
Leafless trees shadowed against the sky on the plains of Abraham in Quebec City

Leafless trees shadowed against the sky on the plains of Abraham in Quebec City

The covered with snow rue du Petit-Champlain street is bustling with strollers and shoppers during Christmas time in the old Quebec City. During the French Regime, craftsmen worked in shops along rue du Petit-Champlain, where they lived with their families. In the 19th century, working-class Irish families, whose major breadwinners worked at the docks or in the ship-building trade, made their homes here. Today, dozens of artists’ workshops and boutiques line this historical street.

The covered with snow rue du Petit-Champlain street is bustling with strollers and shoppers during Christmas time in the old Quebec City. During the French Regime, craftsmen worked in shops along rue du Petit-Champlain, where they lived with their families. In the 19th century, working-class Irish families, whose major breadwinners worked at the docks or in the ship-building trade, made their homes here. Today, dozens of artists’ workshops and boutiques line this historical street.

Old building are lined up on Rue D’Auteuil street in Quebec City

People walk on the fortification in Quebec City, Canada

Quebec City, January 24, 2008 – The 535 meter long ice track of the Red Bull Crashed ice event, seen here turning around the Fresque des Quebecois mural painting, is almost ready for the event held in Quebec City on January 26. A mix among hockey, downhill skating and boardercross, Crashed ice is a winter extreme sporting event, featuring head-to-head, urban, downhill speed ice hockey skating.

Quebec City’s skyline from the Plains of Abraham

Quebec City’s skyline, seen from the lower part of the town

Quebec City’s skyline, seen from the lower part of the town

The night falls over Quebec City seen from Levis in a panoramic photo