28th Day - Quebec City pm

Well here we are in Quebec (pronounced K Beck by the Americans) waiting to go on our tour of Historic and Modern Quebec ( about $50 US) for 3 1/2 hours. After Eric did some IPad work earlier we went for a walk around the Old Town because we are docked right in the centre of it. The views of the very old buildings at the top of the very steep slope are spectacular to say the least. There was a Funicular up to the Chateau Frontenac but, like quite a few things here, it is not working till Summer (about the end of June) so we trudged up the slope zigzagging along looking at the old buildings along the way. The Chateau above was absolutely huge from every angle. I guess it is a hotel these days but, like a lot of this historic area, there are workmen everywhere sprucing everything up for the summer visitors.We were told it has 618 rooms! On the boardwalk there were glassed in areas where you could look down on to old fortress ruins. The Holy Trinity church was really stunning inside and we were told the main pipe organ was comprised of over 3,000 pipes. I couldn't find the Holy Water as we came out and then a lady told me it was an Anglican Cathedral, so there.The area really appealed to us. There were a few spits of rain but then it cleared while we had our Baked Spud for lunch but then another shower was coming through. This afternoon we had the tour but were somewhat disappointed with it and it was raining on and off. One of the main attractions was the Citadel and we were walking in the rain for about one hour and did not get any info from the guide, mainly because of the rain. We were taken to the 31st floor of a building where we walked around the Observation Deck to get a great over view of the city and also the city on the opposite bank of the river which rarely got a mention. Got back to the ship at 4.30 and sailed at 5.00pm. Had our " last supper " tonight, listened to cool music then retired to our stateroom for packing. We leave the ship in the morning at 7.15 in Montreal and have the day and night at our hotel near the Airport. We have booked a city tour again so hope the guide speaks English! In Quebec all children have to go to French speaking schools so the language will be preserved. Really we would have liked a few more days here to explore a bit more. It reminded us of some European cities. No wonder really as the British and French were the first rulers here. Oh well, the bag is packed but not closed yet - here's hoping the zips will do up!