BOS -> YUL -> YQB
Deer Island seen from the plane window |
harbor islands, downtown Boston, and the airport |
Nahant (MA) |
Marblehead and Peabody (MA) |
First view of the St. Lawrence Seaway, from the flight from Montreal to Quebec |
getting ready to land in Quebec |
After i arrived in Quebec City, i checked into my hotel, then headed off via bus to see Montmorency Falls. When i got back, i walked back downtown the long way, got an unexciting dinner, then wandered around watching the sunset.
boardwalk in Quebec City |
this mammoth castle (actually a hotel) dominated the view of downtown Q.C. |
the St. Lawrence from downtown Q.C. |
rowhouses in Q.C. |
hey, it's FDR. what's he doing here? |
if you speak French, you can find out |
archway in Q.C. — a decorative part of the city walls |
more greenery and walls |
Speaking of things French-speaking people might be able to explain to me... what is even going on in this informational sign? I spent awhile looking at it while waiting for a bus, and never got a clue. |
seen from the bus window |
a mural on a highway underpass. there were about five columns, all impressive, but this is the only one i managed to photograph |
seen from the bus: the first of many metal roofs which caught my eye on this trip |
looking at Montmorency Falls from upriver |
people crossing the bridge over Montmorency Falls |
a protected bike lane seems like a good sign |
stairs down the hillside to look at the falls |
suspension bridge across the St. Laurent, seen from over the falls |
looking down at the falls from the bridge; check out the graffiti made of sticks |
top of the falls, from the bridge |
looking down at a rainbow in the falls |
Ile d'Orleans, across the St. Laurent |
tourist bridge over the falls, which i've now just crossed |
view across the river through the park surrounding the falls |
top of the falls, seen through trees |
the falls, seen through trees |
a park visitor prepares to bike up the observation staircase |
with the right camera, you can see Quebec City from here; with this camera... well, i'm still pretty sure this is Quebec City |
another view downriver: the suspension bridge actually goes, not to the south bank of the St. Laurent, but to the Ile d'Orleans. You can see the tip of the island, and the river splitting to go behind it, at the left edge of this picture |
the falls |
top of the falls |
cliff wall is made of pointy rocks |
some people having an adventure |
the entire purpose of this outing was to see the falls. so you get a lot of pictures of the falls. it's life. cope |
sticks collect at the bottom of the falls |
view while climbing down the observation tower |
i wonder what that blue sign says... guess they're off to find out |
greenery near the falls |
splash |
one last view of the falls and the cliff near them |
pool at the bottom of the falls |
guess i could have taken the cable car |
the park near the falls |
metal roof two: something is going on here |
the river north of the falls |
back in Q.C., a metal-roofed church |
closeup of the church |
Quebec City |
old walls in Q.C. |
church in Q.C. |
more roofs |
that too |
docks in Q.C. |
caution: road surface is at a 30-degree angle |
edge of the upper city in Q.C. |
last one for today, i promise |
tourist cannon (tourists not included) |
looking down towards the lower city and the river |
across the river |
across the river |
from a pedestrian bridge to the street below |
under the pedestrian bridge: some repairs needed |
park in downtown Q.C. |
the ridiculous castle-hotel lit up for the night |
sunset upriver |
sunset across the river |
sunset upriver |
viewing area down to an excavated part of the old city |
dark across the river |
sunset over the lower city |