Day 15 (October 1st) Quebec and onto a train!

 

this hotel is inside where the wall was

The next day was much warmer/brighter and after a local breakfast and packing we decided to walk the walls of the old city.  So we went to the nearest access point with a picnic and drinks and began the anti-clockwise walk.  Some of the views we had seen before from the coach but today we had time to stop, linger and photograph as the mood took.  The walls were almost continuous and had cannon along much of them.  They were kept in good condition and it is obvious the city was proud of them but again they have never had to be used as a defence.  

City hall from wall

alongside some cannons

At the end of the walk (about 2 hours) we had our picnic and then made our way back to the hotel before then making tracks for the docks to have a guided boat trip along the river.  It was an interesting trip and we saw more autumn colours and a waterfall higher than Niagara but not the same volume.  We stayed on the top deck and it was very warm cruising and out of any wind. We then returned to the hotel again to have a rest before picking up our bags and then boarding the night train to Halifax.  These sleeper cabins were different - they were originally made for Eurostar for them to do longer journeys but Eurostar eventually pulled out and the Canadian railways bought them.  They had less height but each cabin included a shower but we never had the courage to use it as it looked complicated.  Anyway we (at least I) slept well.                  

the falls higher than Niagara

grain silos for export

autumn colours