Notre dimanche au Québec

Vieux-Porte

Vieux-Porte, as Quebec’s Old City Port is known, is a key tourist attraction to what was once a bustling area for ship merchants transporting supplies to the new settlers of the town. The Old Port was once one of the five biggest ports in the world and is still considered a popular cruise destination. Today the port serves as a delightful place to visit and to enjoy the picture-perfect views of the river and the surrounding Old City, as well as the Laurentian Mountains in the background.

We began the day by walking to the nearby Marche Vieux Pont which is basically a farmer's market.  We picked up a few things.

Spices in Drawers

Market Stalls

Belles Fleurs

No Animals were harmed in
the making of this picture
or those new hand painted
antler earrings

Then we drove about 30 minutes north of Quebec City to the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre, a large shrine recommended to us by Sister Kathleen.

Exterior

Side View

Statue and Fountain

Side aisle vaults

Main Altar

Basilica

Crucifixion

Bronze Door

Crutches and Canes

Dave Praying to St. Anne

St. Anne Statue

Tomb of Ven. Alfred Pampalon

Beneath the main shrine is the Immaculate Conception Chapel and shrine area.

Immaculate Conception Chapel

The Pieta

St. Anne

Across the street are two buildings: The Memorial Chapel and the Scala Santa.

Memorial Chapel

Memorial Chapel Interior

Scenes from Holy Thursday in the Garden

28 Stairs to Climb on your knees

Yes, we both climbed them on our knees

Shrine at the top of the stairs

We headed back toward Quebec stopping at Mormency Falls, a large waterfall on the Mormency River.  Its a national historic site in Quebec and there are many ways to see it.  We chose the cable car to take us near the top of the falls.  You then go over the falls o a suspension bridge.  Click for video from the top of the falls.

A Cable Car is as Exciting A Ride We Ever Get On

From the Cable Car

Staircase to an Observation Point

View of the St. Laurence River

Smaller Waterfall

Selfie over the Falls

I walked over that flimsy bridge

The yellow cast of the falls comes from the high iron content of the riverbed. On summer nights, the plunging water and its surrounding cove is illuminated.

At the base of the falls 

We came home in the early afternoon and took a rest before going out later in the evening.  The weather is just perfect now so it was a nice night.  We ate at a small cafe on rue St. Paul that specializes in pizza.  Ida had a salad and I was daring and had CUISSE DE CANARD CONFITE.  (a.k.a. duck)  Cuisse de canard confite maison, accompagnée d’une salade de roquette, oignon vert, tomates raisins, oignon frit et vinaigrette balsamique érable et Dijon, de pommes de terre assaisonnées et cuites dans le gras de canard ainsi que de relish maison à la courgette.

Cuisse De Canard Confite

Just as we were finished eating, we heard a large bang and turned around to see that a satellite had smashed onto the hood of this car.   Lucky that we are walking everywhere.








While strolling we accidentally came upon the Fresque des Quebecois which we did not find the other day.

Where's Waldo

The fresco tells of the history of Quebec

This tells you what is included in the fresco

More shopping so Ida can spend all of the Canadian money.

Back to our hotel for the last night in Canada.