Our final leg of this Viking Octantis cruise will take us from Quebec to Toronto. Let me continue with two days of meals. Slept through breakfast. Lunch was okay. Plus. Ended with a coffee sugar cone, Dinner. A nice German Riesling with a bit of sparkle. Steak. Salmon. Ended with a Chocolate Decadence. At this point we cruised past Montreal. A casino, I'll say more about this Biosphere when we return to Montreal in August. The moon was out. We skipped breakfast, but had a truly wonderful lunch. Well, I'm allergic to crustaceans, so had very little of the following. This was my lunch. Two soups, huge salad with a Norwegian hot dog, plus Bloody Mary and beer. But then, as we were having lunch, the Octantis went through the Massena, New York locks. Ship rose at least 20 feet, and probably more. The water level increases as we near Lake Ontario. Had a peanut butter sugar cone at the end of the show. Tonight I'll feature our Entertainment...
First, how do you say Quebec? The English pronunciation is kway-BEK, with the accent on the last syllable. BEK is said like a short BACK. The French pronunciation is key-BEK. BEK is also said like a short BACK. No one says Q-BEK. More about this province ( which is like a state in the U.S. ) and city. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. About equal to Alaska. Both Quebec City and Montreal are in this province, which is the only Francophone-majority in the country. I will not say much about Montreal. First because for some reason, we went right pass it, and second because we will be on the Azamara for the total solar eclipse in August, which will take us from Iceland to Montreal. However, we last night passed by this city, and the lights were fascinating, so I will tomorrow show a few photos. Has a population of around 8 million, second to Ontario. From 1534 to 1763 was the French Colony of Canada, and, as this map shows, a lot more. After the ...