Today we will be visiting Parc de la Chute-Montmorency or Montmorency Falls Park. This is just a few minutes away from Quebec City. It’s here you can find falls that are actually one hundred feet higher than Niagara Falls… and we could actually see them!
The first view.
An indecipherable plaque.
One can pay through the nose to ride this cable car to the top…or you can just drive on up.
Either way you make you way up, you’re greeted by this Victorian welcome center.
Stunning views as you wander the path to the falls.
Getting closer.
Move aside, ladies.
These gnarly roots were busting through old retaining walls.
A waterfall for little ants.
We made it to the first phase.
Here’s a bit of the falls in action:
It’s stunning how calm the water is just before the turn.
We crossed that foot bridge to get over here. Did I mention that I’m afraid of heights? I scooted right on over.
The top of the falls is so calm it’s hard to know which way is up! Can you tell?
Hint: Jeff is not standing on his head.
A bridge to nowhere.
The park itself was quite beautiful.
When we were having coffee in the hotel lounge this morning, I took advantage of the concierge service to get some information about our next destination, Île d’Orléans. This Island is connected to Montmorency via bridge and boasts of vineyards, orchards and plenty of dining. Our adorable concierge went about circling all the must do’s on our tourist map.
We turned into the first vineyard on the list. Gorgeous!
Closed!
This is where we would have enjoyed a fine Pinot Noir.
The second stop was just a coffee shop, but we were looking for lunch…and booze.
After a couple more dead ends we gave up. Our sweet concierge knew everything about the island except that no place is open on a Monday! We’ve been burned by this before. Shame on me. We headed back to the mainland in search of a drink and some lunch. We landed at a bar on my list that was highly rated.
It’s tucked into this unique fusion of old and new architecture.
Bar Artifact, in case you can’t read backwards.
The cocktails were bit pricey and the menu wasn’t what we were looking for so we just had a beer whist we regrouped.
What adorable artwork..and I just noticed the golf clubs. Must be a story there.
The bar was really cool. The shadow boxes lining the wall showcase relics unearthed on site during a recent excavation dig, hence the name.
Bottles and coins.
Glassware and lamp bases.
A very symmetrical reading nook around the corner.
Back out in search of food.
This is where we landed. You may remember that I previewed this place in a prior post.
This place was so cozy and friendly. We were greeted with a free shot of maple whisky!
Wine and whisky.
We enjoyed a crock of the best french onion soup I’ve ever experienced. We were watching a sous chef chopping a gazillion onions as we ate it.
We also shared a Croc Monsieur. It was good, but that soup!
After several more drinks, we stumbled out for a walk about. This lady was singing awful Karaoke.
He’s thinking about soup and beer.
I think we spotted a bit of blue sky!
These funky glass structures let you peek into the old foundations.
We probably could have gone down there.
We just kept walking.
A few canons for safety.
Time to head up to our room for a beer nap.
The clouds broke enough for a colorful sunset.
Pretty.
After a thorough rest we took a stroll in search of dinner. We walked past some impressive Halloween displays.
Afraid of Spiders?
Hubble Bubble
Beetlejuice!
We enjoyed our lunch at La Buche the previous day so much that we decided to take no chances and have dinner there.
Remember when we had lunch right over there?
Yeah, I remember.
We went all in on naughty food here. Smoked ribs, fries and coleslaw.
Decadent Mac and Cheese with smoked sausage and curds.
We ended up back at the Irish Pub for a Jameson and some music.
French Irish Country music with some sketchy percussion.
Speaking a sketchy, that’s my husband playing the Wash board. We had a lot of drinks.
Goodnight Quebec! We’ll be taking one more run at you tomorrow.
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