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Roadtrip to Canada: 4th Stop, Old Quebec City

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Ahhh, Quebec, a.k.a, mini Europe with a flare of PA-REEE!

This was our final stop of the roadtrip and the BEST! This is a part of Canada that was founded by the French colonies and so to this day people speak French and many Europeans continue to move to Quebec because of the space and the culture. Old Quebec City is built within a beautiful fort and the homes are in a beautiful colonial style. Within the fort there are mostly hotels, shops, and restaurants for tourists, but either way it is beautiful in a very romantic way. Outside the fort, we visited the Fine arts museum, the local hand crafts fair, the farmer’s market, and many other places, such as, parks and gardens.

 

NOTE: The drive or taking a train from New York to Quebec is 10 hours! Take advantage if this if you’re in the surrounding areas, as Quebec is a mini-Europe in North America! It’s one of our favorite places. The locals are very nice and this little city is just so alive!

Our tips for Quebec:

1. The best way to stay in Quebec! We stayed at a Bed & Breakfast, which was right in the center of Old Quebec City. There is only one hostel in the center of the city and it is quite honestly the same price as the bed & breakfast. The bed & breakfast we stayed in was fabulous! It was like a fancier ‘home away from home.’ Our host, Natalie, was an incredible woman who made the most amazing breakfasts in the morning that left us so full that we wouldn’t eat until much later in the day! There was also a beautiful terrace and our room was exquisite!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Go BEYOND the fort. Many tourists and travelers stay within the fort and for great reasons – it is absolutely charming! But you will find that Quebec outside the fort also has that charm! Explore – you really don’t know what you might see or bump into! We met so many different people as we explored and we learned that many of those people were from Europe! It’s very interesting, but many Europeans move to Quebec because there’s more space, especially for farmers. You’ll also discover that Quebec might not have ‘organic’ food as America does, but they have ‘ecological’ food and Quebecois people regularly shop for healthy food. For example, we enjoyed the most delicious ‘ecological’ berries, which were grown by the season! We also found that the restaurants and cafe’s  were so much better and cheaper! There was also one evening, we were sitting in a cafe and all of a sudden police began telling people to move aside from the road. After a few minutes, dozens of cars, like ferarri’s and lamborghini’s began driving through the streets. Check out our photos and you’ll see! Soon after, the locals and tourists were having lots of fun looking at all of the cars. Nicholas had a blast! So you never know what you might see in Quebec!

3. Cirque de Soleil! If you visit Quebec during the summer, they have one of the best circus school there and once or twice a week, they put on a free Cirque de Soleil show. If you’ve ever seen Cirque de Soleil, you will know that this is the best circus in the world with the most talented acrobats! We didn’t have the chance to go since we were leaving the day of the show, but we know it must be fantastic!

4. Visit the Fine Arts Museum!!! Barely any tourists even know of the Fine Arts Museum in Quebec and we certainly didn’t know about the museum before either! This is not only an art museum, but half of it is actually and old prison! You can actually see the old prison cells! It’s very fascinating. And another reason it’s worth visiting is because they have an extraordinary collection of Inuit art. Inuit are people who are typically referred to as ‘eskimos,’ but they don’t like to be called eskimos, as this means ‘raw-meat eater.’ The Inuit live in Northern Canada. Before the French colonialists came, the Inuit were very spiritual and believed in Shamanism. Now though, they are Catholics because the colonialists influenced many of them when they first came. The Inuit also have their own unique language and the letters look like shapes! The Inuit art is some of the most fascinating art that we’ve ever seen! There’s such beautiful spirituality and meaning behind the art. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get any photos because I wasn’t allowed by the security guards, but here is a great photo I found of their art!

5. Visit the local handcraft fair and farmers market! Quebec has two huge markets and we think it’s absolutely amazing! These are permanent markets, which are located next to the train terminal. Although we weren’t planning to buy anything in the handcrafts market since we’ll be traveling, we couldn’t resist buying one thing! ‘Not Made in China’ cups! We actually chatted with the artist of these cups for a little and you can visit his website here to buy these amazing cups!

We also really enjoyed the local farmer’s market! They had incredible fresh food. We had a huge ‘berry’ lunch! We felt like bears, enjoying the delicious berries as they stained our mouthes :D ! We also saw people buying these huge hot dogs!  That may sound funny, but we were surprised! You know how American hot dogs look kinda freaky and they’re filled with mystery meat? Well the Quebec hot dogs, were sausages! No mystery meat, just ground up meat in the form of a hot dog with some spices of your choice!

We do hope that if you aren’t too far from Quebec that you’ll consider going! The art, the vibes, the music, the cute little streets, all make Quebec one of the loveliest places! We’ve been to Quebec four times already!!! So, trust us, it’s great! :) & Enjoy our gallery of photos from Quebec below!

Hope everyone’s having a great weekend!

-Natalia, Molly, & Nika

 


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