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3 DAYS IN Quebec City As you wander the winding cobblestone streets of this four century-old walled city that is steeped in history, it is hard not to become enchanted. Although it may be more than 400 years old, Quebec City is also a vital, modern city with festivals, theater, and first-rate dining. Its French-speaking populace adds to the allure. DAY 2 BECOME EXPLORERS 9:00 AM A guided Quebec Bike Tour will give you a good overview of the area. You’ll ramble through historic villages and then ride the Route Verte, first among the Top Ten Bike Routes worldwide, according to National Geographic Magazine. www.summerfeet.net/QuebecBicycleTour.asp DAY 1 OLD QUEBEC 10:00 AM Watch the Changing of the Guard at La Citadelle, the fortress built by the British to repel an American invasion that never came. It’s still an active military post, and the ceremonial changing of the guard and beating the retreat are extremely colorful. www.lacitadelle.qc.ca 2:00 PM Check out the massive Canyon SainteAnne and its thundering Sainte-Anne waterfalls. Take a walk on footbridges that go directly across the water. www.canyonste-anne.qc.ca 12:00 PM Spend the afternoon in Old Quebec, home to many restaurants and shops, in the part of the city within the walls of the old fortifications. www.quebecregion.com DAY 3 FOOD, FUN, & FINE ART 9:00 AM Spend the morning at the Musee des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, the capital’s most important art museum that focuses on Inuit art and the works of Quebec-born painters and sculptors. www.mnba.qc.ca 3:00 PM Up, up, and away your group will go on a hot air balloon ride that will take them over Quebec City and Montreal. 6:00 PM French and Continental gastronomy are featured in an intimate atmosphere of old-world charm at Le Champlain Restaurant in the famed Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, a Quebec City landmark. www.fairmont.com/frontenac www.montgolfiereaventure.com 7:00 PM Enjoy dinner at Aux Anciens Canadiens, a venerable restaurant with costumed servers in what is believed to be the city’s oldest house, built in 1677. Ancient Quebecois recipes prevail here. www.auxancienscanadiens.qc.ca I SM I March 2010 I SuccessfulMeetings.com http://www.summerfeet.net/QuebecBicycleTour.asp http://www.canyonste-anne.qc.ca http://www.lacitadelle.qc.ca http://www.quebecregion.com http://www.mnba.qc.ca http://www.montgolfiereaventure.com http://www.auxancienscanadiens.qc.ca http://www.fairmont.com/frontenac http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - March 2010

Successful Meetings - March 2010
Contents
Editor's Letter
A Dust-Up in the Windy City
Education
Mouth for Sale
Incentive Insights
Management Matters
Meetings Law
Good Neighbor
Feast Not Famine
Spreading Out
Your Guide to Green
Places + Spaces
Houston
New York City
Florida Keys
Oahu
Quebec City

Successful Meetings - March 2010