Ville de Québec - Quebec City

Overlooking the St. Lawrence River
(image credits: Michael Kirby Smith for NY Times)

I visited once La Ville de Québec, Quebec City, and it was a great day. It's an amazing city, maybe unique on the American continent. I found today in NY Times an article about Quebec City, the description of 36 hours spent there, in a city of delightfully stark, yet virtually seamless contrasts; centuries-old fortification walls lead to chic open-kitchen restaurants, and cobblestone streets give way to bike paths and innovative art institutions: the enchanting Francophone capital of Quebec province, and one of the oldest cities in North America.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/travel/36-hours-in-quebec-city.html

A street performer in Old Quebec
(image credits: Michael Kirby Smith for NY Times)

Terrace of Château Frontenac
(image credits: Michael Kirby Smith for NY Times)

Peruse the classics and future classics among the secondhand books at the Librairie St.-Jean-Baptiste, a bookstore-cum-coffee-shop and beer bar
(image credits: Michael Kirby Smith for NY Times)

Outdoor Patio at La Barberie, in the St.-Roch neighborhood
(image credits: Michael Kirby Smith for NY Times)

Terrasse Dufferin
(image credits: Michael Kirby Smith for NY Times)

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