Lévis & Quebec Lower Old Town

We arrived in Lévis in good order and easily found our Airbnb on Rue St Laurent. This place overlooks the water and faces towards Quebec with its dreamlike beauty, dominated by the magnificent old railway hotel, Chateau Frontenac. Rather than drive into Quebec we chose instead to stay on the other side of the St Lawrence Seaway at Lévis and catch the ferry. This ferry runs very frequently- every half hour from both sides- and costs very little. We are lucky that our hosts provide the cost of the ferry trip as part of the Airbnb rental. How good is that?
Today our first full day, we took the ferry and concentrated on the Lower Old Town of Quebec. We’d had a late start because of a serious plumbing issue- the shower drain was blocked. But our hosts were just fantastic, responding immediately and we were able to get away at lunchtime leaving the problem in their hands.
After a very good light lunch on the ancient Rue St Pierre and a little walk, we went to the Musée de la civilisation. There we explored the excellent exhibition by the Indigenous Nations of Quebec called “Our Story”. It was brilliant and very moving at times. The use of so-called “education”, for example in the disastrous residential schools, as a weapon of colonisation was very prominent. Another aspect was the ongoing struggle of all these proud peoples for justice, recognition, and land rights,
We have had a chilly trip so far - which we have both enjoyed. However today was very warm reaching 26 C and we basked in beautiful sunshine all day, with even something approaching a summer storm at its end. Tomorrow we plan our assault on the Upper Old Town. More of Quebec to come …Read more