Home Sweet Quebec
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I got to my Airbnb early so spent a half hour wandering around the neighborhood, killing time before I could check in. It was fun to recognize places on the taxi ride from the airport, and I spent myEn savoir plus
I got to my Airbnb early so spent a half hour wandering around the neighborhood, killing time before I could check in. It was fun to recognize places on the taxi ride from the airport, and I spent myEn savoir plus
I got to my Airbnb
early so wandered around the neighborhood. I came across a pop up dance festival; seems like they were pulling random strangers off the street, but it was fun to watch!
It didEn savoir plus
My Airbnb loft is on a quiet little street in Basse-Ville, the lower part of the town). The street is full of art galleries, restaurants and fancy hotels but without the crowds of the upper part ofEn savoir plus
After three years, I finally headed back to Quebec for trip number three. It has been way too long, but finally the day is here. After a whirlwind week of packing up my classroom, driving my cats upEn savoir plus
After dropping off my luggage, I didn’t waste any time getting out to find some supper. I decided that it was too nice out to eat inside so went to Cafe Paillard, which is like a fancier Panera, andEn savoir plus
I needed to get some groceries so took off for a newer, hipster part of the city which was close to one of the Airbnbs where I stayed last time. It was a short walk, and on the way I took theEn savoir plus
This morning I got up to walk on the quiet morning streets. It really was quiet—just me and the birds. There really is a bird sitting on the windowsill in the sixth picture! It was nice to enjoy theEn savoir plus
After coffee I spent some more time sitting in the park and then wandering up and down some more streets. Almost every house has window boxes, and trim colors on the stone houses are fantastic!En savoir plus
Now the real adventure started. I decided to tackle taking the bus up to the big indoor market in another part of town. I had gotten directions at the tourist office yesterday afternoon and was kindEn savoir plus
One of the main reasons that I wanted to go to the market today was that there was a First Nation festival in the park next door. The eleven Indigenous people groups that live in Quebec wereEn savoir plus