Blogs from Québec City, Quebec, Canada, North America

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

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

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

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

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

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