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The blog follows my spontaneous travels while living abroad as the writer stumbles upon the unpredictable reality of moving to a new country. Speaking 6 languages already and hoping to fold a few more into my linguistic quiver, life is never going to be boring with a strayling."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/161510267337975002\/posts\/default\/-\/St.+Lawrence?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=5"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/St.%20Lawrence"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17423046879968549527"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pn8Q4InlIes\/VterjA8WrEI\/AAAAAAAABBQ\/dz1LiAJwgBA\/s113\/winterselfie2.png"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"2"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"5"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161510267337975002.post-5295745270493052710"},"published":{"$t":"2016-01-12T03:45:00.003+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-02-03T13:14:23.277+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hotels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Québec"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"St. Lawrence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tourism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fairmont Le Château Frontenac - Québec's front page"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JtneFcfFzSY\/V744uJFpNjI\/AAAAAAAABO4\/XZzR6ikfEfQyJDvfiyFxKtEVLd0U_Nw5gCLcB\/s1600\/frontenactitle.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JtneFcfFzSY\/V744uJFpNjI\/AAAAAAAABO4\/XZzR6ikfEfQyJDvfiyFxKtEVLd0U_Nw5gCLcB\/s640\/frontenactitle.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere isn't a more iconic landmark for the city of Québec than the castle hotel Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. Try it yourself: type Québec city in Google search and you'll find your display filled with pictures of this very hotel. The hotel stands on a hill Cap Diamant, watching over the St. Lawrence river, and its silhouette can surely be seen from a distance between a few skyscrapers and other office buildings. But a hotel as the biggest attraction for a 400-year old city, isn't that a bit... odd? Let's find out!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrontenac is the most photographed hotel in the whole world - and no wonder, since its appearance is straight out of a Disney movie. The castle fits perfectly into its milieu in the heart of the fortified Old Town of Québec. This hotel looks stunning from outside and is available for everyone to take photos, but its branding as a luxury hotel makes it a bit more tricky to get to enjoy it from the inside.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe plot twist of this iconic landmark is the fact that, despite the romantic appearance and historic surroundings, the building has \u003Ci\u003Enever \u003C\/i\u003Ebeen an actual castle. Frontenac was built in the late 19th century by William van Horne, the General Manager of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The idea was to build a suitable place of stay for CP's customers. The architecture of the hotel got its influence from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and owes its name to the French governor Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac. It's an obvious place of stay for any celebrity who pops by the city: former customers include the British royals King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Ronald Reagan, Albert Hitchcock and Princess Grace of Monaco.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo how does the hotel look from the inside? I was lucky enough to get a close look of the settings inside the castle, and it's by far the most beautiful hotel I have ever had a chance to visit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-I6eYpfTeo_E\/VpRhYmwdTmI\/AAAAAAAAA4s\/28VaPIWb1pg\/s1600\/entrance.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-I6eYpfTeo_E\/VpRhYmwdTmI\/AAAAAAAAA4s\/28VaPIWb1pg\/s640\/entrance.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe entrance to the front desk\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nYusL1DBBqE\/VpRiWyJgfNI\/AAAAAAAAA40\/ZDhiAtTVpaY\/s1600\/trees.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nYusL1DBBqE\/VpRiWyJgfNI\/AAAAAAAAA40\/ZDhiAtTVpaY\/s640\/trees.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWe visited the hotel in November, when all the Christmas decorations were already in place. Frontenac shines brightly on the inside with all its golden decorations and chandeliers, so additional Christmas trees were a cherry on top.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are multiple elevators to the upper floors. We used the ones underneath to get all the way up to the 8th floor. The floors 9, 10 and 11 are reserved for exclusive suites, and need a separate keycard to be accessible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-knHCouvV7ME\/VpRlTMH84MI\/AAAAAAAAA5A\/OuUOHNm6DiE\/s1600\/elevator.