Auberge du Tresor Quebec City

There was little life on the empty streets of the Old Town which became old probably hundreds of years ago and never came back to life again. Sleepy cafes with strangely impotent coffee, bored prostitute on the stairs of the Museum of American Civilization, an ice rink with cheerful French music from municipal loud speakers but few skaters around - hardly a better place to spend another hundred years in lethargic oblivion.

Happy Birthday Jan! Zum seinem 35igsten Geburtstag durfte Jan in einem wunderbar warmen Bett aufwachen. Ist das nicht schön?! Nach einem Frühstück, welches wir uns im Motel gönnten, schauten wir nach unserem Camper.

Die Scheiben waren gefroren! Kein Wunder bei -7 Grad!!! Jan musste leider mit einem Kärtchen die Scheibe kratzen! Das kommt Priska sicher bekannt vor ...

... 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.

... Anne having forsaken us, we limped and gimped around the Chateau Frontenac in the rain for a while then found a Boston Pizza on the way back to the Hotel where we had dinner.

Wednesday, September 23 – Quebec City... Not to be daunted we headed back to the City again, this time for an assault on the Citadel. The construction of the fortress began in the 17th century but the current configuration was not finished until around1831. It is presently the ...

... plenty of snow, the local bookmakers here offer serious odds against it not snowing!

Gatineau Park, summer or winter, is a delight. The 360, or so, square kilometres provide a biodiverse wilderness to be enjoyed throughout the year. During the winter the park becomes a skiers paradise with about 200 kilometres of groomed cross-country trails winding their way up and down the richly-wooded hills.

Having decided that we were going to stick to the “easy ...

... 2-3 days. Mid September and early October is a great time to go since you will see amazing foliage colors. Few places to see while there: 1.Explore Quebec City by foot (Old Quebec-walled city) 2. ile d'Orleans (stop by vineyards, orchards, and site-seeing tower) 3. Montmorency Fall 4. Canyon Ste-Anne 5. Charlevois Start of travels: Oct 08, 2008 End of travels: Oct 12, 2008

... back cost just as much as my round-trip ticket from Edmonton to Toronto and back), how we have cabins/cottages that we go to in the summer or on weekends, and lots of other little things that I never thought twice about till now... Staying in Montreal again tonight, then on to Mont Tremblant, Ottawa, Fort Coulonge, and Madawaska after that! As much as I've loved Quebec so far, it will be nice to be in an English-speaking province again...

Woke up really early because of the time difference, was up properly at 5:30 and wondering what to do. I forgot to say white rabbits though!! - hope that doesn't mean I have bad luck... So we had a kind of tour of campus today, I now know where the canteen and the place where all our lessons and workshops are. First we went to lessons, I'm in the 'avancé' group and everyone else comes from Canada, it seems weird to have travelled so ...

... could be like if they could reduce car traffic.Dozens of people were sat out at rush hour time and there was agreat atmosphere. I wonder if Manchester would close Deansgate when they get the congestion charging in? Just a thought !!!!!!

The Canadian people all over think a lot about the city of Quebec because it is so old - it celebrates its 400th year in 2008 and there was a comfortable feel about the town.