Blogs from Québec City, Quebec, Canada, North America - page 15

Geo: 46.8266, -71.3024 We picked up our car on Thursday morning and drove back to the hotel to get our luggage. We got a Toyota Corolla. Not sure why its a best seller. Lets just say that it wouldn't be on my list. We got directions from our hotel clerk and headed out into Montreal traffic. We made it about 2 miles and then gridlock! After sitting for a long time, we made a turn and headed out on our own. After driving around for 40 minutes looking for a sign for the freeway, we found ourselves at the same light that we had turned from. We finally got on the correct road and headed out. Soon we realised we weren't where we wanted to be. We finally pulled over, got out the Tom Tom and ... read more

Geo: 46.8266, -71.3024Hostels stink. Literally. It's a given, caused by a confluence of multiple factors, not unlike the creation of a perfect storm - but instead of heavy rains and high wind, this perfect storm results in a cloud of rank scents, one that irritates the eyes and burns the nostrils. Anywhere from four to twelve people sharing an often cramped room, multiple musty backpacks accompanied by its owner who at times may be of questionable hygiene ... these factors are especially amplified when it's an all-male dorm like this one, even more so when temperatures were over 30 C during the day before. The scent is an odd mix ... a unique combination of locker room, blue cheese, moldy basement, and the cork of a bottle of spoiled wine. Mmm ... though definitely not quite ... read more

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Quebec City is quite simply, STUNNING! It took us only one day to explore this walled city (a 10sqkm radius divided into an upper and lower part), but you lose yourself here for what seems longer than a day admiring its beauty and sophistication. The city is surrounded by picture-perfect buildings and architecture. It is charmed by cobbled-stone streets and it is decorated by soft, falling snow (even if you visit in Spring!) Like other travellers, I've seen countless European cities, but visiting Quebec City did not leave me fatigued. The most captivating and impressive landmark, is hands-down the castle-style Le Chateau Frontenac hotel, built in 1983. Apparently, it's the world's most photographed hotel. UNESCO has proclaimed this entire Old Town a World Heritage Site and for a good reason. The 403 year-old city also boasts ... read more

We had been wanting to go visit the Ice Hotel (Hotel de Glace in French), since it opened in January, but it just hadn't worked to get in there. On the last Friday of Paul's spring break we decided it was now or never. We had stayed in the Ice Hotel in January 2001 as a wedding gift from Karen and Laurel, the first year it opened so we were anxious to see how it had grown and changed. Back then there were just 8 rooms (would be called suites by today's definitions). this year there were a total of 36 rooms, 15 of them suites. The hotel is in a new location this year, the site of the former Zoo in Quebec City. For the last few years it was actually quite close to us ... read more