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9.4.07

Quebec City, Quebec

sunny 24 °C
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Adam had to be at the airport (aeroport in French) at 3:30pm so this was a good day to just tour the nearby part of the old city.

After having another complimentary breakfast it was off to a castle type building, a hotel called Château Frontenac managed by Fairmont. The building was pretty nice and had a total of 18 stories. We helped ourselves around and learned about its history. Turns out President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met at the Citadel nearby to discuss WWII strategy while many of the cabinet members bunked at the Château Frontenac.

After a bit more touring, I learned that Charles Lindbergh stopped at this hotel to bid his friend Floyd Bennett, also an aviator, goodbye before he died of pneumonia.

Took Adam to the airport, managed to navigate the French road signs back to the hostel, finished up some journal entries and hit the hay ready for more driving the next day.

Posted by Rodger 05.09.2007 08:44 Archived in Canada

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