Last week I presented some of my pictures from our 2004 trip to Newfoundland. On the way we stopped for a couple of nights in Quebec City, QC. What a wonderful city it is! One of the oldest cities in North America, Quebec City, or Ville de Quebec in French, was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain and was intended to be a commercial outpost to facilitate trade with the old world.
For a student of history, the most interesting part of Province Quebec’s second largest city is the fortified section of the city known as Vieux-Quebec (old Quebec). Old Quebec is the only remaining walled city in the Americas north of Mexico and has been designated a UNESCO world Heritage site. This view of the Old Quebec skyline gives a good idea of what the old city looks like.
Buildings dating to the 18th and 19th century set on cobblestone roads are a common site in Old Quebec.
Brightly decorated shops, cafés and homes line the streets giving the old town a European feel.
While walking down the street, the bright
reds and yellows of this café attracted my attention. Scenes like this one can be seen all over the
old sector.
Dominating the Old Quebec skyline is the
luxurious and very expensive hotel, Le Chateau Frontenac. Originally built by the Canadian Pacific
Railroad it opened in 1893 and is now owned by the well known Fairmont chain.
Quebec City is one of those places on my
return-to list. It is steeped in the
history of Canada and the exploration of the Northern United States.
Wednesday I will present some images
that display some of the controversy that shrouds Quebec and Canada, a different
take on a Canada Day Celebration.
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I'd love to go back there, too!
I'm thinking we ate breakfast at that cafe with the yellow awning in the third photo.
Posted by: Dominique | August 31, 2009 at 11:44 AM