exam Wednesday, I headed over to Hugo's where we light the Chanukah candles and had some drinks consecrating the completion of the semester and my law degree. Afterwards we went to the P'tit Grenouille for some dancing and live music. Thursday was for recovering and packing until the boys went for dinner at Ocean Grill, a bring your own wine on Chemin Ste-Foy. The company was fantastic, the food mediocre and the service horrible. From there we went to Maurice on the Grand-Allée, one of Quebec City's largest and most famous clubs for the end of semester party. A great send off. But no night out is complete without the breakfast crew gathering for one final meal. Back to Cochon Dingue ... read more




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Travel Guy
December 20th 2011

Part II - This is a photo recap of my 4 months in Quebec City during the fall of 2011. I was here doing an academic exchange at Université Laval for my last semester of law school.... read more




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Travel Guy
December 8th 2011

Part I - This is a photo recap of my 4 months in Quebec City during the fall of 2011. I was here doing an academic exchange at Université Laval for my last semester of law school.... read more




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Jeepa and Weedie
October 15th 2011

Day 48 Kayla and I left Grand Falls for Saint Anne. We had a really fun Medal Bearer meeting testing out the "French Version" of our briefing. All of our MB's were bilingual so they were very patient and helpful. After this we carried on to Edmunston. This is at the border of NB and QC. The weather was still fantastic! That evening we had another team Thanksgiving dinner at the hotel. Good friends, good food and good wine! Day 49 Kayla and I started our MB meeting at a public school. Hank is driving pace all week. Again we had 15 MB's who were bilingual. After this we headed for Cabano, QC. Ahh...la Belle Province! Our next meeting had MB's that did not speak any English or very little. Kayla is doing very well and ... read more




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alisonw
October 6th 2011

Leaving New York on sunday was really tough. But Boston had a few interesting highlights. There is so much history in Boston - it certainly makes it a great place to learn more about the USA. Visiting Harvard was a let down. It felt elite and it didn't have the inspiring vibe I was expecting. There's a funny seedy side to Boston - not in a ha ha way. Funny as in weird. Not sure what it is - maybe its the history of the place but something definitely didn't feel quite right in Boston. On Wednesday I hired a car and travelled north. Navigating was easier than I expected. The scenery was AMAZING. The further north I got the more the trees had changed for Autumn. I drove right through where the main ski fields ... read more









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