9.2.07

On the way to Quebec City I decided to take a scenic road, Highway 132, which was basically the same distance, but at a much slower pace of about 90 km/h. Dodging in and out of farm land, small communities and the banks of the St. Lawrence River made this a very nice drive.

Soon after checking into the HI-Hostel, Quebec City, I could tell this hostel was a bit more refined than the one in Montreal. We cooked up diner consisting of fresh vegetables and bread bought at a farm along Highway 132 and went for a quick tour around the city. With the sound of a live guitar humming along behind some building, we walked back to find a live show at a place that seemed sort of like a cave with rock walls and all…in a place like this, one can’t help wonder about what this structure was used for 200 years ago…maybe a pub for live music!

Quebec City is definitely a 5 star town as far as tourism goes with heavy, heavy French influence. It’s the only city on North America with fortified walls built around the city.

The hostel is in the old, tourist part of the city – the part with giant fortifications, castles, European style streets and buildings…and at only $30/night, I’ll just say “wow!”.