{"id":6340,"date":"2014-12-29T01:33:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T00:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atomic-temporary-64974688.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2022-11-21T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T14:25:36","slug":"quebec-where-the-river-narrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.com\/?p=6340","title":{"rendered":"Quebec:&#8221;where the river narrows&#8221; 2 days stay tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quebec: &#8220;where the river narrows&#8221; 2 days stay tips! the middle of our journey, before taking a plane to the west coast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image23.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firsts steps at the train station, backpackers way towards our hostel.<\/p>\n<p>The firsts impressions watching all those old buildings with green copper roofs, great gardens and beautiful churchs.<\/p>\n<p>After a little rest finally in our room, we arrived at the Old Quebec. One of the oldest cities in the Americas north of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-269\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image22.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-248\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We cross the &#8220;Porte Saint Jean&#8221;, the ramparts, and wanted to get lost on the paved streets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-253\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image7.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-254\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image8.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next day we enjoyed the must-see Montmorency falls. The falls, at 84 meters high, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 meters higher than Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-279\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image29.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image25.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image24.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coming back from the falls there is the benefit of having nearly the train station to go to the March\u00e9 du Vieux Port, a treat for all the senses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-246\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-247\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image1.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"image\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-259\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image12.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-260\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image13.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then we came back to old quebec, discovering the Citadelle, and the Chateau Frontenac, on the top of Cap-Diamant, watching to the Saint Laurent river.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-263\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image16.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image26.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"image\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-250\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image4.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy the panorama walking on the Terrasse Dufferin and walking on the streets you can admire the Basilic of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-252\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image6.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-251\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image5.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-249\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image3.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then you can joint the &#8220;Basse ville&#8221; with the &#8220;Escalier Casse-Cou&#8221; or the funicular, and walk around the art galleries, bistrots, shops of the Petit Champlain&#8217;s Quartier, visit the Museum of Civilisation or the\u00a0Place-Royal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-277\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image27.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-278\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image28.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-258 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image11.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-257\" src=\"http:\/\/test.scrapsandcoffeegrounds.comwp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/image10.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Hope you enjoyed the list of activities and photos of our stay in Quebec: &#8220;where the river narrows&#8221; 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