tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post3812857025539334017..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: A visit to Québec: Northern highlights and hijinksDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-34479511970686699052015-03-09T23:20:02.136-04:002015-03-09T23:20:02.136-04:00Happy Birthday, Le Duc!
Way back in the last cent...Happy Birthday, Le Duc!<br /><br />Way back in the last century, I went to Québec for a week on a school trip. We stayed at the YWCA?? (only remember that all 20 girls slept in some enormous room with wooden floors and uncomfortable cots.) We walked to the Chateau Frontenac and bought a coke there, the only thing we could afford. Fun times...<br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-89354911943009575652015-03-08T15:33:27.268-04:002015-03-08T15:33:27.268-04:00Eleanorjane: There are many flights from London to...Eleanorjane: There are many flights from London to Québec, direct but not non-stop. (They usually stop in New York and sometimes Chicago.) There are nonstop flights to Montréal, and from here it's an easy, scenic 2.5 hour train or drive.<br /><br />Anonymous: I've heard similar stories. That's one of the hazards of those chutes. Sometimes they are opened and vacuum swept because of that tendency.<br /><br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-86507713997321316342015-03-08T14:56:54.218-04:002015-03-08T14:56:54.218-04:00Oh my goodness, that looks aMAZing! What a wonderf...Oh my goodness, that looks aMAZing! What a wonderful way to celebrate. <br /><br />Right, now Quebec is on my list too... problem is, Canada is tricky to get to from Bristol. I'd have to get to London and do various internal flights, I think. Do-able, but a bit of a faff and a fairly serious investment, I think.Eleanorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126430006941758135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-12125206703866342842015-03-06T16:42:56.354-05:002015-03-06T16:42:56.354-05:00I used a mail slot like that back when I was in co...I used a mail slot like that back when I was in college. I wondered why the addressee never responded. Thirty something years later when the building was being remodeled, they found my letter and returned it to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-62610400492548546782015-03-05T22:44:34.587-05:002015-03-05T22:44:34.587-05:00Another Michigander here; but I've lived in Te...Another Michigander here; but I've lived in Texas for 25+ years, so my blood is thoroughly thinned! But your getaway looks wonderful. I've only been to Windsor and Niagara Falls in Canada. Montreal is on my travel wish list, and now I will need to add Quebec as well. In the summer, maybe, though.<br /><br />And Le Duc is adorable! My hubs will also be turning 60, later this year. I need to step up my celebratory plans!Jill Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-46904379690350955042015-03-05T08:10:31.498-05:002015-03-05T08:10:31.498-05:00fcmcg: I'm from Michigan too- but Québec is co...fcmcg: I'm from Michigan too- but Québec is considerably farther north and I'm a lot older than in the days when I spent all day outdoors in Petoskey! The Inuit fellows were in cotton, short sleeved shirts: "Cold? Not particularly."Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-56230210430448847802015-03-05T06:48:13.903-05:002015-03-05T06:48:13.903-05:00On my one visit to Quebec I bought a suede and fur...On my one visit to Quebec I bought a suede and fur hat, it is beautiful, but I really needed a hat. It was frigid. We did love the sights and walking even if my feet were numb from the cold. I am from Michigan and know how to dress in the winter but that year Quebec almost froze me out. fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-57352603220116389502015-03-04T20:54:42.923-05:002015-03-04T20:54:42.923-05:00Fabulous Chateau.Fabulous Chateau.roamingpursuitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125189694077150129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14725580939462226592015-03-04T17:55:04.428-05:002015-03-04T17:55:04.428-05:00Indeed, the writing in this piece is splendid, and...Indeed, the writing in this piece is splendid, and we remember that the First Peoples have been here for millennia before the founding of the French settlement. Like the English in New England, the French would never have survived here without the knowledge and survival skills of the Indigenous peoples. <br /><br />In milder weather, Le Pied bleu would be an invigorating walk back up to le Château, but I'd certainly have taken a taxi as well in the bitter cold. I was sure they'd have taken the train: it is a splendid journey. In the autumn, many Asian people come here to do it as the leaves turn. At first, mostly Japanese, but now there are Chinese tourists who can afford the trip, as well as Koreans and Southeast Asians. