Long weekend adventures in Quebec City
This weekend I had so many things to REVEL in: good food, warm weather, exploring a new city, hanging out with friends, and fun little adventures. Ah life is pretty good!
What a fabulous Victoria Day long weekend in Canada! We spent two great days in beautiful Quebec City, and ended with a perfect summer day in Toronto. Man but the weather was incredible!
This was my first time in Quebec City and it is truly a beautiful city. So old and charming and clean and littered with awesome restaurants and cute little shops along steep and narrow streets.
And how cute are these people cutouts prancing around in the air with their bright flowers??
Lots of mysterious lane ways with cool patios at the back.
This is the church where our friends got married! The wedding was incredibly stunning (I knew it would be because the bride is gorgeous and has fantastic taste). Sorry I don’t have any pictures of the wedding right now – I only brought my big camera on our trip and I did not want to carry it around while wearing my cute little dress and purse…
And this is how a big chunk of our weekend went down: me taking pics while Derek patiently waits for me – thanks babe! Can you see us in the windows?
SO many cute French shops!!
And lots of patio time to rest our tired legs and get some refreshments because it was very hot indeed!
We were only in QC until Sunday night, so with Monday being a holiday it meant that we had one whole day to spend in Toronto enjoying the amazing summer weather! Yesterday was the first time that we busted out our rollerblades this season and went for a 2 hour ride along Lake Ontario. So fun, so hot, and thankfully no accidents 
And then our weekend ended with a bang (literally!) as we watched fireworks in the Beach. There were so many people out, parking their lawn chairs, bringing their kids in their PJs and filling flasks with hot drinks. (Sorry for the bad night time pics!)
I hope you had a great weekend too and are all refreshed and ready for the week ahead!
I think summer has officially started!
your photos are gorgeous! i’ve only been to Quebec once, but it was just driving through. next time i’ll know i need to stay and have a great time!
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May 25th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Thanks Heather! QC is such a great city to walk and eat your way through!
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Quebec looks so nice, your pictures are great!
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Looks like a great weekend! Quebec City is so beautiful, it’s like a small slice of Europe.
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Oh my word!!! Definitely looks like a European city. How fun! Glad you had such a great weekend! =)
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May 25th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Laura and Ashley – when I was packing for the weekend and doing the mental checklist in my head I TOTALLY for a moment thought I had to pack my passport!
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Thanks for sharing the photos of your trip! I didn’t get to go away for the long weekend, but thanks to your photos I got to take a little mental vacation
I also checked out the fireworks yesterday at The Beach. Were you at Ashbridge’s Bay too? The weather was so perfect!
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May 25th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Hey Karly – Yeah we were watching the same fireworks (sitting by Kew Gardens) – so cool!! It was the most perfect weather, eh! Glad you could ‘travel with me’.
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Your trip looks amazing! Quebec City is such a pretty place. It will definitely be on our to-see list when we go to Canada.
I enjoy roller blading too!
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May 26th, 2010 at 7:16 am
Hey Vee – yeah you should go for sure! And rollerblading is awesome
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I had no idea they had such amazing firework displays down by the water. We will have to come by next year.
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May 26th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Laura – you totally should! There were hordes of people!
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You visited Québec!!!!!!! That’s not far from where I live (Montréal)! Looks like you enjoyed your trip. Thanks for sharing the pics, you look lovely in them!
xoxo
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May 26th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Hi Sandy – You probably get to go there all the time! LUCKY! Although, Montreal is really beautiful too.
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I love Quebec city and I bike at the Beach all the time. Love it!!
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Quebec looks like somewhere in Europe. Beautiful photos.
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