Up to Montreal and Quebec City - September 23rd-October 1st 2006

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September 30th 2006: Outside the Walls of Quebec and a Late Night Ferry Ride

Two movies (1,2) attempt to capture a neat game one man was playing in the streets outside of Old Town. They don't do a very good job of portraying the game but having some video is better than having none. The man is playing hacky sack alone except using a soccer ball instead of a bean bag and bicycle tires instead of one's own feet. Sounds weird, doesn't it? Just watch the videos.

The other two movies are both 360-degree panoramas of Old Quebec and Levis taken during our ferry ride. The one recorded at dusk was taken during the trip outbound from Old Quebec; the one at night was taken during the inbound trip.

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Manoir des Ramparts
A panorama of Quebec City taken from the road in front of our hotel. Our room, on the second story, had this view. The picture generally looks between northwest (left side) and east (right side). Old Quebec -the section with everything to see- is behind the camera and hence not shown. I'm glad I took this picture on Saturday, when it was clear and sunny, rather than Friday, when it was overcast and rainy.
Our hotel, the Manoir des Remparts.
A panorama of Quebec City taken from the road in front of our hotel. Our room, on the second story, had this view. The picture generally looks between northwest (left side) and east (right side). Old Quebec -the section with everything to see- is behind the camera and hence not shown.
I'm glad I took this picture on Saturday, when it was clear and sunny, rather than Friday, when it was overcast and rainy.
Our hotel, the Manoir des Remparts.
Chez Temporel
Another European street (rue Coullard), a short walk from our hotel. Our breakfast destination in the foreground left.
The interior of Chez Temporel.
A chocolate croissant, a raspberry-orange muffin, and two oven baked eggs topped with oregano, along with toasted bread, jam, and assorted salad-type vegetables.
Another European street (rue Coullard), a short walk from our hotel. Our breakfast destination in the foreground left.
The interior of Chez Temporel.
A chocolate croissant, a raspberry-orange muffin, and two oven baked eggs topped with oregano, along with toasted bread, jam, and assorted salad-type vegetables.
More Old Quebec Upper Town (Vieux-Quebec Haute-Ville)
rue St-Jean, another European street, and its gate through the old walls. Notice how clear this day was compared to the previous day.
Yet another amazing old building not mentioned in my guidebook. After much web research, I've identified this as Ancienne Eglise Wesley (Old Church Wesley). It's now used by the Institut Canadien, a French language organization that supports literature and culture in the city, managing, for one, the library system.
Neat engravings on the bricks in front of the church. When I say engravings, I mean it -- the cuts and shapes are several inches deep.
The inside of the library of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, one of the few mostly English libraries in the city. It's funny that it's right next to the organization involved with all the (predominately French) libraries in the city.
rue St-Jean, another European street, and its gate through the old walls. Notice how clear this day was compared to the previous day.
Yet another amazing old building not mentioned in my guidebook. After much web research, I've identified this as Ancienne Eglise Wesley (Old Church Wesley). It's now used by the Institut Canadien, a French language organization that supports literature and culture in the city, managing, for one, the library system.
Neat engravings on the bricks in front of the church. When I say engravings, I mean it -- the cuts and shapes are several inches deep.
The inside of the library of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, one of the few mostly English libraries in the city. It's funny that it's right next to the organization involved with all the (predominately French) libraries in the city.
Looking north. On the left is the library; the previously photographed church is just visible on the left side of the street beyond the library.
Some of the buildings outside Old Town, as seen from the walls/fortifications.
A view down the top of the walls/fortifications. Gives a nice perspective of Quebec's skyline.
Looking north. On the left is the library; the previously photographed church is just visible on the left side of the street beyond the library.
Some of the buildings outside Old Town, as seen from the walls/fortifications.
A view down the top of the walls/fortifications. Gives a nice perspective of Quebec's skyline.
Outside the Walls
A panorama of Battlefields Park and Quebec City taken from the western edge of The Citadel. The left side of the photo looks south; the right side looks northeast. On the far right side is The Citadel. On the other side of The Citadel (not visible) is Old Quebec.
A panorama of the Saint Laurent River from the edge of Battlefields Park near The Citadel. The left side of the picture looks southeast; the right side looks west-southwest.
The Parliament Buildings.
An oblique shot of Fleuve (river) Saint-Laurent with ample foliage in the foreground. Excellent. Turn your monitor.
A panorama of Battlefields Park and Quebec City taken from the western edge of The Citadel. The left side of the photo looks south; the right side looks northeast. On the far right side is The Citadel. On the other side of The Citadel (not visible) is Old Quebec.
A panorama of the Saint Laurent River from the edge of Battlefields Park near The Citadel. The left side of the picture looks southeast; the right side looks west-southwest.
The Parliament Buildings.
An oblique shot of Fleuve (river) Saint-Laurent with ample foliage in the foreground. Excellent. Turn your monitor.
Excellent flora along the walls/fortifications.
More flora.
Porte St-Louis (the gate by rue St-Louis).
Stacked stones.
Excellent flora along the walls/fortifications.
More flora.
Porte St-Louis (the gate by rue St-Louis).
Stacked stones.
Rue St-Jean is as lively outside the walls as inside.
Another attempt at photographing plants.
An excellent detailed photograph of a coleus plant. You can even see its pores!
Another macro-mode photo of a flower, pores included. Almost excellent.
Rue St-Jean is as lively outside the walls as inside.
Another attempt at photographing plants.
An excellent detailed photograph of a coleus plant. You can even see its pores!
Another macro-mode photo of a flower, pores included. Almost excellent.
Epicerie Europeenne
The random European deli/market on rue St-Jean where we bought lunch.
The inside of the deli/market, showing one of the deli cases and its variety of meats.
The random European deli/market on rue St-Jean where we bought lunch.
The inside of the deli/market, showing one of the deli cases and its variety of meats.
More Outside the Walls
Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste. We sat on the benches on the lower-left (near the people walking) and ate our lunch.
The inside of the church, slightly fuzzy. What obsession does this province have with ostentatiously ornate churches?
The right side of the church.
The left side. The church has many stained glass windows.
Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste. We sat on the benches on the lower-left (near the people walking) and ate our lunch.
The inside of the church, slightly fuzzy. What obsession does this province have with ostentatiously ornate churches?
The right side of the church.
The left side. The church has many stained glass windows.
Quebec varies widely in altitude: the battlefields and Upper Town are a few hundred feet above Lower Town, the river, and most of the rest of Quebec. This picture, looking down on "the rest of Quebec" (taken during the walk up to battlefields park), demonstrates this particularity well.
The Montcalm Monument sits on a narrow strip of park.
An unidentified religious building, along Grande Allee, that's undergoing renovation. It's probably a church, though it's much less obvious with this building than with every other church I saw this trip.
The wide sidewalks and boulevard of Grand Allee. The rich used to live in mansions on this street. Now it looks like many mansions have been converted to business uses. Also, several apartment buildings have appeared.
Quebec varies widely in altitude: the battlefields and Upper Town are a few hundred feet above Lower Town, the river, and most of the rest of Quebec. This picture, looking down on "the rest of Quebec" (taken during the walk up to battlefields park), demonstrates this particularity well.
The Montcalm Monument sits on a narrow strip of park.
An unidentified religious building, along Grande Allee, that's undergoing renovation. It's probably a church, though it's much less obvious with this building than with every other church I saw this trip.
The wide sidewalks and boulevard of Grand Allee. The rich used to live in mansions on this street. Now it looks like many mansions have been converted to business uses. Also, several apartment buildings have appeared.