Day 2 in Quebec City - in progress

We took a taxi to the city this day, so I wouldn't have to find somewhere to park the car.

First, we went to the Citadel. It is the official residence of Le Royal 22e Regiment (the 22nd Royal Regiment). The guide says the name should always be said in French, that the administrative language is French, but if you want to be an officer you must also learn English. It is really an odd mix of French and British heritage there. The guards (of which we missed the official changing, because of the rain it was cancelled) are dressed according to the British style: Red uniform jacket with white belt, black pants, and a large black, fuzzy, q-tip style hat. Even the stone work of some of the buildings show a mix of French and British construction. According to the guide the buildings with the irregularly shaped and placed stones are of French construction and the uniform blocks are of British construction. There's a pic I took of it that I'll include in the pictures below.



We got the idea to grab a couple of rain ponchos the first night since it began to rain when we were sitting out on a terrace having dinner. Luckily we were covered by an awning. The ponchos look goofy but they beat having to carry umbrellas.


This is part of the display of the regiment's deployment to Afghanistan. I thought the burka was the only thing worth looking at in it. The rest were bombs. And they were all set up under a tent.


The first building you enter on the tour had displays of the regiments involvement with UN peace-keeping missions around the world (of which the tent display was supposed to be a part)






Third from the left in this photo is Theodore Roosevelt. Third from the right is Winston Churchill and second from the right is Eleanor Roosevelt. (I liked this picture because I recently read Franlin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, which I thoroughly enjoyed.)




The wind and rain had picked up. And the wind kept getting up and under the ponchos inflating them like balloons. It was a good laugh.


The Chateau Frontenac. There is a screen print on the foremost face of the roof because they are replacing it.


Some of the views from the wall of the Citadel




All the cannons were on stands that could be wheeled in arcs so that they had a wider area they could protect.