We arrived in Québec City shortly before noon, after making a brief stop at Montmorency Falls. (And by "brief stop," I meant a roundtrip ride on the gondola just to see the falls up close and then take photos. There was no opportunity to do anything else because of the inclement weather that gradually brewed that morning and surprised us with a sudden burst.) Since it was pouring rain, we headed straight to the Notre-Dame du Quebec Basilica. Built in 1647, it prides itself to

Québec City will always stand-out from amongst the other big cities in Canada. Its charming quaintness emanates from a blend of North American and European cultures that is not intrinsically and purely North American, but not comprehensively European either. Rather, it has a unique characteristic that embraces the combined heritage of all the peoples that have lived in that land while never losing touch with its French connections. The result is a seamless amalgamation of var