Quebec City

Hello again and welcome to the continuing story of the White/Wright household.

Yes, we have been on the road again and this time we ventured back to the province of Quebec. Previously we had only travelled far enough into Quebec to identify the St Lawrence Seaway and that was earlier in the year when the St Lawrence River was blanketed in snow. This time we took the opportunity to stay in Quebec for a couple of days and we had a great time. To get to Quebec we travelled via Riviere-du-Loup where we stayed the night before travelling onto Quebec City.

While in Quebec we took the opportunity to spend the day in old Quebec City which was wonderful. Old Quebec City is a walled city. We spent a great deal of the day walking around and enjoying the atmosphere of the city. It is certainly reminescent of some of the smaller towns in France with narrow,cobbled streets, lots of cafe's and a real feel of being in France.

We walked up the 300 stairs to view Abraham's Plain and the Citadel. The photo below is from our view of the boardwalk as we were ascending the 300 steps.

We walked down to the Place Royal and you will see from the two photos below one of the of the great murals they have on their buildings in this area.
After such strenuous exercise we caught the funicular (lift) back to the city centre. The funicular has been in existance since 1927 and for the fair of 75 cents it was the best ride in town.

After all this sightseeing we enjoyed a lovely lunch at a very old restaurant called the Restaurant aux Anciens Canadians which was established in 1676. Please note the photo below.

We found the French Canadians most hospitable and friendly and while neither of us can speak any french we had no difficulty in communicating with the locals who could not do enough for us.

On our way home we spent a couple of nights in Bangor Maine which is in the USA and about a 3 hour drive from where we live. We took the opportunity to visit the city centre of Bangor which is rather pretty as you can see from the photo below.

Well until our next trip stay safe, happy and well. Love Ross and Bev.