Québec - First full day

By Monsieur Swanson on October 18, 2007 8:45 PM |

Our first day highlites:

Breakfast in the hotel. The night was uneventful. Everyone seemed to sleep well. We had breakfast in the hotel and headed out for our group photo - the Chateau Frontenac as our backdrop.

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Walking tour of parts of la vielle ville - learned about different periods of the history of Québec.

Morning tour of the lower town. You can see the first church built in La Nouvelle France - Notre Dame des Victoires - behind M. Swanson, Mme Johnson & M. Saunoi. We learned about the influence of Louis XIV on La Nouvelle France. We also took the stairs called "casse-cou."

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The Musée de la civilisation featured exhibits on Dragons, the history of Québec and the Québecois, and several other topics.

We broke up into smaller groups for lunch.

Monsieur Saunoi is a three-headed monster. Check the picture:

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