We were staying a bit outside of the walled part of old Quebec in the St. Roch neighborhood but still an easy walking distance to the sites, although lots of up and down between the lower and upper towns. In fact, we encountered some brake fade on the tandem for the first time ever going down a 19% hill(!). Our accommodations were challenging with the bike as there wasn’t anywhere to leave it securely, except bringing it into the room which involved carrying it up a narrow winding staircase to the 3rd floor. For our departure we instead removed the front wheel and managed to get it into the small elevator with the front end lifted up.
Our first day included a local bus trip to the spectacular Montmorency Falls just east of the city with a staircase to climb of almost 500 steps and a suspension bridge. We then headed back into old Quebec to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral (almost the oldest one in North America) and wandered around the pedestrian streets. The next day we visited the Plains of Abraham museum to learn about one of the formative Canadian battles fought here between the French (General Montcalm) and the British (General Wolfe), who won, obviously, which meant the end of New France in Canada. The museum backs onto the actual site of the battle, now a big park area, and on this day an international bike race was on with their 200km route through old Quebec and the Plains of Abraham park. We also took a guided walking tour of old Quebec which included most notable sites and some of the rich history involving the French and British as well as the dispatching of the Americans on several occasions.
Our 3rd day included a tour of the Citadelle of Quebec which is an active military base (le ‘Vingdouze’ regiment, a nickname for the 22nd regiment for English speakers who couldn’t say Vingt-deuxieme) on le Cap Diamant, a strategic point for protecting the city from all directions. Quebec or kébec is the Algonquin word for “where the river narrows” a position that left the city somewhat vulnerable to attack. Here we had the best views of the city, Chateau Frontenac, the St. Lawrence river and the area around the city. We also wandered in the lower town by the port, called Petit Champlain, a very touristy spot with many shops and eating establishments but not too crowded as we were out of the peak season.
Quebec is a very beautiful city, a UNESCO world heritage site in fact, with a complex history. We enjoyed our stay here.
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Tricky accommodations!