It's a very short trip from Montreal to Quebec City. Before I know it, I'm being greeted by Uncle Grant, Aunty Yvonne, and their two kids Jason and newborn Emily.
My time in Quebec City was limited to just over 5 hours so Grant planned a condensed tour for me. He's sort of a history buff so I knew that we would cover a lot in the short time that I had
Right from the beginning Grant was telling me little historic facts. We passed by the old Quebec Bridge which is nearly 100 years old and rusts as fast they they can re-paint it. Because of the short time frame he decides that we should go to the area where the tourist stuff is the most dense. After passing the Plains of Abraham and the hill where Wolfe had his soldiers pull the cannons we reach our first stop, Old Quebec.
From the road Old Quebec looked really cool. Unfortunately all the buildings have been completely redone. The reason is that the British bombed the heck out of the city in 1759 leaving very few buildings intact. It still had an interesting feel to it because of the narrow streets. There was far more people there than you would see in gastown.
Yvonne needed to stop and feed Emily, so Gran, Jason and I hike up this winding hill to the top of the city. The Chateau Frontenac dominates the skyline. We walk around the hotel to join up with Yvonne. We walk down one of the main streets passed the National Assembly and the barracks. We pass through the city gates of the wall that surrounds that area for hundreds of years.
We take a break for dinner at Ashton's to have poutine. I ordered that largest serving size they had and Grant dared me to finish it. Yup, I finished it.
We walked back towards the boardwalk around the citadel which is the highest point in Quebec. The boardwalk (Dufferin Terrace) had beautiful views the entire way and eventually we passed an excavation where they are searching the old fortress ruins.
I think one of my favourite parts was when Emily was crying and I picked her up and she stopped and fell asleep on my shoulder. I completely failed in my picture taking so I'm afraid I don't have pictures of Yvonne or Jason. I think I was distracted by the beauty of the city and all the history around me. Just another city that I'll have to come back to. Here are the pictures that I took while I was there.