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This blog is a sister blog to Practicing Mammal. I made it that way so that I wasn't always posting about our trip. Because some of my readers maybe don't care about our trip. I don't mind. But its an easy way for me to journal our trip for our family. Please join us if it pleases you. Blessings!

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Sunday in Old Quebec.

This morning we attended Sunday Mass at the Notre-Dame de Quebec (Our Lady of Quebec) Cathedral which is just half a  block from our little apartment.  It was in French, and while I could follow along the Mass pretty well, I had no idea what the priest said in his homily.  But he was very engaging and I really wish I did know. 

We went for lunch and coffee after Mass on the Rue de Ste.-Jean then continued our tour of the old city from yesterday.  The Ursuline convent, which has been here since the mid 1600's is right next door to where we are staying.  There are 55 sisters in the convent still and a museum of their carefully recorded history of education in Quebec City for the last 350 years are preserved and displayed.  This museum just opened this last spring and we were grateful for the opportunity to see the treasures displayed there.  Written records, artwork, educational tools and musical instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries. 

The school, still in operation is attached to the exceptionally beautiful chapel of the Ursulines.

The Augustinians, the Ursulines...oh yes...can't forget the Jesuits.  We visited their chapel too.  Up and down the streets of Quebec City are plaques that commemorate various important dead people.  We gazed upon them.  The plaques, that is.  We walked through the Chateau Frontenac, one of the famous CPR hotels, along with the Empress in Victoria, B.C. and and several other profoundly lovely and expensive hotels across Canada.  I highly recommend staying there.  We did not.  It costs way too much.  But I am certain you will have a lovely time.

We had dinner at "home" tonight, and stayed in for the evening.  Can't remember the last day we did that, actually.  It was very nice.  We watched the 75 year anniversary celebration of CBC on television.  It was hosted by Martin Short.  He's funny.

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