Blogs from Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, North America

Old Quebec City is like walking into a small city in France , although it is very commercialized the history and restoration is amazing. The Wall completely surrounds the old city backed by gun turrets and cannon"s. There are memorials from the first Canadian farmer to the fathers of confederation. Amongst the historical and architectural buildings on the cobblestone streets are bistros, cafes', museums and art galleries and of course the churches. All of this makes Old Quebec a lively and very colourful place to stroll. The parking is very expensive and although we had planned to take a tour in we ended up staying at a camping ground to far out and we drove in. All in all it was a must see and the extra effort was worth it. I will pause here to ... read more

Before we left Gaspe in the morning, we visited the site where Jaques Cartier placed his cross after discovering Canada. There are some really beautiful large sculptures depicting his meeting with the First Nations and placing the cross. They looked like large stone tablets but they were actually made of bronze but must have been cast from original wood carvings because the signature on them was from Bourgault, a famous wood carver from St. Jean Port Joli. From there it was on to Perce, but we stopped along the way for the boys to play at the playground at Indian Head Rock rest point. The rest stops in this area are great. They typically have great views of the sea and often really good playgrounds. This one had both. Got to Perce to see the famous ... read more