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-knHCouvV7ME\/VpRlTMH84MI\/AAAAAAAAA5A\/OuUOHNm6DiE\/s640\/elevator.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-01qhokrWJto\/VpRncTH4OWI\/AAAAAAAAA5M\/R6WdruLFhsg\/s1600\/corridor.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-01qhokrWJto\/VpRncTH4OWI\/AAAAAAAAA5M\/R6WdruLFhsg\/s640\/corridor.jpg\" width=\"424\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe corridor of Frontenac's 8th floor surely looks different to those cheap-ass hostels I've stayed in during my travels... But how about the hotel rooms themselves?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sfDFhNEFuZg\/VpRpwZORyuI\/AAAAAAAAA5Y\/t0uFhuIL5dk\/s1600\/hotelrooms.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sfDFhNEFuZg\/VpRpwZORyuI\/AAAAAAAAA5Y\/t0uFhuIL5dk\/s640\/hotelrooms.jpg\" width=\"476\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThis is a basic room with an extra bed. My favourite part of the room was the little windows opening us a view to the tower of the hotel, as well as the main entrance. However, the most curious I was about the bathroom - how does a toilet look like in an expensive hotel like this? There were some very special elements in it, one of which was the following:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BYhxaxfbqmQ\/VpRuLw0yxfI\/AAAAAAAAA5k\/BvwgHEhAYII\/s1600\/toothbrush.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BYhxaxfbqmQ\/VpRuLw0yxfI\/AAAAAAAAA5k\/BvwgHEhAYII\/s640\/toothbrush.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe room service had kindly made this sort of bed for the toothbrushes during our day in the Old Town. It sure looks cozy!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WmokiBK7vUI\/VpRvzwy7QFI\/AAAAAAAAA5w\/EoNWPNH-TEA\/s1600\/shower.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WmokiBK7vUI\/VpRvzwy7QFI\/AAAAAAAAA5w\/EoNWPNH-TEA\/s640\/shower.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EShower products were offered by the hotel, which is something that a budget traveller like me doesn't always get to experience. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe most peculiar feature of the whole hotel room must have been the double doors to the bathroom: they were too narrow to be opened separately, so both had to be opened to fit through the door.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe staff at the hotel is extremely polite and helpful. The housekeeper, Edith, surprised my little sister with towel animals every day after the clean up. Needless to say, Edith got a nice little drawing from her as a thank you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yzV7J4IQLiQ\/VpRxHbNyleI\/AAAAAAAAA58\/_l3PveHjcjI\/s1600\/tortoise.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yzV7J4IQLiQ\/VpRxHbNyleI\/AAAAAAAAA58\/_l3PveHjcjI\/s640\/tortoise.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETowel turtle\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere is a restaurant, a bar and a Starbucks (yes, you read correctly) in the hotel, all of which have a stunning view to the St. Lawrence river. Frontenac actually offers some really nice viewpoints to observe the Old Town from above. The following picture features one of my favourite elements in the whole city: the mountain range in the horizon.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jQiM4R2KspA\/VpRzYzAlTOI\/AAAAAAAAA6I\/qQSU3unXn2s\/s1600\/windowhorizon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jQiM4R2KspA\/VpRzYzAlTOI\/AAAAAAAAA6I\/qQSU3unXn2s\/s640\/windowhorizon.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CqvGQMcJauI\/VpRz2MVrDNI\/AAAAAAAAA6Q\/gVH3zqS-1cE\/s1600\/windowfleuve.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CqvGQMcJauI\/VpRz2MVrDNI\/AAAAAAAAA6Q\/gVH3zqS-1cE\/s640\/windowfleuve.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA view from inside the hotel towards the St. Lawrence river\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOverall Frontenac is very beautiful and well kept hotel. A tip for a customer-to-be though: everything costs extra at Frontenac. Breakfast is not included (and costs an average of 68 dollars per person), wifi in the room is not included (15 dollars a day), and parking most definitely is not included - but your car will be driven to the parking hall for you.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWould definitely recommend, if you happen to have an extra few hundred dollars to spend!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWebsite:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fairmont.com\/frontenac-quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFairmont Le Château Frontenac\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5295745270493052710\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/2016\/01\/fairmont-le-chateau-frontenac-quebecs.