Part 1 - Upper Old Quebec

The rain has gone and we are left with the wild and windy.
Just a short walk along our street and we are through the walls of the old city and walking steeply up hill. In no time we are exploring along Rue Saint-Jean one of the main thoroughfares through both old and new Quebec. We walked up to the Porte Saint-Jean but only to have a look and turned back to walk the length of Rue Saint-Jean. No-one will ever starve here in Quebec. Every second shop, it would seem is a restaurant, bistro or coffee shop. Oh and plenty of Patisseries. I have been very good during this trip saying away from sweet thins, but french patisseries? I’m not a saint!
Our wandering in the wild winds took us past Place de l’Hotel dead Ville, Notre Dame Cathedral and the beautiful old post office to Parc Montmorency. The park overlooks Lower Old Quebec, which is the original settlement of Quebec and thus the oldest part. Up quite a few stairs to Chateau Frontenac. Rumour has it that Chateau Frontenac is the most photographed hotel in the world. It is beautiful, perched as it is on the cliffs overlooking the Lawrence River. The Terrasse Dufferin passed in front of the hotel as along to The Promenade des Gouverneurs. From there around the Citadelle, across the Plains of Abraham (Battlefields Park) and over the wall back into the old city.
The rest of the afternoon took us out the Porte St Louis to have a look at the Parliament House back through it to the City Hall and the Edifice Price (an Empire State Building look alike). More wandering up and down dale took us through the wall again down to the Old Port Market in Search of some species mushrooms.
The search there was a failure so down to the supermarket and onward Down Rue Saint Joseph Est to find a charge lead for the iPad and phone and some more coverings for Neil’s leg.
All items ticked we headed home to escape the winds. Mushroom and Pea Risotto for dinner! Mmm, mmm!Read more