Quebec--North America's France

One of several historic city gates to Quebec

We loved Quebec, especially Quebec City.  It's like Paris without the Eiffel Tower and all the dog shit on the sidewalks.

Founded in 1608, it is the last narrow point on the St. Lawrence River and was a major port, political capital, and focal point of British, French, and US military designs.  Its citadel is huge, the largest fortified city north of Mexico.

The St. Lawrence & Quebec port

Beyond the citadel, old Quebec if full of narrow quaint streets and alleys, reminiscent of Europe, and France in particular.

One of many street scenes.  We ate on the left.

The massive Fairmont Hotel was the meeting place for Roosevelt, Churchill, and Canadian PM Smith to plan D-Day. 

The Fairmont hotel

Nice, but a few too many mosquitoes

We camped upriver in a beautiful forested national park, next to Isle de Orleans.  After lunch at a winery with just so-so wines, we bicycled partly around in 80 degree heat and 80% humidity.  We were also right next to Chutes Montomorecy a huge waterfall taller than Niagara Falls.

Chutes Montomorecy

You can see more photos HERE.

We drove over 400 miles today along the St. Lawrence River then through beautiful, hilly farmland and forests.  (Sorry, no photos, but parts were definitely photo worthy).  Now that we're in New Brunswick, it's nice to see road signs in English, and have people speak English with us.  We're within two hours of the Bay of Fundy, the place with the massive tides.  Then back to the USA via Maine.

Leisurely Charcuterie lunch in Quebec City

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