Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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1000 Islands

Around 1:30 we got to where the boat was going to lead us to walk around the 1000 Islands area, near Kingston, where Tell me state two days earlier.

We got the boat and 2 began the tour. Basically, the 1000 Islands area is a series of channels that run between the islands, some of which are small, while others are tiny, hehe. We were told that for a piece of land is considered island is sufficient to have 2 trees, so even if the name is 1000 Islands are actually 1866.

is like a resting place or retreat, are many houses on the banks, some of which are very nice. There are even people who have their little island and built their home there. Such as Lake Ontario is between Canada and the United States, some of the islands belong to one country and some other.

A symbol of the 1000 Islands is Boldt Castle, built at the beginning of the century by a very rich, like a house for his wife. He was unlucky because the wife died before the castle was finished, and never lived there. The tour we did last an hour, and does not stop at the castle. Another 3 hour and a half in which they provide a meal, and another stop in the castle, but in our case we had not done much, because the island the castle is American soil, and a small post office, so we need a U.S. visa to visit the castle.

After flip the castle we went back to the dock by the same route we had gone, but now approaching the opposite shore and we could see better some houses had not been right the first time. Completing the journey back to the bus and continued to travel back to Toronto.


A sample of homes.


This is one that I liked.


Boldt Castle.


Back to the dock.


The boat in which we travel.

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Québec

Sunday July 5, 3:30 pm, arriving in Quebec City. The teacher told us that conversation when he asks students who have made this trip what was your favorite city, almost all say that Québec City, and I agree, the area of \u200b\u200bOld Quebec (Old Quebec) is spectacular, the European style is always present. The city has just celebrated 400 years of its founding in 2008.

The bus left us right in the heart of Old Quebec, which is high of a hill. They gave us 4 hours to tour the area, I thought it was pretty long but the truth is we passed quickly. We stayed a while in a party are the remains of a fort used by the French and the English defense when attacked. From there we walked to a lookout and then down a path that goes up the hill was heavy because they were like 300-odd steps but in the end we got to the top. From there we went down the other side and we walked through the streets. We went through an alleyway that we liked, because it looks a lot like the pictures you always see in Europe, and as everything is in French, it feels like you're in Paris, lol, but cheaper.

A 7:30 am we returned to the bus and took us to the hotel. This time it was not a chain but was well known, with an indoor pool. The only thing we liked was that he was away from Old Quebec, we could not walk back. We crossed the street to dinner at a Burger King and it took a little understanding with the girl who attended did not speak English, but could end ps. We returned to the hotel with the idea of \u200b\u200bgoing out somewhere later, but we lie and we won the roe. Just go down to the pool for a while, but it turned out that closed at 10 and it was too late, so we returned to the room.

next day woke up early to jump on again the bus at 7 and took us to breakfast at an oriental buffet. Usually we did not eat with the group, tried to find somewhere nearby and cheaper, but this time we find nothing, so we stayed there. After that we went back to Toronto, a journey of 8 hours or less with a scheduled stopover in 1000 Islands, near Kingston.

The Plaza de Armas, where we left the bus.


The landmark of Quebec City.


This is from the balcony overlooking the River.


In a small bridge over a street.



The view of the alley from stairs.


in the alley.


The hotel where we stayed.

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Montreal

Montreal is in Quebec, which is the French part of Canada. I thought there would see all street signs and things like French and English but not everything is in French only, and most people I spoke first in French, and until you talk to them in English and will answer the same. It is now Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world's largest, obviously after Paris. Now I understand as there are Canadians who do not learn English ever: if you live in Quebec do not need it all. Funny thing is that there are people there that comes to Toronto to study English.

Well, back to the trip, we came to Montreal as at 6:30 or so, stopped for lunch and then we went to the hotel. For the price we pay for the trip, we thought we were going to take to find hotels grinder, but we actually did quite well: we stayed at a Holiday Inn practically in the center of the city. We some time in the hotel as we changed and then the 10 we met with our compatriots and went for a walk.

That week was a jazz festival in Montreal, from which only managed to see a bit because it ends too late, but we see that it was good, hehe. Closed several streets and had a lot of people. My impression is that the city is not as multicultural as Toronto, there are so many immigrants, and most people have European features. This is not to be malinchista, but as he said a friend of Ydania: people here are nicer than in Toronto. We went walking

St. Catherine Street, a major and where there are several clubs. A girl with who was with us had been before in Montreal and knew some places. We went first to one but as we did not like, was one of those that must wait in line for a while to get the input and Dewey and depending on how you see it if you let in or not (and us as we would not very elegant say), cover charged separately. We walked a little further and came to a place that was better, too bad you can not remember the name. It was like a multi-story bar, and the highest had a small dance floor. Spent some time there and then we moved to the back of the first floor, where they had a few tables. Poutini we ate there, which is typical of Montreal, which basically French fries are two types of cheese.

The raised was good because we had to be on the bus at 6:45. The problem was that we arrived at the hotel between 4:30 and 5 and we got up at 6. The hotel we took a walk to Chinatown, I do not know if we only saw a block or so is all there is to do, but it seemed much smaller than Toronto.

From there we went to the cathedral of Notre Dame, which from the outside is not very special but inside is spectacular. It has several paintings and a few things of gold. We are told it is the most exclusive of Montreal to marry, and the ceremony goes in a few thousand dollars. Unfortunately not stop taking pictures inside, try to take a flash but did not go well, and with flash could not focus because he had to run away when he approached a man to scold us, hehe. From the cathedral we went to the Church of Sait Joseph (or something) that is on the mountain that gives its name to the city (Montreal = Monte Real = Mont Royal). That is not because we charged $ 3 and goes against my religious beliefs to give money to a church. We were in the cafeteria watching the scene until we returned to the bus.
The next stop was the Montreal Tower, which made for the Olympic Games (from '76 I think) and is on the side of the stadium and the Biodome, a zoo representing 4 different environments and at the foot of the tower. Unfortunately we were very tired and sleepy to go to attractions, so we were resting on the grass next to the Biodome, during the hour and a half we were there. At 11 we returned to the bus and go to Montreal to Quebec City.

The view from our room at the hotel.


St. Catherine in the street during the Jazz Festival.


Outside the cathedral of Notre Dame.


The Church of St. Joseph.


Montreal Tower.


Biodome.