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-37108308387417812512015-03-04T06:57:18.340-05:002015-03-04T06:57:18.340-05:00You've brought back wonderful memories of a st...You've brought back wonderful memories of a stay my husband and I had at the Frontenac some years ago. We had amazing meals at the local restaurants as well. Thanks for the memories and I am happy that you both had such a an enjoyable visit. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-10801717829594592522015-03-04T02:52:56.628-05:002015-03-04T02:52:56.628-05:00You had me at 'turret' ... And then the fo...You had me at 'turret' ... And then the food. Canada is definitely on our list of places to go if we ever pay off the mortgage/get rid of the teenagers, and I will make sure Quebec is one of our destinations! Perhaps not in winter, however, as we're not accustomed to quite that type of cold. Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-24999328895253611882015-03-03T21:41:37.281-05:002015-03-03T21:41:37.281-05:00Such a wonderful post! Hello Le Duc and bonne anni...Such a wonderful post! Hello Le Duc and bonne anniversaire à vous!LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-90363383725911252072015-03-03T15:08:33.606-05:002015-03-03T15:08:33.606-05:00Happy birthday to Mr. Handsome, and so glad you ha...Happy birthday to Mr. Handsome, and so glad you had a grand time! Wow, what a view form your gorgeous room - you must have been torn, whether to spend your time at the window looking out, or cozily ensconced in an armchair! Looking forward to hearing more about it, and continuing the celebration!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829062955658284450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-83383936767458410522015-03-03T11:58:53.937-05:002015-03-03T11:58:53.937-05:00The hotel looks luxurious and to think you had a w...The hotel looks luxurious and to think you had a whole suite to yourselves....lovely. The dinner sounds wonderful and Le Duc looks quite happy. <br />You both know how to celebrate in style, one for the memory books I'd say. hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-45256156921370616652015-03-03T11:31:16.164-05:002015-03-03T11:31:16.164-05:00I'm swooning over the hotel and your adventure...I'm swooning over the hotel and your adventures of course, but swooning even more over your beautiful writing (always excellent, but over-the-top excellent in this piece). Thank you.frugalscholarhttp://frugalscholar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-51474730667325194972015-03-03T09:57:15.490-05:002015-03-03T09:57:15.490-05:00Québec is such a beautiful city! I spent a month a...Québec is such a beautiful city! I spent a month at the Collège Merici one summer. Your husband looks as though he is enjoying his birthday. It looks very cold!Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14045005364305114432015-03-03T09:55:01.627-05:002015-03-03T09:55:01.627-05:00Your descriptions make me want to travel to Quebec...Your descriptions make me want to travel to Quebec! I think I'll wait until summer. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756033682201519150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-29629857751513004292015-03-03T09:51:09.619-05:002015-03-03T09:51:09.619-05:00Le Duc looks so happy to be there, what a wonderfu...Le Duc looks so happy to be there, what a wonderful 60th. And a turret!!! I've always wanted one, hope you enjoyed yours.LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-65120270871247152332015-03-03T09:02:34.993-05:002015-03-03T09:02:34.993-05:00It sounds wonderful! We'd love le pied bleu, I...It sounds wonderful! We'd love le pied bleu, I think.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-65986889850362830532015-03-03T08:28:49.319-05:002015-03-03T08:28:49.319-05:00I haven't been to Quebec in years! Thanks for...I haven't been to Quebec in years! Thanks for the reminders of how wonderful it is.Pam @ over50feeling40https://www.blogger.com/profile/15271159201006142602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-60257439353943149092015-03-03T07:51:54.929-05:002015-03-03T07:51:54.929-05:00You just put Quebec much higher up on my list of f...You just put Quebec much higher up on my list of future destinations! And your husband is very handsome - although having admired your allure for many years, I'm not at all surprised!<br />warmest regards,<br />JaniceThe Vivenne Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740975051742023907noreply@blogger.com