Quebec City

Canada 2010
IMG_7273 Montmorency Falls Quebec City Montmorency Falls of Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, located at the northesast of Quebec City
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IMG_7288 Montmorency Falls Quebec City The falls, at 84 meters (275 ft) high, (and 150 feet wide) are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 m (98 ft) higher than Niagara Falls.
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IMG_7293 Montmorency Falls Quebec City The falls are at the mouth of the Montmorency River where it drops over the cliff shore into the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the western end of the Île...
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IMG_7299 Montmorency Falls Quebec City The basin at the foot of the falls is 17 m (56 ft) deep. The falls were given this name in 1613 by Samuel de Champlain. He named them in honour of Henri II, duc...
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IMG_7305 Suspension Bridge Montmorency Falls A suspension bridge goes above the Montmorency Falls
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IMG_7316 view of Suspension Bridge Montmorency Falls - St. Lawrence River A leisurely stroll over the suspension bridge allows a full view of the Montmorency Falls and the St. Lawrence River.
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IMG_7328 Fairmont Hotel Quebec City Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac hotel
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IMG_7329 A statue with water fountain, Governors Garden, by the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Old Quebec City
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IMG_7331 Quebec City - 1640 Restaurant 1640 Restaurant in Old Quebec City
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IMG_7333 Old Quebec City
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IMG_7338 Port and St. Lawrence River
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IMG_7341 Promenade des Gouverneurs, near Fairmont
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IMG_7344 The Chateau Frontenac was designed by American architect Bruce Price, as one of a series of 'château' style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway...
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IMG_7345 The Chateau Frontenac was named after Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698.
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IMG_7347 The Promenade des Gouverneurs, connects from Fairmont and reaches La Citadelle
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IMG_7355 Fairmont Quebec City The Quebec Conference of 1943, at which Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed strategy for World War II, was held at the near by Citadel while...
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IMG_7368 It holds the Guinness World Record's title of 'most photographed hotel in the world
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IMG_7377 The Promenade des Gouverneurs looks out to the St. Lawrence River
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IMG_7378 The street that leads to Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac
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