Oh, Quebec...
This august I found myself with my family in Quebec, what a city, if you have never been, GO! It is the closest thing to being in Europe without having to get on a plane...well you could take a plane, the car ride is really long....but the idea here is that within the North American Continent you CAN drive to Old Quebec a place where the people are friendly, the streets are clean and the beautiful french language is spoken all around you.
The City is celebrating it's 400 anniversary so the place is action packed. The streets are alive with performers of all types...dancers, musicians and magicians. Action is literally everywhere. The restaurants are truly fantastic with endless options of where to eat.
We stayed right at the port at Hotel Belley http://www.blogger.com/www.oricom.ca/belley, an adorable small boutique hotel with a very salty vintage style.... if you can imagine that. We arrive, check in and walked right out our door into a pedestrian wonderland. The city's walkability is amazing. We parked our car once and didn't use it until we left. With three days in the city and no reservations we had to get creative and assertive in our dining quest.
While my husband and son checked out the street performers I window-shopped all the restaurants, grabbing menus and speaking with friendly hosts. I quickly found that a good meal is easily found, and you don't have to look far for a great meal, although you do need reservations at Saint Amour!
We sat under a canopy on a slate patio, which I noticed was heated for cooler nights!
After our lovely meal we visited many of the galleries located in the petit champlain quarters. Here at galerie d'art du Petit Champlain we met Philip. World's greatest art salesman. I overheard a costumer tell him he could sell Santa the Elves. I thought that was cute. Almost as cute at Philip. www.gapc.ca
