Bonjour, ou bon soir mes amis! Comment ça va aujourdhui? Nous avons très bien.
We just got back from Quebec City last night. What a wonderful trip. It was very relaxing, and a nice way to celebrate our first year of marriage together. We were somewhat disappointed to have to leave last night, mostly because we missed the arrival of the Queen Mary 2, the largest Atlantic cruise ship ever built, to the pier in Quebec City by just two hours. We thought we might see it from the air, but flew out in the opposite direction.
The trip started out with a flight to Toronto, and then from there a quick one hour flight into Quebec City. The language barrier became evident immediately. Although I am fairly good at reading and understanding French - so long as it is spoken slowly enough - in Quebec, it seems the faster you speak the better. We got into Quebec in the early evening. I can't even remember now if we walked into Old Quebec that night or not. We had a very nice view from our hotel room, looking down the street towards the St. Lawrence river with Old Quebec and the Chateau Frontenac in the distance.
After enjoying the breakfast buffet on Friday morning, we headed out to Old Quebec City, just a few blocks from our hotel. We toured the many cafés, bistros, stores, boutiques, historical buildings, statues and homes. Every street has something unique and interesting about it. I took many pictures, but it would take forever to put all of them on the web for you to see. The Chateau Frontenac is a mighty building, which I took many pictures of. I'm mostly intrigued by the roof, which is a lovely shade of green and looks beautiful lit up at night. I took this picture of a café, trying my best to imitate a great photographer - Diane Levit.
The evenings were always spent at a nice restaurant with Frank and Jeanne. We would usually finish our meal around 9:00 p.m., and make the trek back up to hotel, enjoying the lovely lights of the old city around us. My night shots didn't work out too well - I'll have to tweek my technique. In the evening, there are usually a lot of people out in th horse drawn carriages. These are always neat to see, but often leaves a bad smell in your nose when you happen upon fresh horse "waste" - be it solid or liquid.
The fall colours were not yet in their prime in Quebec, but we did find at least one tree that was showing it's fall colour.
On our second last day, Ryan and I boarded the M/V Louis Joliet for a guided tour on the St. Lawrence River. We felt like real tourists, but much enjoyed views of the city (our hotel is on the left, the building that looks like it is wearing a hat), and the Montmorency Falls.
On our last day, we ventured back into the old city one more time. We had a light lunch at a café and then headed back to the hotel until we left for the airport. There is probably more to say about the trip, but we will just have to wait until we can tell you about it in person.
We just got back from Quebec City last night. What a wonderful trip. It was very relaxing, and a nice way to celebrate our first year of marriage together. We were somewhat disappointed to have to leave last night, mostly because we missed the arrival of the Queen Mary 2, the largest Atlantic cruise ship ever built, to the pier in Quebec City by just two hours. We thought we might see it from the air, but flew out in the opposite direction.
The trip started out with a flight to Toronto, and then from there a quick one hour flight into Quebec City. The language barrier became evident immediately. Although I am fairly good at reading and understanding French - so long as it is spoken slowly enough - in Quebec, it seems the faster you speak the better. We got into Quebec in the early evening. I can't even remember now if we walked into Old Quebec that night or not. We had a very nice view from our hotel room, looking down the street towards the St. Lawrence river with Old Quebec and the Chateau Frontenac in the distance.
After enjoying the breakfast buffet on Friday morning, we headed out to Old Quebec City, just a few blocks from our hotel. We toured the many cafés, bistros, stores, boutiques, historical buildings, statues and homes. Every street has something unique and interesting about it. I took many pictures, but it would take forever to put all of them on the web for you to see. The Chateau Frontenac is a mighty building, which I took many pictures of. I'm mostly intrigued by the roof, which is a lovely shade of green and looks beautiful lit up at night. I took this picture of a café, trying my best to imitate a great photographer - Diane Levit.
The evenings were always spent at a nice restaurant with Frank and Jeanne. We would usually finish our meal around 9:00 p.m., and make the trek back up to hotel, enjoying the lovely lights of the old city around us. My night shots didn't work out too well - I'll have to tweek my technique. In the evening, there are usually a lot of people out in th horse drawn carriages. These are always neat to see, but often leaves a bad smell in your nose when you happen upon fresh horse "waste" - be it solid or liquid.
The fall colours were not yet in their prime in Quebec, but we did find at least one tree that was showing it's fall colour.
On our second last day, Ryan and I boarded the M/V Louis Joliet for a guided tour on the St. Lawrence River. We felt like real tourists, but much enjoyed views of the city (our hotel is on the left, the building that looks like it is wearing a hat), and the Montmorency Falls.
On our last day, we ventured back into the old city one more time. We had a light lunch at a café and then headed back to the hotel until we left for the airport. There is probably more to say about the trip, but we will just have to wait until we can tell you about it in person.
Great photos, Heather. Glad to see that the new camera is working well -- did you have lots of fun with it? Looks like the big guy even got the hang of it...that last window shot is excellent. Quebec City looks amazing.
Yes, Jer, I had a great time playing with the new camera. As mentioned, I found the nightshots were hard to focus as the shutter speed is so slow, but other than that the camera was great! Talk to you guys soon!