Quebec - I finally made it....

 Well it has taken me a long time to get out of Cornerbrook, or so my friends keep reminding me LOL

So since I have 6 sea days in front of me on this Hawaii cruise, it is time to catch up...  I go back to look at our pictures to remind me of our time there, and now I realize why I have procrastinated for so long.

For this visit to Quebec, our tour took us over the St Lawrence River to the town of Levis.  No matter how much googling I do, I can not find any really interesting information to plagiarise for this post...  So instead I will have to rely on my memory.

Always a beautiful sail into Quebec, especially with the iconic Chateau Frontenac overpowering the skyline.

Unfortunately, we didn't have the same dock as last time, this time a little further away from town which involved a longer but doable walk back into the city.  But don't fear there is a shuttle option...

The back streets of Quebec have a lovely French feel about them and the quirkiness of the old town makes it a pleasure to walk around the cobbled streets.

The funicular that takes you up to the upper level of Quebec

or you can take the stairs

/We met up with the others, then did the short ferry ride over to Levis. We still had an hour or so to kill before our walking tour through Levis so we found a cute pub to have a spot of lunch...

Great views back towards Quebec

Arriving at the port of Levis

families enjoying the fountains on this hot day

Old town Levis

Lunch

I tried poutine for the first time, and although I have nothing to compare, it was just delicious and I still dream about having another bowl.

Levis the town is found up the hill from where the ferry drops you off...  our guide was meeting us at the Terrasse du Chevalier-de-Lévis, a park with spectacular views back across to Quebec.  There our guide gave a us brief history lesson before started our walk through the streets of old Levis...

looking back to Quebec

The Old Armory

Apparently one of the few countries in the world, where Pepsi is more popular than Coke.....

The home of Alphonse Desjardins ... the man that started Credit Unions!

Bibliothique Pierre George Roy- and old church now a library

Beautiful Mural depicting the history of Levis

The epitome of recycling...  left over sheets of steel after the ice skating blades have been stamped out

Lovely homes along the water front

Long staircase to get us back down to the ferry

On our return to Quebec town we walk up to the boardwalk for the views back toward the other side.  We retraced our steps back to the ship, stopping at the artisian markets and of course a cocktail as we reflected on our day.... but alas the heavens looked ominous and as we had no umbrellas we decided to hightail it back to the ship.

Fabulous Mural

As our ship sailed out we were treated to a fantastic fireworks display, which was a lovely way to cap off the day.