Our Trip to Québec City and Baie Ste-Catherine (for whale watching), Canada: August, 2006

We stayed at this hotel, top floor - Le Château Frontenac in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec (Vieux-Québec)	The courtyard entrance to Le Château Frontenac in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec.	The lobby of Le Château Frontenac in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec. We stayed on the 18th (top) floor.
First things first: Judy - yoga in our hotel room just after we arrived. I couldn't find her in the room for a moment. :-)	From our hotel room, top floor: Lower Town (Basse-Ville) section of Old Québec & the St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent)	Place d'Armes - just east of Le Château Frontenac. Fountain is a monument to faith (arrival of Récollect missionaries in 1615).
Judy in front of Place d'Armes - just east of Le Château Frontenac.	Smaller building is Musée du Fort (exhibits of Québec's military history). Bigger building is the post office (bureau de poste).	Statue of Samuel de Champlain by Parisian sculptor Paul Chevré. Explorer Champlain founded Québec City in 1608.
Jardin des Gouverneurs (park - left) and Le Château Frontenac (right) in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec.	Jardin des Gouverneurs - park next to Le Château Frontenac.	Judy in front of a cafe on a street in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec (Vieux-Québec).
The intersection of Côte de la Fabrique, Garneau, Couillard and St. Jean streets in the Upper Town of Old Québec.	City Hall (l'Hotel-de-Ville) on Rue de Jardins in the Upper Town section of Old Québec.	Place de l'Hotel de Ville (City Hall) - photo taken from Côte de la Fabrique at the intersection of Rue des Jardins.
A street performer entertains the crowd at the Place de l'Hotel de Ville (City Hall).	Judy on a street in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec (Vieux-Québec). A hotel (red) is on the right side.	A street in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec (Vieux-Québec)
Judy in front of the Aux Anciens Canadians restaurant. House dates from 1675 - authentic French-Canadian cooking. We ate here.	Rue St.-Jean in the Upper Town section of Old Québec.	A street performer entertains the crowd with his dogs on Rue St.-Jean in the Upper Town section of Old Québec.
A street in the Upper Town section of Old Québec.	A pub in the Upper Town section of Old Québec.	A street in the Upper Town section of Old Québec.
Gate to Old Québec City on Rue St.-Louis in the Upper Town section. Québec City is the only walled city in North America.	Left side - background: Judy on a path at the Citadel (la Citadelle): Largest fortified base in North America.	Le Château Frontenac (where we stayed) as seen from the Citadel (la Citadelle).
A ceremonial guard and the mascot of the Royal 22nd Regiment, Batisse the goat - at the Citadel (la Citadelle).	Changing of the guard ceremony of the Royal 22nd Regiment at the Citadel (la Citadelle) - accompanied by a band.	Judy and Richard near Grand Allée (a street outside of Old Town) after visiting the Citadel and the Plains of Abraham.
A street at night in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec.	Street performers on Ste-Anne at night - in the Upper Town (Haute-Ville) section of Old Québec.	Night view of Le Château Frontenac in the Upper Town section of Old Québec. We stayed here.
Judy and Richard - breakfast on the patio of La Petit Chateau on Rue St. Louis. Local French cooking - wonderful crepes.	Judy on the Terrasse Dufferin (boardwalk) with Le Château Frontenac and the statue of Samuel de Champlain in the background.	Photo from the Terrasse Dufferin (boardwalk). Cannons from the 1800's. Houses are on an extension of Rue des Carrieres.
Judy - overlooking the Terrasse Dufferin (boardwalk). The St. Lawrence River is in the background.	A street performer on the Terrasse Dufferin (boardwalk). The St. Lawrence River is in the background.	Judy on Rue des Carrieres - Le Château Frontenac, the boardwalk and the St. Lawrence River are in the background.
Judy and Richard on the Terrasse Dufferin (boardwalk).	Judy in front of the Continental Restaurant on Rue St.-Louis in the Upper Town. We had the best meal of the trip here.	Richard eating a shrimp cocktail at the Continental Restaurant on Rue St.-Louis in the Upper Town of Old Québec.
Musée de l'Amérique Française on Côte de la Fabrique. Focus on evolution of French culture in North America.	Judy in Montmorency Park with Le Château Frontenac in the background - in Old Québec.	Judy and Richard in Montmorency Park with Le Château Frontenac in the background - in Old Québec.
Côte de la Montagne - street leads to the Lower Town in Old Québec. Also seen is the Porte Prescott (gate).	Côte de la Montagne connects Upper and Lower Towns - Lower Town (Basse-Ville) and the St. Lawrence River are seen here.	Lower Town seen from Escalier du Casse-Cou ("Breakneck Stairs'). Stairs here since the first French settlement in the 1600's.
