Chateau Repotel Quebec City

... br>Danach konnten wir auch noch feststellen, dass das Wasser im Camper gefroren war!
Zum Glück haben wir im Motelzimmer übernachtet, dass war wohl ein Wink des Schicksals. Denn die Innentemperatur im Camper zeigte -2 Grad an.

Heute fuhren am St. Lorenz-Strom entlang nach Levis. Am Abend gönnten wir uns ein feines Schweizer Käsefondue. Mahlzeit!

... the Citadel, a fortified military base that is still in use today. We venture into the Chateau Frontenac overlooking the harbour and there at the dock is our ship. We brave the cold as long as we dare and decide to end the tour and board our ship early.

We depart mid afternoon to Toronto and catch a delayed connection to Quebec City to arrive very late Thursday evening. Our stay is at a the Hotel Chateau Laurier, a mid range full service hotel adjacent to the Military Armoury. The room is small but the price is just right. There is a St Hubert Chicken in the Hotel - this place also serves breakfast.

... By fortuitous circumstance we happened to be standing beside the noon gun when it went off with a terrific bang, causing two young Chinese girls to fall down and perhaps soil themselves.

By now it was pouring down with a cold rain so we decided to take a caleche tour of Old Quebec. Because of the rain the caleche was covered over by heavy tarpaulins so the only view we had was down and I am thus able to report that the streets in Old Quebec are cobbled and ...

... started making us 'uppercuts' (shots that i have no clue what was in them). Sat chatting rubbish to the locals till 3am then the barman gave us the bill, whoops! Woke up on the sofa at 6am with a very dry mouth!
Thursday 24th Sept. Today was a bit of a write off following last nights events. Weather was not great again so didnt feel as though missing out on too much. Watched Borat, slept went to Ashtons to get some good hangover food - Poutine then watched Lucky number Sleven, very ...

After leaving Amqui, we headed south down the Saint Lawrence towards Quebec City, when we left Amqui it was 22 degrees C and when we hit the coast it had dropped to 12 degrees and there was a thick sea fog clinging to the coastline. Funny thing was that the fog was over the water and perhaps covered half the road and the other side of the road was blue sky ...

... a warming Minestrone soup, a simple Caesar salad, a hearty pasta dish, fresh fruit salad, cookies and copious coffee, served cheerily by the school’s catering team who had given up their weekend for us. The only thing missing was a glass or two of wine, but that was an oversight on my part as I noticed, enviously, that the next table had brought their own. Never mind, a good feed was just the thing to set me up for a brief return visit to Chez Jim’s and the short ...

... blue skies again was frankly bliss. I write this from LAX airport where incidentally the staff of Qantas airlines are all retarded... just in case you should ever be round this way! Beware. I fly to New Zealand in 3 hours... 13 hours on a plane!  oh well i have a fully charged i-pod a new zealand book and a plan that involves drinking margaritas before i get on so i can... hopefully... pass out and sleep for most of it! Speak to you when i'm down under!!

... never return to Canada. I got my place on the trip. Unfortunately Carys was going to sign up for rafting but the queue was too big and the trip filled up. Apparently you also get some shopping time in Montréal after the Biodome, which will be fun! I then went back to my room for a while to watch a bit of green wing. One thing which has been really good about this trip is the fact that I have not watched any television. There is always something ...

Day 2 During the night I was awoken by the sound of a waterfall. Wait no, it wasn't. It was rain in the form of a torrential downpour of monsoon like proportions. So far so good, the tent with all 3 of us squashed inside was dry and surprisingly warm.  When I officially woke up, one of my eyes was swollen and red. I now apparently ave pink eye...or maybe it was just smoke from the fire. That's being optimistic right?? Jeremy continues to make ...