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June 10th 2011
Dull wet morning. Arrived at Quebec a little after 5. Got up leaving our luggage on board, we girded up our loins and walked to the hotel, “The St Louis”. The remains of the “……..” festivities is about everywhere in the shape of arches, decorations etc. Had breakfast at 7 and then drove round the Citadel. Got out there and walked about. A glorious view of the town and river might be got from there on a fine day, such as today was not. Went to the Plains of Abraham and saw the monument marking the place where Woolfe fell. Went through the town. Very French, quaint and hilly. Drove to *Montmorency Falls, 8 miles out, country pretty. Passed thro’ a large village – all the houses are built in expectation of heavy snow in winter. ... read more
Friend in for a Visit, May 25 - June 1
Published: June 20th 2011North America » Canada » Quebec » Québec City
June 1st 2011
I am behind in my entries. I am entering this one on June 19th and we have already started our trip into the Gaspe, so I need to get the past ones done. Most night have been too tired to do entries as we have been crazy busy packing to come back home. Sheila came to visit me for a week at the end of May. It was great to have company to show around our favorite places. She had never been to Quebec and really enjoyed it. As a special gift for my and her birthdays, Claude gave us a night in a small hotel in Old Quebec. He kept the kids. It was a great chance to visit and explore on our own. The hotel was the Auberge Place d'Armes and it faced onto ... read more
May 16th 2011
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May 15th 2011
It is still not warm here yet, but we decided that couldn't stop us from getting out biking any longer. On Mother's Day weekend we purchased an attachment that allows us to hook Marc's bike onto Claude's. It is set up so that you can easily detach it when he wants to ride on his own and then hook it back up. On May 8th we put it together and tried it out on the trail around the Duschesny lodge and Saint Catherine's. At first Marc was a bit nervous as the bike is tippy, but within 5 minutes he had adjusted and now loves it. It is a real challenge for Claude to pull as marc likes to vere all over the place and bounce up and down on the bike. It is quite funny ... read more
April 3rd 2011
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
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March 27th 2011
Visited the worlds largest winter carnival and what a great place to lose yourself....Quebec City is warm...romantic...and beautiful and I would recommend that everyone visit there a least once in there life time....the photos here are of some of the ice sculptures done by artists from many parts of the world...... read more
March 11th 2011
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
March 4th 2011
Today's plan was to be a real tourist and see a few of the famous sights in Quebec City. One of them is the Ice Hotel. The Ice Hotel is located just north of Quebec City. Each winter they build a new hotel made of ice and snow, changing the layout, number of rooms and artwork in the ice and snow. Each spring the Ice Hotel melts and disappears. The cost of construction is about $3 million. It is approximately 35,000 sft. There are 36 suites and rooms in the hotel. The suites have different themes based on the artwork inside them. The artwork in the ice and in he snow walls is pretty amazing. I guess people actually stay here overnight, but there is no heat so I'm guessing they are pretty bundled up when ... read more
March 4th 2011
After the Ice hotel visit, I headed downtown to see Vieux (Old) Quebec City. It is located on the St. Lawrence River. Old Quebec is a walled in fortress city built on a high bluff overlooking the river. It was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 and this part of the world was then called New France. Many of the buildings in Old Quebec were built in the early and mid 1600's and are still there. It is like stepping into a small European village with narrow streets and many quaint shops. My fist stop on my walking tour was the Terrace Dufferin which offers a beautiful view of the river. Unfortunately the viewing area was under constructtion and I couldn't get close to get the best view. It is located right next to the ... read more
March 3rd 2011
I arrived in Saint Raymond yesterday. The total trip was just about 1,000 miles from home. This is really pretty country here, very hilly and rural. And lots of snow! Originally I planned to ride from here to Riviere du Loup in the Gaspe Peninsula where the guided tour is going to start, but I stopped at this snowmobile dealer to pick up my 7 day Quebec trail permit ($180, ouch) and after going over the map with the guys at the dealership I found out that it would be about a 400+ km ride (around 250 miles). This, by myself, before starting a 1,200 mile tour on Sunday seemed like a bit much, so I've decided to drive the truck and trailer to Riviere du Loup. The people I've met so far have all been ... read more
