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Published: January 5th 2024
Château Frontenac
Someone has referred to Château Frontenac as "the most photographed hotel in the world".
Are there ghosts in Château Frontenac? If so, we could get help from Scooby-Doo
When we left Ottawa we headed northeast towards Quebec. It was a bit too far for us to drive all the way in one day so we stopped for the night in a motel, Motel Normandie in Louiseville. It was an awesome place. Staying there felt like getting warped back in time to the 1950-ies. We absolutely love when we find accommodation that not only gives us a place to sleep but also throws in an unusual experience in the package. Later in this blog entry we will write about yet another place that gave us just that. But that is for later. Now we are going to write about what we saw and did in Quebec City.
Quebec City =>
Historic District of Old Québec - the historical city centre in Quebec has well preserved fortifications and ramparts dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Its historical value has been recognised by UNESCO which has put it on its world heritage list.
=> Château Frontenac - Château Frontenac is a large hotel in central Quebec. It was built in late 19th
House
House in Québec historical city centre century and is located on top of a hill which makes it very visible from all around and also makes it a sort of a landmark. Someone has referred to it as "the most photographed hotel in the world".
=> Cartier Avenue - On this street the street lights are designed to resemble giant lampshades. When we read about this it sounded cool. To be honest it sounded better than it actually was.
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Poutine - In Quebec we ate poutine, a traditional dish in this part of Canada. Poutine is french fries with cheese curds and brown gravy. We are happy that we tried it but it was not a new favourite dish.
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Anonymouse - "Anonymouse is an anonymous Swedish artists collective, notable for street installations in Sweden. They build mouse-themed miniatures and display them in public." In Quebec we saw an artwork that was either created or inspired by Anonymouse.
When we looked for accommodation in Quebec we at first could not find anything that felt right. That was until Emma found a cabin in the woods. Then we knew that we had found exactly the place we wanted to stay
Anonymouse
"Anonymouse is an anonymous Swedish artists collective. They build mouse-themed miniatures and display them in public." In Quebec we saw an artwork that was either created or inspired by Anonymouse. at. The cabin was small but cosy and we absolutely loved it. To stay in a place where when you wake up you find yourself in a forest is very nice.
Montmorency Falls Montmorency Falls is an impressive waterfall not far from Quebec City. The waterfall is a popular place and around it there are plenty of activities catering to people who want to do more than just see the waterfall. There are picnic tables, there is a zip-line across the fall and there is a cable car for people who don't feel like hiking to the top of the fall.
Île d'Orléans Île d'Orléans is an island just northeast of Quebec City. It is a place much visited by tourists and one of the main attractions is the many shops selling locally produced food products. There were a lot of nice food on sale there and we wish we had been able to buy more than we did.
Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac After Île d'Orléans we left the area around Quebec City and started driving towards Montreal again. On the way there we stopped at the monastery
Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac. It was
Umbrellas
Umbrellas over a street a nice place to stop for a little while but it wasn't any more spectacular than monasteries usually are.
Our next blog is about a small town called Sherbrooke. We hope you read that as well.
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