Traveling Snips

Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City - a stunning building, which Joel described as a real life fairytale castle - it has a fairmont hotel in it, (we didn't stay there!) but we went in and walked around

this is the french embassy in Quebec - apparently it's the only embassy outside a nations capital in the world! Was kind of cool.

Shots from Quebec city - the gate is the old town, the original city - I didn't know Quebec is the first continually settled north american city - over 400 years old! It felt like being in Europe - and of course the main language is french too. The wall above is part of the town wall - and run in front of the battery which was in front of our hotel.

these two are some of the mosaics in the St Anne Basilica in Quebec City - the detail was spectactular. There were also a series of the twelve zodiac signs (yes in the church!), most of which I have posted on my website - http://www.kellysurtees.com/

So the summer has been full of trips away and time with family. We are just back from a few days in Ottawa (Canada's capital) - a city that for some reason felt a lot like Sydney - Peter liked it too, though of course he has been there before. We had the kids with us and they loved it - none of us wanted to leave. We had a great hotel deal and if we could have extended through the weekend, would have. However we did have other plans - heading off to visit friends at their boat access only cottage. So plenty of snaps to come.