Our Canadian Road Trip: Québec City

Oh Québec City..

We fell in love with it as soon as we walked in. Our first destination in this city was Quartier Petit-Champlain. Given the atmosphere, we felt as if we'd gone back in time as we walked along the cobblestone streets admiring the old style building. There are so many stores, boutiques, bistros, and people. The stairs are really steep. Because of that, they are famously known as the "Breakneck Steps." It is the oldest stairway built in 1635. From across the street, you can't miss the magnificently beautiful hotel building, Château Frontenac which we at first thought was a museum or something similar. 

We then climbed the stairs to the famous place in Québec City, Terrasse Dufferin (Dufferin Terrace). The are so many local artists singing and playing instruments around the terrace, and you can see a beautiful view of St. Lawrence river. There are benches, gazebos and (interestingly) cannons with the fact that it was actually a military fortification. 

It was a long trek to the top of the hill. We had to take a few breaks along the way, but the long climb was worth it. You can see a part of La Citadelle (Citadelle of Québec), an active military installation and official residence of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada, which you can actually visit if you wanna pay $16. 

Up on the top of the hill, our suffering paid off. It is so beautiful. There's a very large park where you can lay down in the grass (just make sure there's no dog shit cause people bring their dogs too), and enjoy the breathtaking view of the surrounding place. 

As we climbed down the place, we discovered there's actually a shortcut to climb up the hill. We were devastated knowing that we took the hard way and were wondering if other people also didn't know about this because we didn't see anyone taking this way 😂.