On Facebook, I have read a lot lately about genealogists planning a trip to Quebec City this year. If you are one of those travelling family historians, you may find some ideas of what to see and where to eat in an article in the Missouri-based 417 Magazine.
The magazine’s publisher and general manager, husband-and-wife team, Gary and Joan Whitaker, spent a few days in Quebec City last summer and wrote about their experience. They encourage their readers to consider spending a long weekend in our provincial capital.
The couple toured much of the city by hop-on-hop-off bus and boat and on foot. “We visited the perfectly intact Citadel, walked the fortress walls and strolled through the Plains of Abraham and the Joan of Arc Garden.”
Apart from paying our high sales taxes, the Whitakers enjoyed their trip.
“More than eight million visitors pour through its city walls in the summer, and the lofty prices reflect the supply-demand reality. Add in tips and steep sales taxes, and you quickly realize the money you saved by having a European-flavored getaway without the hassle of actually flying to Europe is gushing out of your bank account and into Canada. It’s not a cheap weekend, but it is a memorable one.”
You can read about the Whitakers’ four-day itinerary in the article, European Flavor, Closer to Home.
You can learn about some of my favourite things in Quebec City on my Pinterest board, Genealogy — Visiting Quebec City. Suggestions about what to add to the board are always appreciated.
