I fell in love with Quebec City. The sights, the sound, the smell, the cobbled stone walkways, the crisp cold air, and the people. I did not think I could easily love a place, but I did. After a few weeks planning this trip, I think my love for this city grew. And spending a few days exploring by foot, eating local cuisine, and seeing the sights...I fell in love even more.

The old living right next to the new. There was a section in the old part of town, in the lower tier, where a wall has been drastically altered to be a mural. It was an open space, in between two 1800s buildings, and the picture depicts people of Quebec in a colourful setting. It was a living image of the diversity the city held, of the modernity living alongside the past, and of the fun nature these people had in life. Street art beautifully depicted in a city setting.

 

Thank you Quebec Tourism and Friends

Tourism websites can be your best friend when planning trips. Take for example, the Quebec City Tourism website: http://www.quebecregion.com/en/

Everything is at your fingertips. Looking for places to eat for dinner, check! Looking for brunch but specifically serving French cuisine, check! Looking for souvenirs for coworkers and family, check! Looking for nature activities on a nice sunny day, check!

Really, it is well organised and well displayed that navigating the website is not too much of a hassle. In the "What to Do" section, you can find a tab for routes and get a map of different ways to explore the city by foot, car, public transportation and carriage. This is so helpful! 

Download the maps if you can, memorize certain areas of attraction, and be creative. 

They even show you activities for the different seasons in the year! You can do skiing in Winter, a cruise in the Summer, explore a sugar shack in Spring, and hiking in the Fall. We are planning to go during the in-between season of Fall and Winter, more tree leaves changing colour and less freezing cold. Hopefully the weather gods will be courteous and allow sunshine and nice weather during the trip...one can only hope.