La belle Quebec

We got back from Canada after a good couple of days away and we've just downloaded the photos for you to see. Old Quebec was beautiful and well worth at least one visit. And yes, it is very possibly more French than France!

Anyway, it turns out Jayne's foray into town on her tod went pretty well, with no major incidents to report and no distress calls to save a lost damsel in distress. Phew! Check out her pics below, which show some of the sights as well as a few silly things that were notably 'different'...

Our rented Nissan Armada V8, which I don't think is out in the UK (it's one up from the Pathfinder)... grrrrr

KFC - or PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) as it's known in this part of the world. Didn't go in but had to take the snap, esp with the Curves fitness centre next door...

Still on the fast food theme, this was a Burger King like I've never seen before...

Stopped at yet more traffic lights on Grande Allee heading into old Quebec - funny that they're sideways compared to normal

On a go-slow in traffic heading down towards Old Quebec

A horse and carriage behind me in the wing mirror... note that Neddy is walking... slowly

The same horse and carriage streaks ahead... with Neddy still at a slow walk... clearly the way to get around town in all this traffic. Old city wall and Chateau de Frontenac in the distance.

Jayne heads off, not entirely intentionally, into the back streets of Quebec... very pretty... very French... errm, very narrow... oh and very one way too [one thing I was sure of was that I'd been up this way at least once already!]

Aaah yes, that would be the Chateau de Frontenac... again

Finally on the road back to Levis from old Quebec [I don't miss all this horrible traffic stuff one little bit - J]

The next day we both headed back into Quebec, via ferry this time, for breakfast and a little walk about before we left for Montreal.

View of old Quebec city from the ferry at Levis

... or in English, The Mad Pig. We almost stopped here for breakfast but didn't

Riding up the funicular railway

Where we ended up having breakfast - a great view of the Chateau de Frontenac just across the street from here...

A nice 'apres le petit-dejeuner' stroll through the streets back down to the ferry

... or rather more like Adam frog marching Jayne past all the lovely little shops full of wonderful wares to rummage through :( We came away with only a fridge magnet... boo!

On the next leg of the trip we didn't quite make it into the city of Montreal for a look about. Adam's schedule and Jayne's faith (or lack of it) in her ability to get in and out in one piece and without getting horribly lost on her own were to blame for that. It'll keep for another day tho, since on this trip we discovered we're only about 2 hours away.

On the recommendation of many we at least made a point of trying the local delicacy 'poutine' before we headed back to USA. For those not in the know this is basically proper chips (not American 'fries') with proper brown gravy poured over them and topped with fresh cheese curds (the worlds squeakiest cheese!). Not something you'd want to eat often but very yummy for the occasional 'before we get on the road home' snack!