Quebec, Day 3. walking in the historic district

As fish swim in the water
Our minds swim on a story.

A walk in Quebec historic dustrict
is the story where our mind swam today.

Quebec is a scenic and hilly touristic city
We walked randomly and today's story is built around pictures I took on the way.

We walked in city streets, walked through Parks, Visited art galleries and took pictures of items displayed in store Windows.


We walked through an art gallery street

And admired "street art"

An interesting sculpture outside of a building: 

A store claiming that life is simple offered a choice of t-shirts where a buyer can choose the type of simple life that he or she prefer:

On the way to an Asian restaurant to have a soup for lunch, we saw a street mural with chairs to sit and relax 

At a  public library we saw a poster about the benefits if inspiration:

 
After lunch we walked to the Congress building surrounded by a beautiful garden with colorful flowers: 

Some of the many flowers: 

Across the Street are the Plains of Abraham with a military garrison and stories of battles. 
We walked through the fort on the way back to our hotel 

We enjoyed City views from the Fort's high grounds.

On the way down, plants and flowers embellished the path. 

Our hike concluded with the view of an artistic building painted on a wall, feeding our imagination.

And after meeting an imaginary companion we returned to the hotel for a cup of hot chocolate and some rest.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

I02 - Yogi, Bhogi, Rogi

Are you a Yogi, Bhogi or Rogi? The article below was taken from: http://www.yogayuktalife.com/articles/2015/4/9/are-you-a-yogi-bhogi-or-rogi “A Yogi has the senses under control and is able to withdraw or externalize them at will just as a tortoise is able to extend or withdraw its limbs.”     ~ Bhagavad Gita (2/58) Are you a  Yogi, Bhogi or Rogi  - but definitely not a  Drohi ? These may sound like a nursery rhyme or something out of a Dr. Seuss book, however, they are words every aspiring  Yogi  should be familiar with. Language is the gateway to understanding the teachings of any culture or philosophy. To assimilate the teachings of Yoga, some grasp of key  Sanskrit  words is essential otherwise many concepts can get lost in translation, or are only superficially assimilated. Take the much misunderstood word  Yogi , which has over the last few years had a meteoric assimilation in the English lexicon. I even heard...
Read more

Quebec - Day 5, Epilogue

Image
Our sojourn in Quebec concludes today and we drive back to Maine.  There are many ways to understand what "travel" means, as there are reasons and motivations for traveling As you consider what it means for you, I will share what it means for me.  Often we lack the words to express and share what we feel and what we think. Travel is a portal that offers the opportunity to step out of our comfort zone and when one travels with a travel companion, it often happens that the "me" and "you" transmutes into a "we".  Self awareness dissolves and we feel as strings of a violin, in an orchestra where the other musical instruments are trees, flowers, mountains, river's, lakes, waterfalls the sky and clouds, all joined in performing a symphony of, and with nature. Can you visualize s symphony where the melody evokes the mood and atmosphere of each scene along the bicycling and hiking route? *I. Steep Climb (Allegro con brio)* - Rising arpeggios in strin...
Read more