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On our drive to visit friends in New Brunswick, Ryan, Sami and I stopped for a night in Quebec City. Quebec City, founded in 1608, is one of the oldest cities in North America. After checking into our hotel out by the highway, we parked downtown and leisurely walked to the old city, aiming for the Chateau Frontenac – after stopping for a stupendously delectable dinner at Le Billig.
I love the Quebec houses with sloped metal roofs and gabled windows. The Quebec countryside is speckled with these pretty houses with wraparound porches, and I was glad to see them in the city as well. As the sun set, the old city was illuminated and luckily we were blessed with good walking weather. We ogled the glitzy lobby of the Chateau Frontenac, which was built in 1893 as a hotel for the Canadian Pacific Railway and is one of the most photographed hotels in the world. The chateau is built near the Citadelle, the old city fortifications from the 17th century, and there is a glass window in the cobblestones where you can see the old fort walls.
We only had one night in this magical city, but hopefully I will be back again soon to appreciate the amazing food and awesome history.