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/161510267337975002\/posts\/default\/5295745270493052710"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/161510267337975002\/posts\/default\/5295745270493052710"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/2016\/01\/fairmont-le-chateau-frontenac-quebecs.html","title":"Fairmont Le Château Frontenac - Québec's front page"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17423046879968549527"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pn8Q4InlIes\/VterjA8WrEI\/AAAAAAAABBQ\/dz1LiAJwgBA\/s113\/winterselfie2.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JtneFcfFzSY\/V744uJFpNjI\/AAAAAAAABO4\/XZzR6ikfEfQyJDvfiyFxKtEVLd0U_Nw5gCLcB\/s72-c\/frontenactitle.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161510267337975002.post-5139882569524143171"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-06T16:13:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-02-03T12:57:08.775+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"adventures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hiking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mountains"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nature"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sentier des Caps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"St. Lawrence"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hiking in Sentier des Caps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I've successfully settled in Québec. I've unsuccessfully tried to speak French. More of that later!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYesterday I went hiking to \u003Cb\u003ESentier des Caps\u003C\/b\u003E with Jib. Pictures were taken.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nHABx-tRUjs\/VZqPiJgiHZI\/AAAAAAAAAmg\/vxPrpX0cEYs\/s1600\/caps2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nHABx-tRUjs\/VZqPiJgiHZI\/AAAAAAAAAmg\/vxPrpX0cEYs\/s640\/caps2.png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SEcl34XVDpY\/VZqPiX5P61I\/AAAAAAAAAmk\/fw36xBcmhq4\/s1600\/caps4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SEcl34XVDpY\/VZqPiX5P61I\/AAAAAAAAAmk\/fw36xBcmhq4\/s640\/caps4.png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UNv6hwaidjY\/VZqPj9V4EzI\/AAAAAAAAAm0\/g4O9xYawZTw\/s1600\/caps5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UNv6hwaidjY\/VZqPj9V4EzI\/AAAAAAAAAm0\/g4O9xYawZTw\/s640\/caps5.png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe nature in Québec, or Canada in general, is quite similar to Finland's. The mountains of Québec are a thrill for a girl from the flatland of southern Finland, though. This thing here is not a lake, but a \u003Ci\u003Efleuve\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;of Saint Lawrence - in other words, a huge river. Saint Lawrence flows from the Lake Ontario all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, and is apparently extremely difficult to navigate. While admiring this view, Jib told me that only Canadian sailors are allowed to navigate their way from the Atlantic to Lake Ontario. If international ships aim to travel Saint Lawrence, they have to pick up a Canadian sailor to do the job.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kz8K7sBIpLY\/VZqW6M_KK-I\/AAAAAAAAAng\/-k-ZeD71xGM\/s1600\/caps9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kz8K7sBIpLY\/VZqW6M_KK-I\/AAAAAAAAAng\/-k-ZeD71xGM\/s640\/caps9.jpg\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nJa6PnmEN-U\/VZqXXGE1ZLI\/AAAAAAAAAno\/xn7y-kYVask\/s1600\/caps7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nJa6PnmEN-U\/VZqXXGE1ZLI\/AAAAAAAAAno\/xn7y-kYVask\/s640\/caps7.png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWe also found a batcave.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9GruxLNBGs\/VZqYQETSO8I\/AAAAAAAAAnw\/LXDLMvQxRTo\/s1600\/caps8.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9GruxLNBGs\/VZqYQETSO8I\/AAAAAAAAAnw\/LXDLMvQxRTo\/s640\/caps8.png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EAnd a huge tree with ass cancer. And probably some other problems too.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QtEVPcHAD38\/VZqYpWgrkrI\/AAAAAAAAAn4\/sakZVHFUWnw\/s1600\/caps3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QtEVPcHAD38\/VZqYpWgrkrI\/AAAAAAAAAn4\/sakZVHFUWnw\/s640\/caps3.png\" width=\"436\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESentier des Caps, apart from all of your mushiness, you were awesome.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5139882569524143171\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/hiking-in-sentier-des-caps.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/161510267337975002\/posts\/default\/5139882569524143171"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/161510267337975002\/posts\/default\/5139882569524143171"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/land-incognita.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/hiking-in-sentier-des-caps.html","title":"Hiking in Sentier des Caps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17423046879968549527"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pn8Q4InlIes\/VterjA8WrEI\/AAAAAAAABBQ\/dz1LiAJwgBA\/s113\/winterselfie2.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nHABx-tRUjs\/VZqPiJgiHZI\/AAAAAAAAAmg\/vxPrpX0cEYs\/s72-c\/caps2.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});