Blogs from Québec City, Quebec, Canada, North America - page 18

The journey continues. We were kept awake during the night by massive thunder storms. We could see both sheet and normal lightning flashing around the city. 44mm of rain has fallen in the past 24 hours. We were up on time and had a chance after a quick breakfast to quickly explore and take some photographs. Then we were off again. The countryside gradually changed and there was a lot more farm land. We stopped at a large fruit and vegetable market for an early lunch and then continued along by the St. Lawrence river. Everywhere now the wording is in French as we near Quebec. Stopped at a Catholic church for a break. Aparently the Madonna statue actually cried a tear in the last century so now this is a significant site for Roman Catholics. ... read more

Due to my slackness I figured I would keep writing and continue with my recent adventure which took place just over a week ago now to Quebec City in Canada. This time I travelled with a friend of mine Debbie and we really just picked the city out randomly. Thoughts of Europe had creeped into our minds but limited leave days and a long flight meant that ideas were thrown around and somehow we ended up with Quebec City. Having never had an overarching desire to see Canada just yet (I was planning on saving it for my retirement) I must admit that we were both pleasantly surprised and had an absolute blast. We arrived on a Friday afternoon and a quick workout, shower and change saw us hit the town by 1900. Due to our ... read more

As I wrote in my paper-and-pen diary, "Take heed, cash-strapped travellers: Quebec City could be a town in France and you don't have to leave Canada to reach it." I thoroughly enjoyed my three nights in the provincial capital of Quebec. It was a picturesque city of cobblestone streets, cafes with terraces, busy squares and verdant parks. After five weeks in tiny Jonquiere, it was wonderful to be in a bustling metropolis that has managed to maintain the intimate idea of everyone knowing one another. As happens when I really like a place, I pictured myself spending a longer part of my life in Quebec City. Who knows when I'll be back. Instead of electing the youth hostel life that can be so "hit-or-miss" I decided to Couchsurf in Quebec and found a woman about my ... read more

today was a little strugglish. after getting to bed after 3am i couldnt sleep. probably got to sleep about 5am and then was up at about 8am to catch the bus into the city at 9:15. we got ready and went to have our breakfast. the sun was shinning with blue skies (something we didnt think we'd see with all the smoke yesterday) so we all chucked on shorts and singlets. after stepping outside too go to the bus we decided to run back to get a jacket. we came out at 9:16 and they'd bloody left without us. this wouldnt normally be a problem but this morning they we doing a tour of the city, first a bus tour then a walking tour. we found a taxi maxicab driver (as there was 6 of us) ... read more

St. Lawrence Seaway May 25-26, 2010 Today’s blog will be about the St. Lawrence Seaway but first wanted to say the travel to Montreal was very scenic. I wanted to stop in Montreal but no one told me about the 2-hour traffic jam and just getting into the city would take 3-4 hours. Oh well. Montreal and Quebec are a vacation destination in an of themselves. Are you ready for some history? When I travel I do a little research into the area that I am going to visit. It is very worthwhile as it gives you a new perspective on what the people are like, their livelihood, and so much more. When we take a look at the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway, it is filled with lots of interesting “stuff”. It has a ... read more