Funicular Quebec City

We are in Quebec. Staying in a place called Levis - a short ferry ride across the Saint Lawrence river from Quebec City. This is the most space we have had since we started our trip. It's a two bedroom flat and one of the nicest we have rented so far. The views from the back porch across to the city are fab.

Went shopping when we first …

Another time, another place, I would say that it would have been best to have stayed in bed. But when you are on holidays with an early flight to catch to Quebec, it was not something to be put on hold.

Our very early morning started with a hotel shuttle to the airport. Already the day was going very wrong.... having to wait for 20 minutes …

This morning we got up early to eat a breakfast of bagels and have hot showers... The bathrooms in this campground are really good, and a world away from the ones in Vermont; it's amazing how much more alive you feel after a nice hot shower! Plus they play French radio which is stuck in the 90s, so we got to have a bit of a dance to sex on the …

I was glad to wake up in the comfort, or thereabouts, of the springy sofa-bed in the hotel, particularly as I'd dreamt about being kidnapped by a couple in my home town of Telford; I eventually found out who they were by seeing the pictures and names of my abductors in the Shropshire Magazine, as well as their address on a letter left on a table. …

... about all things Quebec.  There we struggled to understand the political and social forces the cause the tension between Quebec-ers and the rest of Canada.  Didn't really get a handle on it and almost got locked in the exhibit.  A wooden ...

... Citadel – a star shaped fortress  with deep high walls ..built by the Brits YEY! to prevent the City of Quebec from invasion from the Americans. It contains 25 buildings including the residence of the Governor General of Canada. At 1.30 we ...

... and whizzed all over picking up stray tourists from various hotels. He gave us a very interesting account of the history of Quebec city, bashed the bus and forgot things including US...abandoning us at the last stop failing to meet as arranged so camera ...

... with us where they may have been of some use.     Following the tour and a blustery look at the view over Quebec City clouded by grey skies, we walked towards upper town in the continuing rain and passed a row of horses and carts, I said ...

... ‘just give it here’ and took them to the safety of the counter; smooth, as ever. We experienced the city’s funicular railway as we ascended into the skies of upper town, watching the grey water of below disappear as we encountered the ...

... and I reached the Battlefields National Park and citadel. Day two and I paid a visit to the Musee de Civilization, basically the Quebec City natural history museum, down in the old port area of the city.  Here they had a big exhibit on mummies ...

... (Old-Monastery), with its timbered structure and interior staircase, is one of the few 17th century architectural ensembles remaining in Quebec City today.  Next stop number 12, rue Donnacona, to view the Musee des Ursulines. At the corner of rue ...

... with a charm filled with music, restaurants, cefe's, and stores. It was wonderful. We continued all along and didn't take the funicular up. Instead we walked up the steepest hill in the city, on the street called cote de la montagne...the name speaks ...

... was still only 9 o’clock! While we get our bearings, here’s a bit of information for you: Quebec City is one of the oldest settlements in Canada, founded over 400 years ago by the French. It’s been fought over and, most  famously, ...

Off we drove to the walled city of Quebec City, with Joe & Carly, for a very wet trip. The first afternoon allowed us to get around and see some sights but, the next day, the rain didn't let up However, it didn't stop us - a ride on ...