xipetotec
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It's funny how when asked about your own city from a tourist's perspective, I kind of find myself going "iunno". Well not really, we had some friends up from Texas one year and were charged with showing them around.
AS others have said, in Quebec, Montreal and Quebec city are pretty much the way to go. In Montreal, you'll find a rich vibrant downtown with lots of shopping and nightlife. But if you go just a bit south, you'll find Old Montreal and the Old Port. Basically remnants of the original city ( this is the part that looks European ). THere's a science and technology museum there ( and Beaver Tails if you ever had them at Epcot in the past ). Guided tours are also available of that area. There's the Olympic Stadium, where sporting events take place ( it was build for the Montreal Olympics in 1976 ). For "church seeing" there's two beautiful ones to note. The Notre-Dame Basilica, which is in the heart of Old Montreal and the St-Joseph's Oratory, a truly impressive MONSTER of a church perched on the central mountain of the city.
While you are in Quebec, be sure to try "poutine". It's our grossest ( read: DELICIOUS ) fast food offering. Fries covered in cheese curds and gravy. Awesome.
Also, as previously mentioned, Montreal in particular has a strong english presence ( more than anywhere else in the province ), so in general you shouldn't have too much trouble getting around or understood without speaking french, while still being surrounded by enough french culture to make it worth the point of a "french club" trip. I didn't catch what month you'd be down, but if you're lucky, there might even still be snow on the ground
Anyway, there's just so much to see and do, we ran our Texan friends ragged when they were here
As for Quebec city, I've been a few times, it's really beautiful and there is more old buildings of historical significance imho. Especially from a military perspective ( there's an old fort there overlooking the St-Lawrence river ). It was an overlook to see if ships were coming that way. There's also a famous battleground that is visitable and an old city here too. The culture in Quebec city is MUCH more french, but with the amount of tourism it receives, I'd imagine you can get guided tours in english.
Feel free to PM if you have questions...
AS others have said, in Quebec, Montreal and Quebec city are pretty much the way to go. In Montreal, you'll find a rich vibrant downtown with lots of shopping and nightlife. But if you go just a bit south, you'll find Old Montreal and the Old Port. Basically remnants of the original city ( this is the part that looks European ). THere's a science and technology museum there ( and Beaver Tails if you ever had them at Epcot in the past ). Guided tours are also available of that area. There's the Olympic Stadium, where sporting events take place ( it was build for the Montreal Olympics in 1976 ). For "church seeing" there's two beautiful ones to note. The Notre-Dame Basilica, which is in the heart of Old Montreal and the St-Joseph's Oratory, a truly impressive MONSTER of a church perched on the central mountain of the city.
While you are in Quebec, be sure to try "poutine". It's our grossest ( read: DELICIOUS ) fast food offering. Fries covered in cheese curds and gravy. Awesome.
Also, as previously mentioned, Montreal in particular has a strong english presence ( more than anywhere else in the province ), so in general you shouldn't have too much trouble getting around or understood without speaking french, while still being surrounded by enough french culture to make it worth the point of a "french club" trip. I didn't catch what month you'd be down, but if you're lucky, there might even still be snow on the ground
Anyway, there's just so much to see and do, we ran our Texan friends ragged when they were here
As for Quebec city, I've been a few times, it's really beautiful and there is more old buildings of historical significance imho. Especially from a military perspective ( there's an old fort there overlooking the St-Lawrence river ). It was an overlook to see if ships were coming that way. There's also a famous battleground that is visitable and an old city here too. The culture in Quebec city is MUCH more french, but with the amount of tourism it receives, I'd imagine you can get guided tours in english.
Feel free to PM if you have questions...
