entrance to the old city ... looks fairly castley
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a shop called Excalibur ... where you can buy medieval clothing ... yikes
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Notre Dame cathedral at the top of the hill
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spidery ceiling thingy inside the catedral
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pews
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a year-round store selling christmas ornaments! cool stuff - we bought a few ...
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the Chateau Frontenac, a historical monument hotel of some sort
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pointy spires atop the Chateau
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the lower town with a cruise ship docked in the river ... gives you a sense for the size of the river
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lots and lots of dormer windows
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Chateau from the boardwalk
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a tour group sitting among the cannons
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sea-faring cargo ship going up the river
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view of the bridge in the distance
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the tallest point of the city in the Citadel
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contrasting old-style houses and avenues with city background
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ramparts of the Citadel
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the old city wall, which you can walk along for most of its length
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...except where there are ramparts as well
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... or gateways into the city with guardhouses
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... and even more ramparts ... they canadians must have been afraid of something
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a very disneyland-looking city gate
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another old south african on a pedestal ...
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bay windows on the second floor all the way down the road
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school kids visiting the old city on excursion
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guns to defend the cit y all along the walls
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some chill-out zones atop buildings to make maximum use of space
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yet another cathedral in the lower town
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the Place Royal ... a plaza thats overrun with tourist traps
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look closely - its a painting!
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a bugis (indonesian pirate) boat made exclusively from cloves
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the cathedral in Place Royal
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looks european but filled with shops and more shops ... american-style
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Charl with his poster at the conference
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the Chateau from the ship while docked
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Chateau Frontenax at night ... apparently it can be seen from just about anywhere in the city
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the inside of my hotel - very fancy indeed
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