Quebec City Travels: Big Buildings, Big Statues, And Big Slides

This is the second part of everything else I experienced while I was in Quebec City. Part 1 is here.

The hotel where I was staying partnered with a local restaurant to offer breakfast at a discount. I did not want get a cheap breakfast at Tim Hortons that morning, so I paid the $20 to go get some eggs benedict and coffee at Brasserie Les Mordus. The breakfast was good, and I liked that the breakfast came in a dish of a fish, which was cute.

After my tour of La Citadelle, I came across the Quebec Parliament building on my way to the L'Observatoire exhibition. The parliament building had this imposing gothic style where I would presume gargoyle statues would sit on the various towers. The Quebec Parliament building offered tours, but I needed to get to my scheduled exhibition.

I spent some time walking along Rue Saint-Jean and the surrounding streets. I know Quebec is quite the Catholic province, but there were so many churches and church-inspired structures.

I snuck into one of the bars on Rue Saint-Jean (Ninkasi Bar & Bistro) to eat a poutine and drink a beer. My body sorely needed it.

My second day in Quebec City was full with pouring rain and I did not grab an umbrella from the hotel when I felt, which sucked for me. Rain usually never bothers me, but that day rained buckets.

I also went to see some of the walled fortifications that surrounded the city, and also to get a reprieve from the rain.

My dinner was sitting at the bar at La Buche, which is a popular sugar-shack-styled restaurant in Old Quebec. I ordered the shrimp roll with fries and coleslaw, as well as Labatt 50, which is the quintessential Quebec beer. The restaurant had a lineup out the door with patrons, but since I was by myself, the staff seated me rather quickly at the bar.

I ended my second night at Quebec City by walking inside the Chateau Frontenac and going to Bar 1608, which is the hotel bar. I ordered the Sous Le Volcan (Under the Volcano) cocktail with mezcal, vermouth, and banana liqueur. This bar was hands-down the nicest place in the city.

The next morning, I was wandering around and checking out the statue of Samuel De Champlain and wandering the streets as per usual. 

Outside my hotel, there was a huge slide that went from the top of the hill and ending in the Terrasse Dufferin. This is the Toboggan Slide that is open in the winter so people can take a sled and slide down to the bottom. Sounds like a lot of fun.

There is one more part of my Quebec City travels coming out next week!