Plains of Abraham Quebec City

Quebec City , Quebec, Canada - Phone: 418 648 4071
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    Historic site, Park

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  • 1

    Quebec continued

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    ... 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 ...

  • 2

    Quebec Winter Festival

    ... 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 ...

  • 3

    Wandering in Quebec

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    ... 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 ...

  • 4

    Losing my wallet

    ... 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, ...

  • 5

    day 21

    ... 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 ...

  • 6

    Parlez vous francais?

    7 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 7

    Our History

    ... 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 ...

  • 8

    French Onion Soup

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    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 ...

  • 9

    A Step Back in Time

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    ... 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 ...

  • 10

    Quebec City

    16 photos

    ... see the strategic importance of it. We walked all the way round the walls and at one point came to the Heights and Plains of Abraham. This is where General Wolfe, in 1759, climbed the cliffs of the Heights overnight and battled with the French forces to ...