Quebec City July 21
Just in case we haven't driven around enough, we started the day checking out the neighborhood,
. (wouldn't you love to have their rock garden)
then taking Champlain Boulevard which runs along the river to the old city.
Even if there wasn't an election due this fall, a suspicious person might think that one was coming up because all sorts of public construction projects are happening at the river.
Our first stop was at the Musée des Beaux Arts. That was almost our last stop, because we spent hours in there. Love this place even though one of the older pavilions was closed for renovations or something.
Here is a small selection of works from the museum.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Kobm1w9PQPApvwk7
Later in the day, we walked a little around the district of St. Roch. Used to be a working class neighborhood but now trendy in the way Griffintown has become.
. (wouldn't you like to know this bread maker?)
And always, the magnificent churches.
These types of churches were rare in the Maritimes. Usually more modest and reflecting the means of the community. But almost anywhere you go in Quebec, the Church was never shy about glorifying their edifices.
And we finished the night, an unusually late night for us, by watching the fireworks from the terrasse of the Chateau Frontenac.
Probably about 45 minutes before the fireworks started, the rain came down with a fury. Michael figured that that was it for the night, but I told him that it never rains for the fire works, and like clockwork, the rain stopped completely just before they show began .
Probably about 45 minutes before the fireworks started, the rain came down with a fury. Michael figured that that was it for the night, but I told him that it never rains for the fire works, and like clockwork, the rain stopped completely just before they show began .
