Quebec City

Quebec City was one of the hi-lites of our trip - mine anyways. It's a very funky, European feeling city - and it's very old. It was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain so that makes it 30 something years older than Montreal.

We spent two full days here and plan to return in the future.

On the first day we went on a bike riding excursion to Montmorency Falls.

Some pics.

We never had time to climb these stairs. Next time.

And if you look close you can see there is a zip line running from the top of the stairs to the opposite side of the falls. Next time.

A shot from the top of the falls looking back to Quebec City.

A couple videos of the falls.

The square shown below is exactly where the original settlers of Quebec City lived. The square has obviously changed over the years.

A restaurant in the corner of the square all decked out in fall colours.

A monument to Samuel de Champlain

The Chateau Frontenac.

This from Wikipedia:

The Château Frontenac (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑto fʁɔ̃tənak]) is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, which is operated as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. Château Frontenac is situated at an elevation of 54 m (177 ft).[1] It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980.[2][3] Prior to the building of the hotel, the site was occupied by the Château Haldimand, residence of the British colonial governors of Lower Canada and Quebec. The hotel is generally recognized as the most photographed hotel in the world, largely for its prominence in the skyline of Quebec City.[4]

And this shot and the next one are The Plains of Abraham.....you remember The Plains of Abraham from high school ...right???

A couple shots of the narrow streets in old town.