Upper Town (Haute-Ville) 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 …

... had the unworn, tidy bindings and rough hand-stitching of quilts made in China. We took the funicular up the very steep hill to Upper Town and walked more quaint streets, as far as the Citadel built by the British and the  the very wall ...

The last of our stops in Canada was Quebec City, deep into French speaking territory. Quebec turned out one of the nicest if not the nicest of the cities we have visited on our trip. The old town stretches very long with many old buildings, cobble stone, ...

... after asking like, 10 people where on earth Place Royal is. (It is actually at the very BOTTOM of the giant HILL that is Quebec City). I get there at 12:45 p.m. and my parents were not there. I thought this was strange, because you'd think that your ...

... 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 hello to one of 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 grey skies of above.  The air must be different ...

... we locate the bus stop and roll into bed only to get up at 11am for check out. So the Lonely Planet is correct, Quebec City parties hard to celebrate the Fete National de la St Jean Baptiste and it definitely has undertones of a ...

... walls numbered items on the map are much closer together and we started to whip through them. Areas included the fortified wall walk, Old Upper Town, the Latin Quartier, then down to Old Lower Town, Place Royale, the Old port and Lower Town. We ...

... and I was primarily motivated by finding food. I was staying in Saint-Roch (the downtown area) and to reach Saint John-Baptiste (upper-town) I needed to ascend one of the cities many staircases. After reaching the summit I turned and was greeted by an ...

... government buildings sprang up within the fortifications of the Upper Town, merchants and craftsmen settled in the Lower Town alongside the river. Quebec City was a valuable prize sought after many times in the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries. When ...

... by the river. We continued on rue St. Paul, which is known for their antique shops. On this street, unlike the other streets inside Upper Town, there were no crazy hills. So that was a nice break. We ended up continuing and ended up at Place Royale which ...