The morning was overcast, with even a hint of rain! Quite a (somewhat pleasant) change from the last few days. We had a noon departure by bus for Montreal, so that left a little time for more photographs!
I could see an obelisk, or rather the top of it, from my room at the
Chateau Frontenac. So now seemed a good day to check it out.
And there's a
plaque
at the front with the explanation of why this is for both Wolfe
and Montcalm, the British and French generals killed in the battle,
just outside the city walls, for control of Canada.
The top part of the Chateau Frontenac is visible on the far right.
My room was in that section.
The park here is
Jardins des Gouvernours
or Governor's Gardens.
Looking along Dufferin Terrace towards the Chateua Frontenac, and
also downstream on the Saint Lawrence River, which is not very
visible on the far right. The above obelisk is to the left of this image.
Looking along Dufferin Terrace from under one of the rotundas located
along the Terrace.
Looking in the other direction from the same rotunda as above.
The Citadel is in the far distance (flying the flag). The
buildings on the right include another hotel.
The Dufferin Terrace is being rebuilt. And it's also an archealogical
site, as it covers the site of Chateau St. Louis, the building here
before Chateau Frontenac, and I *think* the former residence of the
governor. The building at the far end with the green and white roof
is the top end of the Funicular from the Lower Town.
Around Rue Saint-Louis
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