Here's a quick Google-wrap re: Quebec City:
Québec City sits on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada's mostly French-speaking Québec province. Dating to 1608, it has a fortified colonial core, Vieux-Québec and Place Royale, with stone buildings and narrow streets. This area is the site of the towering Château Frontenac Hotel and imposing Citadelle of Québec. The Petit Champlain district’s cobblestone streets are lined with bistros and boutiques.
Stunning: the amount of BIG, old building getting re-roofed in copper sheeting and trims. It costs an absolute BOMB!
And the work is exquisite!!
The maps make it easy...pick the narrowest part of the river and.... control it.
Build the place, build the fortifications...
The Old City is inside the marked area...the old harbour to the north, city and the Chateau Frontenac along the river to the east, La Citadelle and Fortifications at the southern end, effectively throttling the river.
For some better maps, check this link/ download the pdf.
And for a look at the real thing, despite the grey skies and occasional gusty showers, let's hike.
Parliament House
Not shy
Today's rarity: a Litfass column
Parliament is doing something right here...
Rue Saint Louis city gate...only one of a few in the well-restored city walls which circle Old Quebec.
Help...she shrunk in the wash!
Restoration works at La Citadelle before the winter-snows stop it all...400 years and 3 generations of stone-work.
Acres and acres of....boardwalks!! The amount of timber on the ground is just unbelievable!
Hell yeah!!
Those "Maple-Leafers" got it stitched!