(Backup) DAY 8 - Continued

DAY 8 - Montmorency Falls

After an uplifting visit to the Basilica, we went to the Montmorency Falls.   

Open year-round, the spectacular falls at 272 feet high are 99 feet higher than Niagara Falls.  After arriving at the lower level cable car area,  we immediately heard the roar of the rushing water which I found so energizing.  The cable car ride to the top cliff provided us with breathtaking views of the falls.  

From the top, I took the panoramic path to the first suspension bridge overlooking the Falls.   It was quite a hike for me, but I was determined to make it especially when one of the other group members, a lady who was 82, passed me on the path.    

We enjoyed a delicious late lunch at the Manoir Restaurant located a short walk from the Cable Car.

I loved Quebec and our hotel as it was located right in the heart town, within walking distance of many fine hotels and lower Quebec.   If you didn’t feel like walking, you could take the Old Quebec Funiclar railway, located less than a block from our hotel, down to the Petit Champlain shopping district. 

That evening we strolled the Governor’s Promenade behind our hotel, the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, shown below.    The Promenade runs along the St. Lawrence River from behind the  Frontenac Hotel past the Citadel ending at the Plains of Abraham, a famous battlefield.   

The Promenade had many interesting attractions including the luge and canons.

Views from the Promenade 

DAY 6

Monday was a leisurely travel day from Ottawa to Quebec.  

We arrived in Quebec early afternoon for our 3-night stay at the stunning Fairmont Le Château Frontenac.  Château Frontenac, one of Canada's grand railway hotels, is situated at an elevation of 54 m (177 ft).  It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980.   An interesting fact is that the Château Frontenac is the most photographed hotel in the world.  

    

The marketing shot above and below, one I took from the street in

Quartier Petit Champlain.

This luxurious lobby invitingly welcomes you to be their guest. 

The fresh flowers were so beautifully arranged in a table layout of one large and several smaller vases, a set-up not commonly seen in hotels in the States.

     

This evening we dined at Aux Anciens Canadiens Restaurant, the oldest restaurant in Quebec.  It was a very short walk from the hotel.

We were offered several choices of local dishes including salmon and shrimp in pastry,  Meatball ragout Grand-mere and  Lac St Jean meat pie made with wild meats of the area.  We had fun sharing our dinners and trying all the meals.  Our dinner was topped off with a local speciality dessert - Maple Syrup Pie which had the consistency and sweetness of Pecan Pie.