Off to Quebec

Shortly after the July 1st celebrations John and Peggy joined us for a trip to Quebec, firstly Quebec City then a visit to Sainte.Anne.de.Beaupre and the  Ile d'Orleans, an island down the St Lawreance River from Quebec City.  A must, to visit when near Quebec City a wonderful island of farms, boutiques, produce stalls, old historic villages and very old farm houses.
Then on to Montreal area for a few days before they flew home from Dorval Airport.

Quebec City had quite a few of these 'Green' potted plants and green walls and roof.

The famous Hotel......Chateau Frontenac sits above the old wall of the city.

This building is a Military Armory within the old walled city, it is being restored and in the process is having a new copper roof installed.

The foyer of the Chateau Frontenac, a grand hotel from a hundred years ago and one of many across the Provinces of Canada built when the Canadian Pacific Railway was built across the county

The entrance to one restaurants/bars in the foyer of the hotel.  (Two Old Bears) Both white haired.

The funiculaire (tramway/cable car) just outside of the hotel over the city wall down to Old Town.

Looking down the St. Lawrence River from the Chateau Frontenac above the old city wall.  There was a Tall Ship at the dock from Portugal.

Peggy, John and Bill with the funiculaire in the back ground in Old Town.

The streets of Old Town below the wall are crowded together, by the water front full of boutiques and restaurants. 

Porte St. Jean one of the gates in the city wall.  Quebec City is the only walled city in North America.

We took a drive down beside  the St Lawrence River to visit the Basillica  Sainte.Anne.De.Beaupre
It has been credited by the Catholic Church with many miracles of curing the sick and disabled. We saw on many of the pillars in the church crutches, prosthesis and other medical articles.

A service was in process as we arrived but later we were able to walk all through the huge cathedral.

One of the side alters.

Dutchess developed a 'Whistle' last year that has been coming and going, one day it got very loud. Bill sprayed WD40 into the air conditioner to see if that would help.  But no success. It accompanied us on and off all the way back to B. C.