This is the last chapter of our 2010 trip to Newfoundland. The photos will look a little better if you click to enlarge.
June 30-July 1st, 2010 ; the last leg through New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. 8,000 km.
New Brunswick
We zipped through New Brunswick with one last lunch stop by the ocean. Look, they decorate their Hydro poles in New Brunswick…
…and it looks like they need to put a picture of the fire hydrants just in case one isn’t sure. I know, I know, it’s for when the snow is too deep. It just looks funny in the summer.
Sugar Loaf Mountain shrouded in clouds
Driving through clouds
One of my faves. Driving through Quebec in some crazy sky.
Quebec City
Love the narrow streets and cool buildings; they are so quaint.
The narrow streets are a bit of a challenge for trucks such as this one. It took this poor driver quite some time and lot of maneuvering to negotiate this turn.
There are scars on the walls to show that it wasn’t the first time that someone had trouble here…
This is a small detail of the Notre-Dame de Quebec Cathedral.
It’s been there since 1647, declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius the IX in 1874.
This mime was awesome. By the way, the woman blowing gum bubbles is not me, despite the resemblance…
Another archaeological site. They are everywhere.
Top view of the area that was already excavated. We tried to find a way to get down there.
We thought we found a way, but no, it was the entrance to the cable car that takes you to the lower city. The man that was selling tickets said: ” are you sure zat zis iz were you want to go to?” When I said that we were looking for a way to the archaeological site he said: “o, no, no, no, zis iz for ze elevetor down” When I enquired further, he claimed that: “zis is ze honly way to ze lower city, unless you want to jaamp of ze cliff!”. Very funny.
About Communication
This is a good place to pause and talk about the relationship between language and safety. You can call this our trip’s little safety moment. We understand the need to preserve the culture and identity and that preserving language is part of that, but WARNING SIGNS SHOULD BE IN A LANGUAGE THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND!!! I am referring to the French only sign we encountered on our that said, “Do not use your cell phone, dynamite” Seeing the explosion after the fact and trying to ‘reconstruct’ the sign that we just passed is no good. WE COULD HAVE BLOWN UP YOUR ROAD CREW! You do realize that not everyone speaks French!
But, look, we did find a way to the lower city after all. We didn’t have to jump off ze cliff.
The lower city , which is outside of the walls, is the oldest part of Quebec City. Very vibrant and charming.
Lots of street art
and cafes.
The cable car from the bottom.
Number 71 and a half is in a very narrow alley.
But this is the narrowest ally ever! It even has a name. The opposite wall indicate its use. How strange
We didn’t eat there. Felt sorry for the little pig.
Here is Tony’s Franconia again!
This time in an antique store.
Wendake
Wendake, is an urban reservation of the Huron-Wendat People. This reserve is unlike any other reserve that I’ve seen. A lot of thought went into designing the community, the street signs, the parking lots signs, details in building, etc.
The museum/hotel in Wendake is absolutely stunning. At the time this post was written, the Ontario government only allowed them to borrow artifacts that were associated with their ancestors. This museum rivals any museum that I’ve seen in Ontario and I hope this attitude has changed since then.. 
Not cool
No, this is not a urinal. It’s not a beer tap. Well, it used to be a beer tap and I hope it wasn’t a urinal at one point, because now it’s the sink in the bathroom of the restaurant that gave tony food poisoning. Hmmm. There may be a connection here.
And here it is. Innocent looking. The previously mentioned restaurant; tasty, but deadly.
Last crazy sunset of the trip!
Happy Canada Day!We had our own air show over the 401.
HOME!
It’s a little hard to see, but look who is waiting for us in the window. Emma! What a journey. Now back to the grind, but we are fresh and ready.
Great trip! I agree about that sign. Great point. And thankfully nothing blew up. Still you had some fabulous experiences. Lovely to see it all.
Nothing blew up ????
Thanks for showing me your photos of a city I always wanted to go to. My mother’s ancestors, fishermen from France. were the founders of it.
Amazing heritage! I hope you get to go one day.
Still haven’t been to Quebec, but it’s on my list
It’s beautiful. I hope you get to go!
The shot you must have taken from your moving vehicle should be a painting. The landscape and dark clouds are beautiful together. Driving those narrow streets would be an incentive to bike, walk, or get a tiny car.????
That is one of my favourite photos, Pete!
Glad it all turned out well after seeing that warning sign. I do agree about warning signs being in different languages. I know with learning languages that emergencies are one of the last things you learn, but not a lot of people do understand that
Exactly! All ended up well though ????
I love Quebec. Whether it is travelling the coast or visiting the cities, there are always beautiful and interesting places to see. But I agree with you. The signs should be bilingual.
I love it too! We considered moving there for a while, but found a place that worked for us better.
What a journey you had! I’ve only dipped my toes into Quebec, but I’m dying to go back (that rhymed, haha!). Glad you had a great time, and I look forward to more travel posts from you!
Thanks for coming along and I hope you get to go back. It’s a beautiful province!
Aww ???? dear Emma. Such a lovely face to come home to. Quebec is an interesting city. Very Old European. I’ll bet you come across lots of interesting surprises just wandering those little streets.
We still miss her, even with all the new grandpuppies around ????
Your Quebec photos looked lovely, despite the dynamite/sign incident! What a beautiful part of Canada.
I’m at New Brunswick almost every summer and those Acadian flag painted hydro poles are part of the charm for sure. The Acadian Pride is very strong!
It’s very beautiful and the sign incident will not prevent me from going back. Yes, Acadian culture is amazing!
When the rest of Canada is willing to admit that it claims to be bilingual, maybe the Quebecois will not feel so defensive about keeping their language, and the entire country will have bilingual signs for everything.
I think that warning sign are there to prevent accidents, regardless of politics.
Enjoyed your post. Totally get it with the warning signs. Even appropriate pictures to illustrate the danger would help. But people still don’t want to obey or understand warnings in their own language. We were in far north Queensland and crocodiles are common on the beaches there. There was a warning sign in English and in German to NOT to swim here. A German backpacker still asked me did AUTUNG mean what it meant. I told him it was at his own risk!
Very good points! There is no sign against stupidity or entitlement ????
Looks like a fabulous trip overall. We visited Quebec City in 1967 after going to the International Expo in Montreal. I’d love to go back as an adult.
I hope you get to visit again one day, it’s a really cool city. I was there twice only, and loved every minute there.
Lovely captures from the last leg of your journey. We visited Quebec City a few years ago and we’ve been talking about how a return trip is in order. That’s not cool about the food poisoning and scary about how the safety signs weren’t in English.
We would like to go back as well. Man, there are so many places to visit and so many places that we want to revisit…
There just never seems to be enough time! And we need to make up for lost time from the pandemic!
I understand about the danger signs. There are parts of Quebec that reminded me of a little town I stayed in in 1974. Port Vendre in Southern France just near the Spanish border.
I remember your story about the Spanish border guard!