Day two of our Eastern Canada bus tour started with an early morning wake-up call on August 9, 2008. For our 8 pm bus departure we did have enough time to go for a quick breakfast just steps from the Hotel Le Concorde where we had been staying. A quick stroll south on Rue Grande Allee Ouest, location of many restaurants and nightclubs, took us to a restaurant by the name of St. Hubert which featured an extensive breakfast buffet. Punctually at 8 am our bus drove us five minutes into the centre of Vieux Québec where we had about an hour and half to explore the old part of the city.
I walked down into the old port area where historic limestone buildings house dozens of restaurants, boutiques and specialty shops. On Place de Paris I came across a TV shoot for the local weather station that featured the host of the show all dressed up in historic French attire, surrounded by a quartet of singers and several other extras, also sporting 17th century dresses. A walk on the waterfront allowed me to take in views across the St. Lawrence River as well as a glimpse back up to the majestic Chateau Frontenac. For $1.75 I took a ride in the funicular, which whisked me back up the hill to the Place d’Armes within mere seconds.
Shortly before 10 am it was time to leave for our next destination: Montreal. After a quick lunch in St. Hyacinthe, we reached our first destination, the Olympic Stadium, at around 2 pm. We took the cable car up the tallest inclined tower in the world from where we enjoyed a perfect 360 degree view of the City. Right next to the Olympic Stadium we had a chance to visit the former Olympic veclodrom which was converted into the Montreal Biodome in 1992, a nature museum that features replicas of four eco-systems: a tropical South American rain forest, the Laurentian Forest, the Saint Lawrence Marine Eco-system and a polar area featuring animals from the Arctic and Antarctic. The penguin feeding was particularly popular among the audience.
At our next stop we were able to admire the …
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even though i live …
even though i live in montreal, i love old Quebec
Vive le Quebec!!
you are right I …
you are right I tought it was old houses but i didn’t inform myself properly
@maxim8724 – …
@maxim8724 – actually, it is more the foundations of the old Château St-Louis which used to be the house of the Governors of New France and at the beginning of the “Province of Quebec” from 1700′s until about 1830′s
HI,
I have seen …
HI,
I have seen some of your videos on youtube and they look great. I am going to Nig Falls, Quebec and Montreal in Oct. with a tour group. I like the old history of the towns and your info is great. Your vid on St Joseph Ort was great.We have a short free time in the towns. And I like the French atmosphere as I was in Paris last year. What would you tell me as a tourist, things to know.
Salut, Michelle
this city have been …
this city have been bombed 2 month of time the time its was the british occupation
This city is a …
This city is a jewel. It’s one of the oldest in North America.
Hail to the french.
Ville de Quebec is …
Ville de Quebec is the most European city in North America
oh wow really? cool!
oh wow really? cool!
its not in …
its not in construction they are just diigind around cause they foudn remains of hold houses that were built like 400 years ago
aha i was there the …
aha i was there the first nigh of my grade 8 quebec trip, we did a night tour! can’t believe it is still under construction!