On Sunday we decide to venture into Old Town. Given our experience climbing hills on our first day, we decide to see what public transportation might afford. We made it to a pharmacy to buy bus passes (about 30 USD apiece for 5 days), and then headed for the nearest bus. We just missed the… Continue reading Old Quebec City
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Arriving Quebec City, Saint-Roch Neighborhood
We wake up early, finish final chores and drag our bags up the hill to the train station. It’s a doable walk and I was glad we’d taken the time yesterday to find the best route. I realize I’m used to European 19th century behemoth train stations, and Montreal station has a relatively modest profile. We’d… Continue reading Arriving Quebec City, Saint-Roch Neighborhood
Museum of Fine Arts, Soup Dumplings & Old Port
We woke up to rain and a gray sky. The plan was for a museum on a rainy day, so after a grocery store run, we headed uptown on the subway. The Montreal museum of Fine Arts is huge but we found our way to the Modernist section pretty quickly. I enjoyed the description of a Picasso (Embrace,… Continue reading Museum of Fine Arts, Soup Dumplings & Old Port