Going to Quebec (city)

We plan to go to Quebec the latter part of September. Probably will fly to
Montreal or near by ( any suggestion welcome) and drive to Quebec and then
through VT,NH and NY down to Boston. My question: would it be real stupid to
try to take a car into Quebec, especially the old section. The other
alternative I see is to train from Montreal to Quebec. Any thoughts on this
are welcome as well. TIA.

pantagruel wrote:

We plan to go to Quebec the latter part of September. Probably will fly to
Montreal or near by ( any suggestion welcome) and drive to Quebec and then
through VT,NH and NY down to Boston. My question: would it be real stupid to
try to take a car into Quebec, especially the old section. The other
alternative I see is to train from Montreal to Quebec. Any thoughts on this
are welcome as well. TIA.

Quebec City also has an airport. Not as major as Montreal, but it does
have some connections from US cities.

The streets in Old Quebec are narrow and there is not a lot of parking,
but driving is not a big challenge. You could also find parking just
outside of the Old Town area and walk. The area of Old Town is not that
large.

The old town is not large enough for this to be a concern unless you have a
medical condition that limit's your mobility. There is lots of parking
available on the edge of it.

Think of a small European city.



"pantagruel" wrote in message
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We plan to go to Quebec the latter part of September. Probably will fly to
Montreal or near by ( any suggestion welcome) and drive to Quebec and then
through VT,NH and NY down to Boston. My question: would it be real stupid
to
try to take a car into Quebec, especially the old section. The other
alternative I see is to train from Montreal to Quebec. Any thoughts on
this
are welcome as well. TIA.

On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 03:19:07 +0000 (UTC), Martin Timmerman
wrote:

[snip]
The streets in Old Quebec are narrow and there is not a lot of parking,
but driving is not a big challenge.
[snip]

Aren't many streets reserved for municipal residents or
pickups/deliveries only?

Michael

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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 03:19:07 +0000 (UTC), Martin Timmerman
wrote:

[snip]
The streets in Old Quebec are narrow and there is not a lot of parking,
but driving is not a big challenge.
[snip]

Aren't many streets reserved for municipal residents or
pickups/deliveries only?

Michael

If you would like to send a private email to me, please take out the TRASH, so to speak. Please do not email me something which you also posted.

I agree with the general consensus here that taking a car to Quebec City can
have its issues but they are not insurmountable ones.

Several years ago we borrowed a car and drove to Quebec City as we had made
reservations in a small hotel within the walls of the Old City. We were not
then familiar with the "lay of the land" and driving around the narrow,
often cobbled streets of the city became a challenge as one kept an eye open
for street signs, one way markings and horse driven caleches while
attempting to consult a map.

I left the map reading to my wife who is unilingual English. She ended up
spelling out the names like "m-o-n-t-c-a-l-m" etc. for me but I finally
"lost" it after about 20 minutes of this when she spelled out
"m-c-m-a-h-o-n" to which I sputters, "Darnit [not my actual words] Sandy
that is English!".

We eventually found the location and parked the car for most of the balance
of our several day stay in Quebec.

The car was handy when we decided to follow the route laid out in one of the
Quebec Tourist Office pamphlets to visit communities in and around Quebec
City including the overland route to the Montmorency Falls rather than
taking one of the tour boats down the St. Lawrence.

If you do opt for the VIA rail link between Montreal's Central Station and
Quebec's railway station, it is a nice comfortable pleasant ride through the
Quebec countryside. The Quebec station is close to the old city. Not an
expensive cab ride away from most places where you might want to stay.

Enjoy your visit. Quebec City is a lovely place with its European look.
Lots of marvellous dining. Great views. The ferry to Levis is a cheap way
to see the majesty of the Citadel and the walled city looming over the St.
Lawrence. The wine bar Pape Gorge in the p'tit Champlain area provided a
nice respite from the searing sun and we sipped some wine and ate some pate
thinking life was grand.

Bob Mac
Edmonton, AB