Quebec City

August 22-23, 2009
AC400 YYZ-YUL, AC8706 YUL-YQB, AC8717 YQB-YUL, AC421 YUL-YYZ

In what turned out to be a very full August, this was the last of the weekend trips, but was actually planned the earliest.  When a new Cirque Du Soleil touring show starts, we like to see one of the early shows in Quebec before it starts the larger world tour.  In 2007 we went to Montreal, but as we hadn’t been to Quebec City in a long time we thought it would be a nice chance to see the city and enjoy the show.  Neither the city nor the show disappointed.  Also in what was a bit of a strange coincidence this also completed our August tour of Canadian capital cities.  In August we were in 5 Canadian capitals: Toronto (albeit an easy one), Edmonton, Yellowknife, Victoria and Quebec.

August 22
Early morning flight to Quebec City afternoon Cirque du Soleil show

One of the many gates to the old city

The walls of the citadel

Chateau Frontenac from the St. Lawrence boardwalk

The lower city after dinner

Quebec Parliament buildings lit up for the night

Shopping in Petite Champlain quarter

Montemerency Falls just East of downtown

Trying to avoid the mist

August 23
Back home to Toronto via Montreal