Quebec is a lovely town built on a cliff.
Tourist sites assure you there is a funicular that will tote you between “Lower Town” and “Upper Town.”
What the DON’T tell you is that “Lower Town” is “Lower Steep Hill that Requires a Handrail.”
Upper Town (where they wisely placed the fort to defend Canada from the Americans) is “Upper Gentle Incline Which Will Wear On You Over Time.”
There are wooden steps.
Stone steps.
Shopping steps.
And a newly constructed set of 360 steps that get you from the bottom of Upper Town to the Top of Upper Town. Yeah, we took those steps.
If you don’t mind going a mile out of your way you can get from the bottom to the top of the town in a wheelchair.
“How many steps?” you ask. Steps in the toilet.
“No really, how many steps?” Gary and I lost three pounds each. That’s how many steps.
5 responses to “Les escaliers de Québec”
I remember reading something about Quebec having a relatively low obesity rate. Sounds like the citizens can get a good workout without having to go to the gym.
Hello. I’ve missed you, what with me being so busy at work. I need a new left knee. Quebec shall probably never see me again. Poor Quebec.
I can tell I won’t be able to go there until I’ve put myself on a serious stair climbing regimen but like Tami, I’m afraid my knees won’t be up to it.
You should have mugged somebody to get their coats. It looked cold.
Becs, we should totally get brunch some time. Somewhere with really accessible parking and comfortable seating. Knee solidarity and all. Plus, you know, brunch.
Arlene – not only that, they pay 22 bucks a month for ice removal. I can just imagine that place in a ice storm. I saw some chubby people but they were all probably tourists.Tami and Becs – you both could do it. I complain but stairs are easy when there’s something interesting up top. And I forgot one set of steps – our St. Louis parking garage because the tornado knocked out the power.