Quebec City
Friday, 16/8

We've just arrived in Quebec City and just walked in to our hotel.  So we haven't seen anything here yet, nor know our way around, etc.

I can see that our last Postcard was from Albany, NY, so a lot has been seen and done since then.

We stayed a couple of nights in a really nice B&B in Niagara on the Lake (NOTL).  It's a beautiful little town in the midst of a wine growing area, of which we had no idea until we went there.  Saw the Falls, tasted wines, saw a great NOTL tradition in which they close the main street and people, dressed in white, book tables, decorate them and have a picnic in the street, complete with live music and a very festive atmosphere.

Then on to Montreal for three nights.  Our hotel turned out to be an apartment hotel, so we had plenty of rooms (including a kitchen) and space.  Lots to see and do, from Old Montreal, the old port, 'The Village', the Latin Quarter, the Olympic site, botanical gardens, a huge church (called the Oratory), a fabulous lookout atop the 'mountain', a really efficient Metro (which runs on rubber tyres!) and miles of underground shopping arcades etc (to avoid the winter weather).  Here's a corner in the old town...

and here's part of the more modern area...

And today the scenic route along the St Lawrence to Quebec City (with a very pleasant lunch along the way).

Regards to all from Judy and Rob