We camped 25 miles outside of Quebec City in a really nice setting off the highway & amid farmland. Most campers seemed to be locals who keep their "VR"s on site all summer. Not knowing French didn't hamper us since most everyone was happy to be able to practice their En
glish. Thank goodness! Now, the people were as nice as could be & their language is beautiful, but I must ask why most the men walked around the campground with no shirts??? The worst offenders were those who definitely should have worn their shirts. Isn't that always the case? But I digress... We took the ferry across the St. Lawrence River on our first visit to Quebec City. The ferry terminal is in the perfect location. The town is built on two levels that are connected by stairs and a funicula
r. We wandered around the lower town & then took the funicular up the hill. The Chateau Frontenac hotel opened in 1893. It sits at the edge of the hill & is visible from EVERYWHERE so it ended up in a lot of pictures. It was a great spot to grab a snack, cool down, use the facilities, etc. We wandered all over the narrow streets in town & marveled at so ma
ny beautiful stone buildings that dated back to the 1700's. Knowing nothing about Canadian history, we went to a museum that explained the 6 attacks on Quebec City over the years, the last of which was led by Benedict Arnold in 1775. It's amazing that anything is still standing. Quebec City is celebrating its 400th birthday this year with many special events. Celine Dion gave a free concert for 250,000 people the night before we arrived. We drove in for our second day of sightseeing & ran right into a marathon! This slowed us down a bit & changed our intended route, but it was interesting to see the sights & many of th
e runners. We visited a museum with such a variety of exhibits that it took us half the dayto see. The museum was across from the cruise ship terminal, so Barb whimpered as the lucky cruisers set sail. One of our best finds was our dinner at Aux Anciens Canadiens. The restaurant occupies the oldest house in Quebec, built in 1675. Our $17 early bird special included wine/beer, bread, soup, entree & dessert. Dennis loved his wild meat pie entree & Barb could have eaten a whole maple pie dessert. We returned to the campground & visited with Dennis' new friend, Gaston. We hope to hear from him when he comes to Mesa this winter. Gaston told us ab
out another campground about 100 miles down the road & it was even nicer than we expected. We passed so much beautiful farmland in our drive. The fields are laid out in ribbons & remind us of pictures we've seen of France & Italy. Quebec is a beautiful & friendly province. We hope to return again one day.
glish. Thank goodness! Now, the people were as nice as could be & their language is beautiful, but I must ask why most the men walked around the campground with no shirts??? The worst offenders were those who definitely should have worn their shirts. Isn't that always the case? But I digress... We took the ferry across the St. Lawrence River on our first visit to Quebec City. The ferry terminal is in the perfect location. The town is built on two levels that are connected by stairs and a funicula
r. We wandered around the lower town & then took the funicular up the hill. The Chateau Frontenac hotel opened in 1893. It sits at the edge of the hill & is visible from EVERYWHERE so it ended up in a lot of pictures. It was a great spot to grab a snack, cool down, use the facilities, etc. We wandered all over the narrow streets in town & marveled at so ma
ny beautiful stone buildings that dated back to the 1700's. Knowing nothing about Canadian history, we went to a museum that explained the 6 attacks on Quebec City over the years, the last of which was led by Benedict Arnold in 1775. It's amazing that anything is still standing. Quebec City is celebrating its 400th birthday this year with many special events. Celine Dion gave a free concert for 250,000 people the night before we arrived. We drove in for our second day of sightseeing & ran right into a marathon! This slowed us down a bit & changed our intended route, but it was interesting to see the sights & many of th
e runners. We visited a museum with such a variety of exhibits that it took us half the dayto see. The museum was across from the cruise ship terminal, so Barb whimpered as the lucky cruisers set sail. One of our best finds was our dinner at Aux Anciens Canadiens. The restaurant occupies the oldest house in Quebec, built in 1675. Our $17 early bird special included wine/beer, bread, soup, entree & dessert. Dennis loved his wild meat pie entree & Barb could have eaten a whole maple pie dessert. We returned to the campground & visited with Dennis' new friend, Gaston. We hope to hear from him when he comes to Mesa this winter. Gaston told us ab
out another campground about 100 miles down the road & it was even nicer than we expected. We passed so much beautiful farmland in our drive. The fields are laid out in ribbons & remind us of pictures we've seen of France & Italy. Quebec is a beautiful & friendly province. We hope to return again one day.
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