Montreal & Québec City

September 28thth–October 3rd, 2026

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   ESE_8371 — We start off in Montreal
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   ESE_8460 — Carla in our flat in the Old Town.
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   ESE_8368 — Our fbreakfast, with maple syrup, naturally!
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   ESE_8432 — Place d’Armes, with the Basilique Notre Dame
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   ESE_8427 — Paul de Chomedey, the founder of Montreal
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   ESE_8429 — He is surrounded by various figures from early Canadian history.
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   ESE_8377 — Inside the Basilique Notre Dame
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    ESE_8391 — Prophets Ezekiel and Jeremiah
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    ESE_8397 — Stained glass windows show Canadian historical events.
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    ESE_8399 — Each pew had a wood carving at the ends.
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    ESE_8373 — The square facing the Bank of Montreal
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    ESE_8437 — Inside the bank are these imposing dark granit columns.
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    ESE_8438 — The bank features a museum devoted to money.
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    ESE_8445 — Where the sun never sets…
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    ESE_8452 — We walk down to the shore. The Biodome is across the water.
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    ESE_8450 — A railroad track runs along the shore.
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    FSC_8950 — Dandy restaurant where we enjoyed Montreal specialties
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    ESE_8458 — ”A visual metaphor for the complicated, sometimes comic, sometimes painful history of Quebec identity.“
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    ESE_8484 — Underground tunnel in the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
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    ESE_8475 — Section on indiginous people
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    ESE_8488 — The museum features a temporary exhibit of Greek historical artifacts.
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    ESE_8496 — Copy of “The Mask of Agememnom”
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    ESE_8534 — Back at the park along the shore, we enjoy the colors.
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    ESE_8523 — Bilingual poster for kids
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    ESE_8553 — Rubber duck store!
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    IMG_4454 — In Paris, a bookshop owner put these stuffed bears out just to make people smile. One landed here.
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    IMG_4457 — Famous LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana. There are copies around the world.
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    ESE_8565 — Grand shopping mall created between several buildings
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    ESE_8560 — We pick up well known Montreal style bagels.
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    ESE_8562 — A piece of the Berlin Wall is in the mall.
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    ESE_8571 — Lion at the entry of Jardin Botanique, the third largest bontanical garden in the world
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    ESE_8583 — The garden features themed sections. This is the entry to the Chinese garden.
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    ESE_8586 — A Lotus plant features odd seed pods and water repellent leaves.
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    ESE_8590 — Elements of Chinese myths are in the garden.
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    ESE_8597 — The nine tailed fox
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    FSC_8963 — Chinese Bonsai garden
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    ESE_8614 — This tree is 140 years old.
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    ESE_8631 — Koi
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    ESE_8634 — Sleeping duck
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    ESE_8686 — The food market in the Italian town
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    ESE_8639 — 680 lbs.
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    ESE_8650 — Apples are a big Canadian export. There are 2,500 varieties of apples.
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    ESE_8646 — Glorioous tomatoes and peppers
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    ESE_8666 — Strawberries
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    ESE_8675 — and large leeks
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    ESE_8697 — The Montreal skyline as we take the train to Quebec
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    ESE_8719 — Enjoying the colors along the route
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    ESE_8835 — The Quebec skyline from the Plains of Abraham showing the Chateau Frontenac, the most photographed hotel in the world.
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    ESE_8734 — Mural depicting the people and architecture of Quebec throughout historiy
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    ESE_8738 — European vibes
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    ESE_8747 — Umbrella Alley
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    ESE_8783 — Basilique-Cathédrale-Notre-Dame-de-Québec founded in 1633
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    IMG_4853 — To get croissants, we climb these steps to get over the city walls.
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    ESE_8799 — Quebec used to be a walled city. They expanded the entry ways to allow for modern traffic.
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    ESE_8802 — Les Muses by Alfred Laliberté—six women representing the arts.
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    ESE_8838 — Our tour guide, who was in costume as a young woman named Jeanne from the 17th century.
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    ESE_8841 — The oldest building in Quebec—from 1675
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    ESE_8848 — The Séminaire de Québec, founded in 1663
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     ESE_8866 — Back at Basilique-Cathédrale-Notre-Dame-de-Québec
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     ESE_8868 — It has a holy door which is opened every twenty five years.
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     ESE_8871 — The seminary trained hundreds of priests, but only twelve, last year.
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     ESE_8879 — Ramparts, protecting the city
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     ESE_8904 — Va Bene, for dinner
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     ESE_8913 — Musée de la Civilisation featured animals hunted by indiginous peoples.
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     ESE_8908 — Fishing fly tying kit.
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     ESE_8935 — We have no idea what this spinning three faced head represets.
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     ESE_8969 — The Queen Mary 2 pulled into port while we were in the mueum.
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     IMG_4840 — A Paris bear bids us adieu.