We were next on our way to the final city on our Canadian Capitals Tour, Quebec City. On our way, we stopped at Montmorency Falls. The Falls are 272 feet tall – actually taller than Niagara Falls. The Falls are at the mouth of the Montmorency River where it drops over the cliff into the St. Lawrence River. Known as the Ramparts of Quebec City, this picture shows a gate and part of the fortification walls around Quebec City. They…
Our tour next took us to Montreal, Quebec. Walking in the area near our hotel, we found that public art is important in the community. The first picture below is called “The Ring.” It was installed in 2002. The ring itself is a curved tube, weighing 50,000 pounds. The ring is 90 feet in diameter. When looked through at a certain angle, it focuses one’s attention on structures important in Montreal’s history. Another art piece we saw is part of…
We were next headed to Ottawa, but on the way we stopped for a cruise among the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River. The Thousand Islands actually consists of 1,864 islands within both Canada and the United States. To be considered an island, the land must be above water all year and support at least one tree. We began our cruise near the town of Rockport, a village that is about 200 years old. The first picture below is…
We began our Tauck Canadian Capitals tour in Toronto, the provincial capital of Ontario. We have visited Toronto a few times before. On our last trip (Cruising the Great Lakes), one of our stops was the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). There is a picture of the exterior of the museum above the blog title and you will see a large crystal structure on the exterior of the building. This is named The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal in recognition of a financial…