Cute Quebec City

Everybody raves about Quebec city being so charming and well, they are right. We both really enjoyed this town a lot. Our hotel was located in a nearby city, but we could easily get to the centre by bus. The center is split into a higher city and a lower city, both of which are definitly a must if you visit Canada. The Higher City was built on a hill of course and is dominated by the Chateau Frontenac, which is really impressive. We wanted to stay a night there, but it was a bit too expensive for our budget. Yet, it's worth going in the hotel to have a look inside as well. Around the hotel you have a busy square and the beginning of a Montmartre like artist street. There's also an incredible nice shopping street that goes from the center to one of the gates of the former city wall that is almost entirely intact. I forgot the name of the street, but we entered the city via that gateway and stopped at an excellent pastry store and shops where they sold mediaval and renaissance clothes. Apparently those are in fashion in Quebec and I'm sure some of you would find something to buy in there.

The Lower city is even more charming. There's this one street just under the hill which you can reach either via stairs or via an elevator, which has an excellent atmosphere. Again, a lot of art galleries, but also a lot of restaurants and on old Quebec house that you can visit for free, plus the oldest square of the city, etc... I really liked that part a lot. We decided to have dinner there and watch the crowd go by. We spend a full day in Vieux Quebec and that was enough. We could have gone back, but this way we had a very satisfying visit and spending another day there could have spoiled the fun.