Quebec City Senior Trip

 We were able to go on a senior missionary couples trip yesterday to Quebec City.  We had such a great time.  Quebec City is so beautiful!  We first went to the Plains of Abraham where the British and the French had a big battle.  In September of 1759 the 7 year war or the French/Indian war, as it is known in the United States came to an end.  The French General Mont Calm fought the troops of the British General James Wolfe.  General Wolfe secretly moved his forces down the St Lawrence (photo above) and then up the cliffs, during the night, to the plains of Abraham.  Apparently the front British solders, who spoke French, fluently tricked the French into thinking they were French soldiers coming to help. Battle ensued and the British won.  This battle gave the British control over New France, later Quebec, and ended French power in what in now a part of Canada.  General Wolfe died on the field and General Mont Calm died later of wounds received during the battle.

                                                Here is our little excursion group.

                           Just a little sample of some of the cannons.  You can see the balls inside.

We then drove into old town Quebec and past the Citadel.  Here is the beautiful, very large boardwalk with the St. Lawrence in the back.

The castle Frontenac is huge and so beautiful.  We were not able to go inside because it is now closed, but we loved walking all around.

                                      The photo below is looking down on old town Quebec.

                                                 Part of the wall around the citadel.

For lunch we split into 2 groups.  The guys and Sister Allen had sub sandwiches and the 3 of us had the most delicious sushi.

                                      

After lunch we drove up to Montmorency Falls.  These smaller falls are called Bridal Veil Falls.  Just a little ways up the hill are these beautiful Montmorency Falls.  We took a tram all the way to the top.

                                               On the other side of the road is this bridge.

When you get off the tram, you arrive at the Montmorency Manor.  If you walk a ways, you can walk on a bridge right over the falls and go to the other side.  Everyone but me did that little hike.  Because of my bad foot, I had to stay and wait for them, but I didn't mind.

I was entertained by this fellow who welcomed everyone who got off the tram and told quite a few fun historical stories.  He is also a tour guide of the manor, but at this time no one wanted to take a tour.  He was impersonating Governer Haldimand who was the third governor of Quebec and who had Montmorency Manoir built.

There is a legend about La Dame Blance, or the white lady.  As the story goes Matilde, the white lady, fell in love with Louis.  Louis asked Matilde's father for her hand and since he was already well liked by the family the father readily accepted. They were engaged to be married.  Unfortunately this was the time of the great war and Louis went off to fight.  One legend says that the next day Matilde went to search for her lover and found his pale body killed in battle.  The other says that she mourned for a year and kept waiting for him to return home.  In any case, she was so distraught that she put on her beautiful white gown and veil and threw herself over the falls.  To this day people say that they see her in her white dress in the mists of the Falls.  Additionally, as she was walking, her veil got caught on some rocks and blew off thus creating the bridal veil falls.

To finish out our wonderful trip we stopped at Chocolat Favorit, a shop with the most delicious chocolates and famous ice cream cones that were tasty every lick.