Quebec City Day 1 & 2

Initial exploring, Citadelle Changing of the Guard & Tour and Quartier Champlain ...

We arrived in Quebec City around lunchtime and found our B&B accommodation with the help of Tom Tom. The accommodation was not exactly what we expected - least of which was the three flights of stairs! This place will be the source of many stories when we return! After "checking in" we went to find some lunch   

Our initial exploration of the town centre

I am fairly sure that this is the Notre-Dame-de-Quebec Basilica 

I know that this is City Hall - an explanation when we get home! 

I think this is the Chateau Frontenac Hotel through the trees, a magnificent structure that you can see from anywhere in Quebec City

The view over the St Lawrence River

Looking down to the lower area of Quebec City called Quartier Champlain. You can ride the funicular (in the foreground) between the upper and lower areas 

The next morning we were off to the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Citadelle fortress. This is highest point of all Quebec City. Anne with friend!

Changing of the Guard ceremony was good but not as good as the one we saw in Ottawa 

British busby hats reminded us that this was a British built fortress to stop the Anglo-Americans invading, what is now, Canada 

The parade ground with the top of the Chateau Frontenac Hotel in the bacground

The Regimental Mascot was a well trained goat 

Not sure how some of these guys knew were they were going! 

This was on the tour of the Citadelle fortress. The views were spectacular but unfortunately it was a humid day and a bit hazy for photos 

This was one of the two biggest canons weighing in at 12 tons and had a range of 3 kms! 

This was originally the Citadelle's hospital 

Views over Quebec City were very good 

Same location, just a bit further around overlooking the St Lawrence River 

A few more cannons - there were heaps!

This was the Citadelle's chapel although originally it was a gunpowder store 

Walking back to the centre of Old Quebec 

We went down to the Quartier Champlain which is the lower part of Old Quebec. This is looking back up to the Chateau Frontenac Hotel and you can see the funicular connecting the upper and lower areas 

The Quartier Champlain had many pretty streets and squares like this one 

This is a wall mural on the side of a 5 storey building. I could not get it all in the photo. You can see where the mural merges into the real pavement at the bottom 

A beautiful little church in the same square shown above  

Lots of touristy shops and lots of tourists! 

Another little square 

Photographers' paradise! 

Riding the funicular back to the upper level 

Yet another little park, I think Parc Montmorency

Old Quebec is completely surrounded by a serious wall. This was Porte St-Jean. We were heading back to our B&B which was in Old Quebec