We had such a great day with the bikes today. We took a small ferry from Levis to Quebec City - it's just 10 min. across the river. Then, we biked up into the Old Quebec. This was much more difficult than it looks on a map, since maps are flat paper and topography is not. Quebec rises on cliffs right out of the water which we had to find a way to get up on our bikes. Our butts will be sore tomorrow. We were glad to be forced into the good exercise, though. Once we were up on top, we were able to cover so much land that everyone else way walking. We knew Yvonne would never last walking, but she'll fly around on that bike for hours. We got to see changing of the guards at the Citadel - good thing we went over early since that is the only time of the day they let people in there. It is still an active military site. Then, we went to the Plains of Abraham which is a huge area about as big as Stanley Park. They had a 1 hour bus tour that was hilarious. A French guy was all dressed up in 1700's clothing and he was so funny, the best bus tour I've ever seen. He gave us a tour of the grounds and the history of the battles between French and English that occurred there for control of Quebec. There's also a couple different museums that we browsed through. We got to see parliament buildings and the Old Quebec Port as well as wandered through some old, narrow streets which are basically all boutiques now. Ahhhh, the aroma of forbiden food was just lovely. I would put this city on a list of spots to go as a couple - sans bebe. She is fun and was a great trooper today (we were out of the house 9 hours), but I'd love to come here just us so we could lounge with a glass of wine in a bistro and wander the streets. We'll have to do that one day.
PS: the most beautiful place we've been and we forgot the camera in the truck. DAMN
Jim bought a disposable camera, so we'll have to refresh ourselves on how to get pictures developed.