Oct. 15 Day and 2 nights on the water Oct. 16 Arrived in Quebec

Onboard:  Tom's shoulders have been hurting and he was able to get into the spa for a massage.  He suffered sticker shock when they presented the bill, including an automatic $23 tip, at a total of $172.
I attended a Windows 10 seminar and a cupcake tea.  We both finished a book.  Tom had a lobster dinner and we enjoyed a show performed by the cast.

Quebec:
40-42 degrees  We pulled into port before sunrise and Tom got some good pictures. 

Leaves are turning-very warm September, so it's late here, as everywhere we've been.  We were so cold and wet, even with an umbrella, as it rained on us during the 2-1/2 hour walking tour we took.  My shoes and socks were soaked.  Several places had pumpkins and cornstalks to celebrate their Thanksgiving last week.  City Hall had its huge yard decorated for Halloween, with a large bubbling cauldron, tall witch, pumpkins, and lots of other things

"Quebec" means where the river narrows.  It and Montreal are the largest cities in Quebec Province.
This river isn't the border between Canada and the U.S.  I think one of the guides said this is the only place in Canada like that.  The three reasons the settlers came were the river, fur, and since it was a fortress-like area. 

On the opposite shore is a town names Levis.  The people here are called Quebecois.  Two percent of the people are non-French speaking.  A country in Africa now has the highest speaking French population in the world since France is so diversified.

We took the funicular from lower town to upper town.  In 1804 the First Anglican Church outside of Great Britain was built here.  It has 3000 organ pipes. Though the ceiling looks like it is fresco, but it is made of wood.  The church guide showed us a cabinet full of beautiful tapestries that are placed on the front of the altar.  One was from the 1700's.

   
                       We toured a prison and saw lots of beautiful architecture everywhere.

 A fresco was painted on the side of a building 15 years ago that told the history of Quebec. 

The population is only 1 million.  Last winter was exceptionally cold, but not as much snow as usual.

Chateau Frontenac is the landmark of Quebec, like the Eiffel Tower is to Paris.  (The tall building in the background in the pre-sunrise photo.) It was built as a hotel and still is.  Churchill, F. Roosevelt and Wm. King met there to discuss the Allied strategy during WWII.  

                    This little building 0n the right hand side is the oldest house in Quebec.

            This was a plaque on the front of another house that showed who owned it and when it
                                                                      was built

By bedtime I felt a cold coming on.  All week I've been chilled in most of the public areas on the ship, though I wore an undershirt most of the time.  And now the 40 degree, wet walking tour.