Hello all three of you and welcome to the second instalment of our Québec City vacation blog. I guess it is my turn to fill you in on what we have been up to since DawnO’s last post. First of all I feel a burning desire to explain something to you. I am NOT a Celine Dion fan. My love for her could not move mountains. If she decides to call it quits tomorrow I am quite certain that my heart will go on. However, I do appreciate the fact that she is a world class talent and respect her enough to sit on the side of a grassy hill and listen to her sing a tune for free. Consider the matter clarified.
The day after the concert we decided to find a tennis court to play on. If you can believe it we actually brought luggage that we had to check (roller blades, tennis rackets, books). We thought it would be a good idea to walk to Laval University, play tennis, and then take the bus back home. It didn’t look too unreasonable on the map… we need to smarten up. After DawnO kicked my tired ass all over the court we headed out for crépes.
Yesterday DawnO planned a superdate which involved a trip to the Île d’Orléans. It’s an island located in the mouth of the St. Lawrence river that is connected by a bridge to Québec City. We rented bikes and rode around the island stopping at cool shops and fruit stands along the way. Afterwards we headed back to town for some pretty good Nachos.
Last night we tried to get into the “free” Cirque du Soleil performance but we were foiled because we were standing in the family line. Also, most people had tickets that were given to them by the hotels they were staying at. Once they let the ticket holders in you have a small chance of getting any leftover seats. Since we did not have any children with us in the family line, we were hooped. We ended up going to the waterfront to watch the image mill. It’s a film the city projects on to the mill across the water. They have speakers set up all along the docks where people can sit and watch the show. It was pretty amazing how they used the entire mill to tell their story.
Anyway, on to the pictures. We’ll blog again soon!
Great pictures!!! See you soon.