Our last port of call on our Canadian whistlestop tour is Quebec City.. We took a 8.30 train after walking from our hotel.
We walked past an Olympic memorial. Not a happy memory for Australians as we didn’t win any significant medals in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. This triggered the development of the Australian Institute of Sport, in an attempt improve future performances.
More queuing in the ticketing hall before we were whooshed down to the train for boarding.
We had some occasional views of the wide St Lawrence River during the trip. But the carriage was entertained/harangued by four English jocks, on their Gap year with no consideration for anyone on the trip. So we heard about their attitudes to women, to legalising drugs, to every city in Canada (all **** except Toronto) and which of them would make the British PM (good luck!). The defining comment was when they were signing into the train internet, it asks what class you are travelling and one of the boys immediately said Upper Middle, which said it all. It felt like a Monty Python skit that lasted three and a half hours!
We arrived in Quebec City about 1pm. It is a small city on the St Lawrence River and because of its European ambience, architecture and its historical importance as one of the earliest settled areas, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.
Lunch in a traditional cafe.
In the main square in the old town is the Eglise Notre-Dame-des Victoires, opened in 1759. The main Cathedral is in the upper town near City Hall.
The town in awash with galleries, wall murals, Canadian products and fashion - so plenty to please tourists.
Our hotel is comfortable and convenient.
It also has a bar and good restaurant, which was handy tonight as it was raining. Our first wet evening. It is the result of the cyclonic conditions down the east coast of the US, with the arrival of Hurricane Dorian.
M&M
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