Despite the forecast heavy rain we arrived in Quebec City to beautiful sunshine. We set off early to make the most of the day before the rain arrived.
Our first destination was to Petit-Champlain via the Quebec mural.
This was a very pretty part of town.
From Petit-Champlain there is the option to take the funicular or the break-neck steps to Dufferin Terrace. Of course we took the steps!
Dufferin Terrace is a wide wooden boardwalk that wraps around the front of the Chateau Frontenac. It has 6 gazebos along it, and you can look into the old fort and castle it was built over through viewing windows. It even has a huge toboggan slide for during winter.
After Dufferin Terrace we took the Govenor’s Promenade, a set of 310 steps built onto the side of the cliffs, that takes you up to the citadel and the Plains of Abraham.
Once the battlefields where the British defeated the French, the Fields of Abraham are to Quebec City what Central Park is to New York. We spent a few hours here taking in the sights, having our ‘picnic’ lunch and searching for geocaches.
Having traversed the length of the park (and more), we decided it was time to start heading back in the direction of the ship via the Grand Allee. This included a few side trips down some interesting streets and a stop for a drink before re-entering the walls of the old city.
Our all aboard time was 9:30pm. We got back at about 6:30pm – just beating the electrical storm and very heavy downfall of rain. Fortunately the rain had eased by the time we sailed, so the farewell fireworks were able to proceed.
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