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| Day 52, Quebec City, event day, Monty is not needed on event day, what shall he do? |
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| Why not grab Ross, who just happens to be a tour guide who knows Quebec City well, and Wendy and Marylyn, and go check out what's going on. |
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| The cannons lie idle at the Plains of Abraham |
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| National Art Museum |
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| Monument to James Wolfe (1727-1759) a british army officer known for his victory over the french, who died on the Plains of Abraham, check the link, it is an incredible story. |
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| Part of the art museum buildings include this prison wing dating back to the 19th century |
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| Love the neighbourhoods |
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| Quebec City Armoury (manege militaire de Quebec) a National Historic site |
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| The Plains of Abraham looking over to the town of Levis, population 130,000 |
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| Looking towards downtown Quebec |
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| The martello tower, that is one humongous spider! |
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| Guess what this is for. Give up? A fountain for horses. |
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| Halloween is big in Quebec, a lot of the downtown core is spooked up. |
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| Got a little close to the grim reaper |
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| Joan of Arc |
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| Probably a good idea |
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| The line-up for the horse fountain, there were numerous horse drawn carriages available for tours |
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| When in Rome? |
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| National Assembly of Quebec (parliment buildings) |
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| Saint Louis Gate, originally built in 1692, rebuilt in 1880, part of the walled city, the only remaining fortified city walls that still exist north of Mexico |
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| Part of the wall |
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| Apparently a protest to the tuition increases by the premier of Quebec Jean Charest |
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| Driving down the narrow streets, we saw this view |
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| Omg, this apparently is the 2nd largest cruise ship in the world, holds 5000 passengers and 1200 crew |
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| Random frozen surgical glove on the street, saw a guy with a video camera lurking a litlle bit away, looking for reactions? |
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| Lower part of old Quebec |
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| We were walking past this restaurant and they were giving away free corn on the cob, we had to schuck it ourselves! |
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| For the price of a beer, we received the corn and free appetizers |
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| Oh yah |
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| Back to the tour |
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| Museum of Civilization, apparently this hull of a boat was found when they excavated the site, they say the level of water from the Saint Lawrence was at the level of the building, a long way away from where the shores of the Saint Lawrence are today. |
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| Lower part of old Quebec |
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| The Quebec City mural |
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| Notre-Dames-des-victoires, originally built 1723, rebuilt in 1816, and for trivia buffs, used for filming of Catch Me if You Can with Tom Hanks and Leonardo Dicaprio |
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| 14,000 tourist were estimated to be in Quebec City today, 4 cruise ships and numerous tour groups |
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| These notes were hung up by school groups describing their experience in Old Quebec |
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| New roof for the Chateau Frontenac, due to be finished at the end of 2012, they say this hotel is the most photographed in the world, probably because it is perched atop a hill that gives a spectacular view from so many different vantage points |
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| You guys can google this one, it is a legit clothing store |
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| Petit Champlain mural |
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| Statue of Samuel de Champlain |
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| Chateau Frontenac |
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| Notre Dame Catherdral, originally built in 1647, completely restored in 1922, click on the link, too much history for me to blog about, I need some sleep! |
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| Gateway to the ......... |
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| laval university architecture campus, which was originally the .................. |
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| Seminaire de Quebec |
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| Halloween display downtown |
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| Negotiating the narrow street back to......... |
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| reality, across from our hotel in St. Foy, a mall to serve our modern needs, what a contrast |
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