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Turbo Monkey
May 19, 2003
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I'm looking to plan a long weekend in Quebec City later this Spring-Summer. Educated me. Accomodations? Restaurants? Must sees? Thanks!

toby
 

Stray_cat

Monkey
Nov 13, 2007
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Providence
I liked the surrounding small towns more than the city itself. There is some fancy dinning to be had though. It was years ago, so you'll have to excuse my lack of names, but there was a pretty cool island lie d'Orleans. Did some wine tastings and sight seeing. There's a really neat Cathedral in the city, but I can't remember what it's called...there's more than one. The one I went to had a bunch of crutches frome "healed" people on the wall. It's a bit of a haul but getting up to Parc du Bic is nice as well. Of course Mt. Saint Ane is nearby too.
 

Squeak

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Sep 26, 2001
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I had fun in QC! :) Unfortunatly I cant remember what I did exactly...:twitch:

Check out the old down town and the Fort on the hill above the river. I think the cathedral is down there too.
 

Evil Sylvain

Monkey
Feb 27, 2006
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Montreal, QC, Canada
Hi,

I am originally from Q. City but have been living in Montreal for the last 10 years. I cannot really recommend a place to sleep as I still have a bed there when I go. I remember a friend would stay in a B&B located in the upper town within the walls of the old city. Even if you are just outside the walls everything is close by. The old city is not very big and this is the area that is interesting to see.

I have to say there that most tourists don't seem to go to Q. City for one thing to see in particular. The place is mostly renown for strolling among the streets in the upper and lower town and on the Battlefields Park where the citadel is located.

Restaurants are aplenty in the city so it's hard to recommend one over the other and my father's gf is an excellent cook. However I recently discovered a brewpub a bit outside the city if you have a car:
http://www.archibaldmicrobrasserie.com/index.htm
The beers are excellent and the food also. It's located across the street from the Relais ski resort. And very close to Sentiers Du Moulin where they are building new MTB trails.
http://www.sentiersdumoulin.com/
An IMBA Trail Care Crew went there last fall. It's not a long network but they are adding to it each year.

If you go a bit outside there are the Montmorency Falls:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmorency_Falls
This is on your way toward Mont-St-Anne on your left. Then before MSA you have the St-Anne-De-Beaupré basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré,_Quebec
and it's the one with all the crutches on the entrance walls. My grandfather was one of the carpenter working there during the construction.

Then you finally arrive in Mont-Saint-Anne for some XC and DH.

If you go for the 24th of June it's the Quebec national holiday. There is a huge concert on the Battlefield Park. People and alcohol abound and there is a huge bonfire in the center of all this. Very pagan. Then a week later, 1st of July, it's Canada Day. Another holiday but this time more subdued and instead of a bonfire it's fireworks.

As others have mentionned you may want to try "poutine" at one of the Ashton fast food joint. It's very popular for clubbers leaving the bars at 3AM.

There club scene revolves around a stretch of the Grande-Allée boulevard, roughly from the parliament building to the Concord Hotel (the one with the round top that is a restaurant turning 360deg while you eat) and there are a few on St-Jean street. Thinking of it eating at the Concord restaurant might be fun.
http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Hotels/Quebec-City-Hotel/Overview.aspx

While walking on St-Louis street, with the walls, keep an eye for the cannonball stuck in a tree near street level. It'll be on the south side of the street. Check it out:
http://tinyurl.com/bybrek
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juicepig/2954153123/
It's easy to miss!

For typically quebec cuisine most people would suggest the restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens:
http://www.auxancienscanadiens.qc.ca/

Just a few thoughts.
 

fortenndu

Turbo Monkey
Apr 22, 2008
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Boone, NC
I was there with a bunch of friends around this time last year.
I just woke up and I have a horrible memory so I don't remember names but I'll ask someone who will tonight.
The big waterfall is pretty cool, worth the trip out there IMO.
We found this amazing little place to eat, I'm pretty sure it's called gambrinus restaurant.
We went to the Ice Hotel, that was awesome.
There are some silly ice slides down by the water that turn into a ton of fun with a bunch of friends.
We went dog sledding, cool but they poop a lot.
I forget what it's called by there's a place where you can go snow tubing and they have tow ropes to bring you up and stuff. I got kicked out twice but the place is so much fun. They have cart racing on snow there also.
Wandering around the old city is the best though.
You'll have fun.
I hope some of my vague suggestions help.
 

Evil Sylvain

Monkey
Feb 27, 2006
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Montreal, QC, Canada
We found this amazing little place to eat, I'm pretty sure it's called gambrinus restaurant.
Gambrinus is correct.

I forget what it's called by there's a place where you can go snow tubing and they have tow ropes to bring you up and stuff. I got kicked out twice but the place is so much fun. They have cart racing on snow there also.
Village des Sports de Valcartier?
http://www.valcartier.com/