2019 Giddy Up Tour - Day 8 Quebec City

Today was a down day...or up and down day depending on which direction you take when in Old Port/Vieux Quebec.

We did the right thing by walking there to get some exercise.  Problem is that we are all directionally challenged without first plotting it and jumping on our bikes...needless to say we were headed Ouest when we should have been setting Est.

We finally make it to Chateau Frontenac (by taxi) and just as we arrive it starts to rain...again.  This is beginning to be a recurring theme but so far we have been adventitiously missing the worst of it.  A quick tour of the Chateau, and then we all group together (2 taxis for 6 people) in the lobby to start exploring.

We head to the Parks Canada excavation site that we explored with the girls in 2005.  Apparently the excavation took 2 years, during which they retrieved over 500,000 artifacts.  The exhibit, which is below the promenade, is pretty amazing.

After our exit, we head for the funicular.  At the bottom we have a quick lunch and then head off in 3 directions to explore, meeting back at the funicular an hour later.  Larry and I head down to see the umbrellas hanging on the street with all the restaurants.  We have been here at Christmas and their displays are always beautiful...not much for shopping we decide to sit and share a Beavertail (SKOR) which is amazingly delicious.

From here we head on down to the dock and grab the next boat tour out.  We get to view the Plains of Abraham, Chateau Frontenac, l’isle de Orleans and of course Montmorency Falls which are absolutely beautiful...we also got to watch more of our favourite thing.....storm clouds.  Just as we are finishing up the tour by water, the wind and then the rain descended upon us.

Undaunted, we dashed from the boat to our favourite Vietnamese restaurant that we found during our Christmas visit, to enjoy a great supper with our friends.  A walk around the artisan market after supper, a tour of the old railway station, another juggling act with taxis and we arrive back to our hotel, 12 hours later....it was a full day.

Much needed rest will now be required as we head to the border tomorrow.