Day 21 - Quebec City

I learned many years ago that you had to book early to find a reasonable hotel room on a Saturday night.  But, the fact that this is a long weekend snuck up (is this past tense of "to sneak"?) on me.  We did manage to get the last non-smoking room at a Motel 8 in Ste. Foy but only for Friday.  Looks like we will need to be flexible to find lodging tomorrow night.

We managed to find some parking near the Parliament Buildings in Quebec City and walked down into the old fortified section of town after checking out the Plains of Abraham.  While it is sunny today, there are strong, gusting winds, that one could image could be of biblical proportions coming up the St. Lawrence River.  Julie says that it is a good thing we are heavy or we would be blown away.

Julie took many photos and some video of old buildings, some of which I hope to post here soon, as we walked through the historical area.  The Funicular is still running but there is construction all around the Plaza in front of the Frontenac Hotel.  We took the funicular to the lower town and toured the shops and read menus.  It looks like good French food is even more expensive here (compared to Montreal).  We did however stop for a snack of Beaver Tails - which I associate with French food.

Then we were off to explore another cathedral which has miracles associated with it in Ste. Anne de Beaupre. 

We finished the day with an excellent meal at a St. Hubert - which I associate with Quebec food.  All in all, it was a good way to spend a day which could have been 'the last day on earth' according to some pundits.