The Trip to Quebec City with Pictures

The bridge in Campbellton

Monday morning we left Dalhousie, NB and headed to Campbellton.  Here we crossed a bridge to get onto the Gaspe Penninsula.  As we started climbing the mountain, we were reminded of BC scenery.  We followed a river for the first part, and came to the town of Amqui.

Up and over, we arrived on the other side and did not have to wait too long to get our first glimpse of the St. Lawerence River.

The St. Lawrence in the distance

We passed many dairy farms, bright yellow canola fields, and stopped for lunch in Riviere-du-loop.  We enjoyed a very good lunch and loved the European flair of this French town.

Where we had lunch

The streets of Riviere-du-loop

One of the many churches

    carried on along the St. Lawrence, and as we got closer to Quebec City, the temperature rose.  With the humidex we were in 38 degrees, sitting on a hot engine!  We enjoyed the ferry ride across the St. Lawrence to cool off abit before hitting the city.  We checked into the hotel and had a nice cool shower before heading into Lower Quebec City for dinner.

The ferry across the St. Lawrence to Quebec City

View of the Chateau from the water..alittle hazy this afternoon

This morning we had a liesurely morning, and then headed into Old Quebec again.  We walked around the Citadel, walked over to the Plains of Abraham, took a tour of the upper city area with a horse and buggy, viewed all the tourist attractions in the upper area, and then took a cobblestone lane down to the lower area again.  We stopped for refreshments, and then climbed back up to the upper area.  We took alot of pictures!  So many historical sights, beautiful buildings, and lots of patio restaurants and little shops.  A very beautiful area!  Pictures do not do it justice.  We loved our day here, and it felt like a "holiday" to just be tourists and not be riding.  Our butts enjoyed the break too!

The Chateau

Our horse having a drink on our tour around upper Quebec

The oldest restaurant

The cobblestone path we took down to the lower section

Typical Old Quebec street

Tomorrow we head off to Ottawa.  We have both been here a few times, but hope to have dinner in the area across from the Parliament Buildings and maybe have a beaver tail :)