Judy & Richard: Dinner on the patio of Le Marie Clarisse on the "Breakneck Stairs." (See previous photo.) In Lower Town.	Escalier du Casse-Cou ("Breakneck Stairs') as seen from Rue du Petit-Champlain in the Lower Town of Old Québec.	Rue du Petit-Champlain (straight ahead) as seen from the "Breakneck Stairs." Entrance to funicular to Upper Town on the right.
Sous-le-Fort: A street in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	Rue du Petit-Champlain. This area, Quartier Petit-Champlain, is the oldest village in North America - Lower Town.	Sous-le-Fort - the funicular connecting Upper & Lower Towns is in the background. Also seen is the top of Le Château Frontenac.
The funicular connecting the Upper and Lower Towns of Old Québec. The view is from Lower Town.	Judy and Richard on Rue du Petit-Champlain in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	Rue du Petit-Champlain in the Lower Town section of Old Québec. Rue du Petit-Champlain is the city's oldest street.
Fara, a street performer, playing classical pieces on an electric piano on Rue du Petit-Champlain in Lower Town.	Judy at a cafe next to Fara playing classical pieces on electric piano on Rue du Petit-Champlain. (See previous photo.)	Judy on steps on Rue du Petit-Champlain in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.
Judy next to a mural on the side of a house on Rue du Petit-Champlain in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	Le Château Frontenac (Upper Town) as seen from Boulevard Champlain in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	Judy on a ferry from Québec City to Lévis across the St. Lawrence River. Lévis is in the background.
Judy on a ferry from Québec City to Lévis. In the background - Lower Town and Le Château Frontenac in Old Québec.	Photo from a ferry going from Québec City to Lévis. In the background - Lower Town, Le Château Frontenac and another ferry.	Photo from a ferry going from Québec City to Lévis across the St. Lawrence River. The Citadel is seen here.
Photo from a ferry going from Québec City to Lévis. Lower Town & Séminaire du Québec (right - in Upper Town) are seen here.	Photo from a ferry going from Québec City to Lévis. Foreground - a barge. Background - the Citadel.	Judy on Rue Notre-Dame. Boulevard Champlain is in the background - Lower Town section of Old Québec.
Rue Notre-Dame while walking toward Place Royale in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	Place Royale in the Lower Town section of Old Québec. In the center is a bust of Louis XIV, the "Sun King."	Église Notre-Dame-des-Victories (Our Lady of Victory Church): On Place Royale. Oldest church in Québec - from the late 1600's.
Steps leading to Place Royale in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	A street near Place Royale in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	The Fresque des Québecois, a 4,665 square foot mural on the side of a building near Place Royale.
Close-up of part of the Fresque des Québecois mural on the side of a building in the Lower Town section of Old Québec.	Judy attentively "listens" to the guitar player in the Fresque des Québecois mural on the side of a building in the Lower Town.	Richard "follows" the guy into the store in the Fresque des Québecois mural on the side of a building in Lower Town.
Montmorency Falls: 50% higher than Niagara Falls. Named in 1620's after explorer Champlain's commander, Charles de Montmorency.	Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix region, northeast of Québec City. On our way to Baie Ste-Catherine for whale watching.	Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix region, northeast of Québec City. On our way to Baie Ste-Catherine for whale watching.
Judy on a pier at Baie Ste-Catherine, waiting for the boat to take us whale watching.	Judy on a pier at Baie Ste-Catherine, waiting for the boat to take us whale watching.	The boat to take us whale watching is coming into port at Baie Ste-Catherine.
Judy on a boat on the St. Lawrence River heading to the whale watching areas.	View from our boat on the St. Lawrence River heading to the whale watching areas.	Judy and Richard on a boat on the St. Lawrence River heading to the whale watching areas.
A white, Beluga whale - left of center. Native to this area. (See caption under full size photo for why whales congregate here.)	A Minke whale.	Two fin whales
A gray seal.	Two whales, perhaps Minke whales. (Bubbles on the right - perhaps from the blowhole of that whale?)	Two Fin whales.
A Fin whale.	A Minke whale.	A Fin whale feeding. The top of the whale's mouth is seen on the left.
A Minke whale	A Fin whale with its dorsal fin in the foreground.	A Minke whale feeding on its side. The whale's pectoral fin, with a white patch, is seen out of the water.
View from our boat returning to Baie Ste-Catherine after whale watching.	Tadoussac: Whale watching excursions from here too. Near Baie Ste-Catherine. The Hotel Tadoussac is seen here.	Judy in our hotel room ready to go the airport to return home. She is waiting for Richard to get ready - what a surprise! :-)