We came up on deck on a beautiful morning to be greeted by this …

… the “most photographed hotel in the world” …??? Fairmont’s le Chateau Frontenac …

(We walked inside it later, along with hundreds of other sticky beaks … very opulent.)

First we explored the lower town … conveniently adjacent to the ship …

… early in the morning it was quiet in Place Royale …

… a lot busier in the afternoon (I had to wait many minutes for this photo opportunity to clear)

… and the nearby streets …

We then rode up the Finicular at the end of this street to the high town …

… and went for several kilometres walk around the monster Citadel. This huge fortress, glowering high over the St Lawrence River, was built in stages by the French and the British. It is still in use by one Canadian Regiment today.

Then to the seat of Government for Quebec. Gardens, statues, fountains, and a very French looking palace. “Much too nice to be a work place for damn politicians”, I said to Jan.

Now, how about these nearby pots? Jan wants one for our courtyard back home!!!

Then we plunged deep into the bustling shops and restaurant areas.

Time for a some lunch here … Jan tried “Canadian pea soup” … turned out to be cold, but very hearty!

We explored a gallery of Inuit Art and actually bought a miniature version of this chap as a souvenir.

Lots of tourists were riding round in these …

… and of course, they need fuel too!!

Back down to the lower town.

… things had livened up now … crowds pressing … (and this was Thursday, can’t imagine what’s it’s like on a Sunday afternoon!)

We found this for our gorgeous Giselle …

Salute Quebec … just wonderful!! (… at least in the summer time … a local told us it gets to -40 sometimes in the winter!).

Colour and style everywhere …