Plains of Abraham 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 …

On Thursday 7th February we headed off from Port Elgin for a long weekend in Quebec. I was fortunate enough to be given the Friday off school and the teachers I worked with had organised for me to be covered on the Thursday afternoon so we could get away even earlier. It is about an 8 hour trip to Quebec City. The weekend had been organised by CLEE …

This morning we had a guided tour of Quebec City, with a local guide. The guide came onto the Contiki bus and narrated while we drove around the city. This was a good thing because it was too cold and windy to walk! We saw the Plains of Abraham, a big park where Paul McCartney did a free concert, and where Roger Waters (of Pink Floyd) is performing …

Up reasonably early today (7am) to discover it snowing. A magical fairytale setting. After a leisurely breakfast in the restaurant we decided to traverse the St Lawrence River by ferry to see Quebec City from the other side. It was spectacular to watch and hear the shearing of the ice as the ferry cut through the ice in the river as we journeyed …

Wow, I've really been slack with entries the last couple of days. I've been meaning to write this entry but it's been a) hard to charge find a free power outlet to charge my laptop and; b) exhausting at my hostel. I have to stay up late as the room is so hot. Their are no fans or air-conditioning in the room and my bed is practically on the ceiling …

... with the fortifications in place from the French reign, made the town nearly impregnable. It also had a handy footpath to the Plains of Abraham, where the winter carnival was taking place. I’m still uncertain as to whether you had to pay $12 to ...

... Off we went to the festival. It was the 50th Anniversary of Bonhomme. The Ice Palace was great, and wandered down to the Plains of Abraham where the main events were taking place. Tash and I took a Horse sleigh ride, and watch the kids ice fishing and ...

... constituting the Governor's Promenade. This was built to commemorate the 350th anniversary. This climbs up the Hillface to the Plains of Abraham. Great views along the way. The Plains of Abraham was where Gen Woolfe attacked the French forces of Montcalm ...

... we went and unpacked our stuff, put on some warmer clothes and headed out into the CRAZY blizzard, destination: the Plains of Abraham! There are all kinds of beautiful snow sculptures there, but we couldn't really read the artists' statements, ...

... buy them when I have the money. The Paul McCartney concert was absolutely packed, some people had camped out on the Plains of Abraham, where he was playing, for several days beforehand and people had been arriving all day. There were also large screens ...

... to take the photo. This event was followed by a walk along the Promenade de Goveneurs, all the way to the Plains of Abraham, past the Citadel and back to our motorhome through side streets with very European architecture.  It was a lovely ...

... of this great city. Never before have I felt so emotional for our history as a country, and as our family. I wandered the plains of Abraham learning about why it is exactly that I speak English, and how this all came to be. I could have never imagined ...

Today we drove into Quebec city, we found a 90 minute car park near the Plains of Abraham park, and proceeded to tour the park, the upper and lower city by bike. We returned three times to confirm the truck hadn't been towed or the tires marked by a ...

... winters (high mortality rate from exposure and illness). We had a good view of that most famous Canadian battleground - the Plains of Abraham, nowadays a peaceful park with trees and grass. Hard to believe that this was the location of the bloody battle ...

... back at our hotel for the best available views of the massive screens they had set up around the city. Interesting political situation - the Plains of Abraham where McCartney performed was the site at which the British beat the French in the 1770s (I ...