Sunday 21st August 2022
And early start to the day, six thirty wake up call, but with plenty of time to ready ourselves for today’s adventure. The plans for today are to visit the Mosaicultur Collection in Parc du Bois-de-Colounge. This is a series of topiary ‘sculptures’. Weather is hot again so sun cream, hats and insect repellent are the order of the day. As it is a Sunday it was quite busy but the flower mosaics were what we can only describe as mind-blowing, as we hope you can see from the pictures below.
After a rather hot but very interesting walk around the site, we were close enough to return to base for lunch and a short siesta before venturing out again.
This afternoon we are visiting Quebec City centre itself. The plans are to take to funicular railway down to the old town and generally have a wander.
First we wander past the iconic Castle Frontenac (hotel)
We have the cab to ourselves on the way down. After a wander along the main drag, an ice-cream shop is spotted. It has both gelato and sorbets, which suits us down to the ground. We opt for pineapple sorbet in a waffle cone, and it is super delicious and also very cooling.
A mural in the old town - you may have seen this before!
Wander back to the funicular and return the way we came. There is a severe thunderstorm warning for Quebec City this evening and although still sunny it feels very muggy and there are dark clouds on the horizon. The bad weather manages to hold off until we return to the holiday home and then kahboom! Massive lighting and thunder for a short while before it rumbles around for a bit, and now raining too.
Will have to think about tomorrow’s plan in light of the weather.