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| Château Frontenac as viewed from the ms Maasdam on the St. Lawrence River. |
Update: I took a day-long tour that included the Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre Shrine, an authenticate sugar shack in a forest of maple trees, ventured to the top of the Montmorency Falls, and explored Old Quebec City. Here are just a few of my photos from the day.
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| The Château Frontenac dominates Old Quebec City's skyline. |
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| A restaurant in Old Quebec. The sharp incline of such roofs pose a hazard in wintertime. |
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| A mural on the wall of one of the buildings in Old Quebec. It tells the story of the city. |
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| You can see the funicular that helps one get up the cliffs of Quebec City. |
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| The ceiling mural of the Basilica of St. Anne. |
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| The Church of St. Anne has been the site of many miracles of curing the sick and disabled. Over 500,000 pilgrims travel to this church annually. |
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| The tour had the most delicious lunch at this restaurant that was once a mill. The poached salmon with lemon was delicious. |
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| The falls at the mill made it possible for the grinding of grains. It's truly a beautiful restaurant. |
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| The next stop was at a maple tree farm that demonstrated maple collection and production (maple water to maple butter). |
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| More and more water is removed as the maple water become syrup and other products. |
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| The gentleman is pour hot syrup (actually at a more refined state on snow (ice). It becomes wonderfully tasting when solid. |
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| Here's my snack that was so good and sweet. |
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| The view from the "sugar shack" was we made our way to the Montmorency Falls. |
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| The falls, at 275 ft high and 150 ft wide, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 98 ft higher than Niagara Falls. |
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| I am glad I didn't have to climb the stairs to reach the falls. |
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| The view from the falls looking down to the St. Lawrence River. You can see the leaves are just beginning to turn color. |
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| I went to the top and crossed the suspension bridge. |
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| These falls freeze in winter. Quebec gets about 26 feet of snow each winter. |
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| A view from the suspension bridge. |
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| Note the ship. It cannot travel beyond Quebec City because of its size. My ship, the ms Maasdam is behind it. It is smaller but still must travel at low tide to get under the Quebec bridge. |
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| I ventured to the top of the cliffs for a view of the city life in Old Quebec. |
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| So long Quebec City. We set sail to our next stop in Montreal. |
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| Here's the bridge that limits the size of ships on the St. Lawrence at Quebec City. |
