Boy, what a fun day today! First of all, Mom and Dad took me to doggie day care! I got to play ALL DAY with some new Canadian friends - and take a look at this place!
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| The Doggie Day Care Mansion! |
While I was playing all day, Mom and Dad took a tour of Quebec City. They said they had a really good time, too. Mom and Dad were the first ones picked up (at the camp site), so the driver had to go around and pick up other people too, and Mom and Dad got to see more of the city. The first place they went was the walled part of the city. Mom said this was really neat, but very old, crowded and the streets are very narrow. This is the oldest part of the city. Mom said some of the pictures look a little strange because she had to take them out of the window of the tour bus, but you should get the idea, and, she was really busy - over 200 pictures - so, get ready - this is a LONG post!
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| One of the gates to the old part of Quebec City - notice the horse drawn carriage on the left. |
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| Narrow crowded street |
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| Street side restaurant |
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| Parliament building |
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| Planters down the middle of the street |
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| Another crowded narrow street (no cars allowed here). Notice the cable car at the top of the picture |
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| Mime working on the street next to a church - imagine. |
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| Oops! He changed position! |
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| This is what the houses looked like in the olden days |
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| You can buy almost anything here! |
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| WHOA! What are we selling here? Mom said Dad noticed this right away! |
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| Mural painted on the side of a building - WOW! |
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| More of those narrow streets to go shopping in! |
Mom said she really liked this part of the City - you can shop a little, then stop and eat and drink a little, then shop a little.....(you get the idea).
And that was just the morning tour - now it's time for lunch. Mom and Dad got the tour that included lunch, so the driver dropped them off at an Italian Bistro called Portofino. They had minestrone soup, pizza and salad, and custard (flan) for desert. Mom even choked down a glass of red wine - in the middle of the day! They said it was really good, but they didn't save any for me!
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| The street side Bistro where Mom and Dad had lunch |
OK, now for the afternoon part of the tour - this was a tour of the countryside, so Mom and Dad got to see some of the city, then after lunch they were taken out to the countryside to see some of that.
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| Typical country home - steep roof because of the snow. |
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| A real Chocolaterie - too bad Mom and Dad ate too much at lunch! |
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| The St. Lawrence river - 800 miles from the ocean and they have up to 15 foot fresh water tides! |
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| Farm land (oops - ignore the reflection in the sky). |
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| Montmorency Falls - 1 1/2 times taller than Niagara Falls - look at the people on the bridge above the falls! |
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| There is a stair case on the ridge of the hill in the foreground - on the left of the hill. |
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| Copper art at Albert Gilles museum and boutique |
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| EVERY PIECE is done by hand - nothing cast, nothing poured! Family business of 4 generations! |
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| Quick sample of how they do each piece. |
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| Chez Marie (Marie's house) 350 year old home, bakery and crafts - the family still lives here - passed down for 8 generations. |
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| This is the oven where ALL the bread is made. |
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| Dad is at the left sampling home made bread with maple butter - YUMM! Everything is made here including all kinds of maple products - syrup, maple butter, candy, jelly, etc |
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| Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre Church |
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| Copper doors done by Albert Gilles from the above pictures |
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| Inside the church |
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| Inside the chapel - all the tile work is done by hand and nothing is any bigger than an inch |
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| The steeples are enormous! |
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| The front of the church |
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| The steeples you can't see in the picture at the left. |
And that was the end of the day! WHEW! We were all in bed by 9:00 PM!
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