Day 22 Shopping, followed by museums

Lachie decided he was awake in the early hours of the morning, so I joined him in his bed for some stories, until he went back to sleep. When he woke the next time it was a much more civilized 7 am. After breakfast we dropped Lachie off to Day Care, then dropped Tim off to work and continued onto Walmart, which is open at a very sensible 8 am, unlike the other shops which open at 10. I had to buy a new card reader. My last one was just not working anymore. I also had to replace my brush, which I think I left in Newark. Sarah needed a few things for Lachie. Then we went to the drive through ATM, so I could get some more Canadian dollars- easy to do when it has an English option.

From here we drove through the Lower Town to park near the ferry. Easy to find a park when it is early in the morning. 

Our first museum was the Musee de la Civilization, where we bought the best buy: the “Three Museum Pass”. One of the major exhibitions was of Australian Indigenous Contemporary Art. Beautifully presented and some of the best Aboriginal work I have seen. Very impressive.^st century. “Quebec Then and Now” had lots to see and read, despite having very dim lighting. Then we went upstairs to join in a guided tour, with a very good docent, of the “This is our story- First Nations and Inuit in the 21^st Century” of the Quebec area. It was a really interesting tour. The similarities between our Australian Aboriginal people and these cultures were extraordinary. The exhibition had input from all the concerned peoples both in presentation and context. From here we went down to the toilets, the shop and out to get some lunch down by the ferry area.

  A quick look at the exhibition of social changes in the 20/21

Lunch was excellent. I had the vegetable soup, a goat’s cheese salad (supposed to have wapiti- but it definitely wasn’t. It tasted like some kind of tuna??) I had the triple selection of crème brulee-wonderful! Sarah had the calamari, salad, and the chocolate cake. All the food was lovely, just disappointing not to get the meat we requested.

After lunch we went to the Place Royal Museum- four storeys high, but narrow. The basement had a vaulted ceiling, a display of what rooms looked like in the 17^th century, and a selection of clothes that you could try on. You had to wear covers over your shoes. 1^st floor the shop, 2^nd floor was filled with items found during construction in this area. ^rd floor had items connected to native / white trade. We watched the 3D video about Samuel de Champlain. (Presented in an unusual way through the eyes of an artist.)

As we were walking back to our car, we noticed that the church in the square was open (Notre Dame des Victories) One of the oldest churches in North America. Although severely damaged during the siege of Quebec it was rebuilt in 1763. It was a fast look. The stain glass windows were most impressive.

From here we went back to the car, home via the Boulevard Champlain to Sillery/ Sainte Foy and the large Metro supermarket to buy a few things for tea, including GF gravy.

We picked up Lachie and came home. I prepared the vegetables for dinner, while Sarah gave Lachie his afternoon snacks. It began to rain. They left to pick up Tim and I cooked the rest of the meal and prepared today’s photos. Dinner was a delicious Australian rolled roast lamb. However when it should have been ready, the centre was still quite raw. So I sliced off the cooked meat and put the rest back in the oven for slightly more time.

After the dishes it was time to sit and begin my diary, but I was half watching Master Chef, so it took longer than it should.