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Scene that Yvonne took on the way to Quebec City to catch her flight back to California, I stayed in Matane to deal with my damaged car.
Back to pictures from the trip around the Gaspe.
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 90 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
This is not HDR..
Check out everything about Québec`s Culture and Drug Abuse right here:
www.mook-life.com/la-saint-jean-a-quebec/
And the video here:
www.mook-life.com/bonne-saint-jean-baptiste-tabarnak-part-2/
Hasselblad 500cm
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f2.8
Fuji pro 400h
A sugar shack, also known as sap house, sugar house, sugar shanty or sugar cabin (French: cabane à sucre) is a semi-commercial establishment, prominent mainly in Eastern Canada (although in some of New England's territory which is today part of the United States old sugar cabins can be found on properties belonging to the first settler families). Like the name implies, sugar houses are small cabins or series of cabins, originally destined to belong to certain private or farm estates, and where sap collected from sugar maple trees is boiled into maple syrup. Often found on the same territory is the sugar bush, which is intended for cultivation and production of maple syrup by way of craftsmanship (as opposed to global mass production factories built for that purpose in the 20th century).
Historically, sugar houses were a tradition introduced to New France by settlers of Swiss and Normand origin throughout the 17th century. Their purpose was the production of warming and delicious syrup for trade or sale, and for personal use during the cold months of Winter. After the British conquest of 1763, the tradition carried along to the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia but remained the only family-related tradition (such as patriarchal crafts) in Quebec.
Today many sugar houses are commercially run and many also offer reception halls and outdoor activities open to the general public during certain months. Many of these activities include sleigh-riding, tours of the grounds, and eating maple toffee made in the house often in front of the clientele. The reception halls cater to large groups offering many varied dishes complemented by maple syrup. These dishes range from ham, bacon, sausages, baked beans, scrambled eggs, pork rinds, and pancakes to many other breakfast type dishes. There are also specialties like homemade pickles, homemade breads, followed by desserts like sugar pie and maple taffy on the snow.
The utmost exploitation of sugar shacks roughly covers the period from late October to early April, when maple sap becomes available. However, at temperatures below 0 Celsius, it is practically impossible to extract the sap, and therefore all efforts are mainly put in the thawing period of early Spring. The activity is usually performed during the two first weeks of April, and has since become both an annual celebration of Spring and the connotation of the upcoming Easter (which can sometimes coincide with the said dates).
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Scene that Yvonne took on the way to Quebec City to catch her flight back to California, I stayed in Matane to deal with my damaged car.
Back to pictures from the trip around the Gaspe.
this is a direct decendant of my wife linda. her great great uncle. she is of the clan mac arthur who settled in the eastern townships of quebec in the early 1800's. to make a long story short , they say he shot a lawman who was on his trail . after 18 years in prison they descoeverd it was in self defence and he's been a folk hero ever since.
Le Carnaval, c’est le rendez-vous de toute la famille pour une grande fête de l’hiver et une expérience hivernale unique à ne pas manquer! Le Carnaval de Québec propose aux milliers de visiteurs un vaste éventail d'activités pour tous les goûts et âges : bain de neige, défilés de nuit, glissades, jeu de soccer géant, spectacles, sculptures sur neige, course de canot à glace et patinage. En l’honneur de l’anniversaire de la confédération, le concours de sculptures sur neige a cette année pour thème les 150 ans du Canada.
The Quebec Winter Carnival or the Carnaval de Québec is a festival held in Quebec City.
After being held on and off since 1894, the Carnaval de Québec has been held uninterruptedly since 1955. That year Bonhomme, the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance.[1] Up to one million people attended the Carnaval de Québec in 2006 making it the largest winter festivals in the world.
The most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night-time and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval. The parades wind through the upper city, decorated for the occasion with lights and ice sculptures.
Numerous public and private parties, shows and balls are held across the city, some of them outside in the bitter cold, testimony to the Québécois' fabled joie de vivre.
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House in the Matane area. Because of my low energy level Yvonne went for a long walk in the area and even bought lots of water back to the motel.
Le vieux Québec est un centre historique situé au pied et au sommet du Cap Diamant. Dès 1608, Samuel de Champlain y faisait construire dans la partie basse une habitation dont on a récemment cherché les vestiges à la Place Royale. Cette place a été restaurée dans le but de reconstituer l'esprit français de ses origines. À cet endroit s'élève l'Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires dont la construction a commencé en 1687.
Parmi les musées, salles, théâtres et lieux d'expositions il y a : le Musée de la civilisation, le Musée naval de Québec, la caserne Dalhousie et le Théâtre Petit Champlain.
Au Port de Québec, on reconnait le bassin Louise, le bassin Brown, la Pointe à Carcy, la gare du Palais et le Marché du Vieux-Port.
Autres lieux notables : la Place de Paris, le parc Ulric-Joseph-Tessier, la rue Saint-Pierre, la rue Saint-Paul, la rue du Sault-au-Matelot et la rue de Saint-Vallier Est, ancienne rue Saint-Charles, première rue pavée à Québec.
De la rue du Petit-Champlain, très étroite, au pied du cap Diamant, un funiculaire avec vue permet de remonter sans peine au-dessus du cap Diamant. Autre option, pour les marcheurs : la Côte de la Montagne.
La partie haute ville , elle, plus urbaine et marchande demeure historiquement incontournable avec ses remparts et fortifications, églises,musés et monuments divers.