Quebec City

We took the train to Quebec City yesterday, about a 3.5 hour trip each way.  We got up about 4:30 for our 6:20am train (I don't know whose idea that was), and we were on our way.

After napping for 2 hours, we arrived!

It was about 42 degrees with a 30 mile an hour wind - so you know, perfect weather for walking around and seeing a city that you've never been to before.  At least it hadn't started raining yet!

We walked over to the Rue due Petit-Champlain, a street with shops and restaurants.  We never walked down that street.  Because we came upon the funiculaire!   If you don't know what a funiculaire is, it's essentially a diagonal elevator that instead of going straight up and down goes slantways up and down.  It's the Wonkavator people.  The Wonkavator.

We paid our fare, then hopped in for our ride to the top!  It took about one minute, but you could then see some really pretty views of Quebec City.  Not alot of great pictures and if you blinked it would be over, but fun nonetheless.

The funiculaire takes you up to the Saint-Louis Forts and Chateaux, a national historic site in Canada.  We walked around, but as I said, it was really really cold and not pleasant.  So we ducked into a Starbucks and figured out the next steps.

I think Quebec City in July would be mad with people, but completely beautiful.