Bonjour Mademoiselles et Monsieurs.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen
It's another beautiful day in Quebec and
right now we're just lounging on the patio of the Montmorency Manor.
We're right above the Montmorency Falls,
and we have an awesome day planned.
We've been in the city of Quebec for a few days.
Now we're going to be exploring all around it. There's some really cool stuff.
We're doing to do some farm-to-table tasting;
We're going to go on a helicopter ride.
But first things first, we're going to do a zipline across these falls.
They're the biggest falls in Quebec, and they're actually taller than Niagara falls by about 100 ft.
Let's go check it out.
We're suited up. Ready to do the zipline.
The zipline basically goes across the whole front of the falls,
and this building behind us is.....
Used to be the summer home of the Duke of Kent from when the British took over from the French.
There was a big battle here fought in the lead up to the final war between the British and the French.
But afterwards the Duke of Kent lived here over the summers
and eventually became the father of Queen Victoria.
Interesting little fact for all of you geology nerds out there, like me.
The Montmorency Falls sit on the Montmorency fault line,
which is basically like Quebec's version of the San Andreas Fault.
There're over 200 minor earthquakes here every year.
But because the the rock is so solid,
it's not even really noticeable.
All right, Brother, are you excited? I'm stoked.
You and I have now done quite a few ziplines.
How does this compare to what we've seen before?
Probably one of the more scenic ziplines we've ever done.
You used to have a little bit of trouble on these types of things.
You've come a long way, Bro.
I know. I still might scream.
So therefore in order to prevent that, I'm going to
make it physically impossible for me to scream.
Switching to GoPro.
1-2-3. Go guys.
[Screams and laughs]
[Muffled scream]
Bro, how was that? That was so fun.
That was really fun. It's not that long,
but you just go right past waterfall.
It's a great location, great view,
and you get two rides for 25 bucks,
which is really cool. Not bad.
It's pretty affordable zipline and a really scenic place.
So now we're going to hop back in the car,
and we're going to head across this bridge
over to the Ile d' Orleans, the Isle of Orleans.
Great stuff over there. It's kind of like the breadbasket.
I was going to say.. it's kind of like the breadbasket of Quebec City.
It's where they grow a lot of vegetables.
There're wineries. There're lots of apple orchards where they make this beautiful cider
So we're going to grab some lunch;
We're going to have some wine and basically just enjoy another beautiful day here.
Alright ladies and gentlemen, we've just crossed the bridge over the Saint Lawrence River,
just opposite Montmorency Falls,
and we're at the Ile d'Orleans.
It's an island the size of Manhattan that is kind of breadbasket of Quebec City.
It's perfect for agriculture, and we're at Cassis Monna et Filles.
It's a local producer that makes some amazing products.. some compotes, some jams.
And not to mention wine.. wine and black currant liqueur.
We're going to go inside and meet the daughters behind this beautiful establishment.
My name is Anne Monna. I'm one of the two sisters of
Cassis Monna et Filles. My sister and I took over my father's business,
we are on the Orleans Island.
So very near to Quebec City.
And we grow blackcurrant, and we do blackcurrant wine, blackcurrant liqueurs, other delicacies.
Blackcurrants is the little berry, black berry.
It's very good for health and very tasty, too
They grow blackcurrants in Europe. It's very, very common,
but here in North America is not very known.
But we have the perfect climate to grow blackcurrant here.
Sante
Alright ladies and gentlemen, it's time to eat.
The food looks incredible; the view is superb.
The beautiful poulet sandwich, chicken sandwich, with a olive and blackcurrant tapenade.
I've got a lovely little summer salad with a blackcurrant sauce and then we have this guy. What is this thing?
Well, we're starting off with some local cheese.
It's been baked in the oven.
Comes with a blackcurrant sauce with some apples,
and of course to match, everything has blackcurrant.
I got champagne with blackcurrant,
and Alex's is blackcurrant Sangria.
Salud. Sante
It's wine time.
Okay, next stop a winery called Vignonle Saint-Petronille
So wine was growing naturally here when the French arrived,
which is why they called it the Isle of Bacchus,
originally named after the Roman god of wine.
There's a long history of cultivation on this island.
This is one of the oldest wineries here in the area,
and we're going to do a sampling of this year's latest varietals.
It's super chill to be here in the summertime.
I know I've said that few times,
but last time we were on this island
It was totally covered in snow.
When they told us that it was a place that produced a lot of agriculture,
It was kind of hard to imagine.
But now you can just see how bountiful this place is.
It does have a microclimate, and it's so close to the city.
There's only six thousand people who live on this island the size of Manhattan.
It limited development so that it stays rural, agricultural.
And people obviously take a lot of pride in what they do here.
You can see it from the air and
actually we are going to see it from the air because we're late.
Got an appointment at the airport. Let's go
Alright ladies and gents, it's about to get fun.
We're about to get really high in a helicopter at the
Complexe Capital Helicoptere.
I think I pronounced that right, and I'm sorry if I pronounced other words wrong
because I'm working on my French.
But that's beside the point. Where are we off to you?
We're going to the main city water falls.
After that Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval.
How long have you been flying? Three years.
What's the best part about being a helicopter pilot?
Being free. Yeah? Flying. Being free. I like that. Okay
Well, Monsieurs, Mademoiselles, ladies and gentlemen,
this brings a conclusion to our
lovely trip here in Quebec City.
It's been fantastique. It's been magnifique.
It's been superbe.
I don't know any other...incroyable
Oh nice, Incredible. It's been amazing.
You know we came here a year and a half ago
in the winter, in the depths of winter, which I really liked.
I think that this is a beautiful city
with the snow on the ground because all the colors pop.
But everyone told us you've got to come back in summer,
and so we did, and we were incredibly pleasantly surprised.
Honestly. What a gorgeous city. It's got the best of the Old World, the best of the New World,
Incredible views,
really, really delicious food,
great nightlife, and the festival, man.
The festival was so much fun, not to mention the people.
We've met really awesome people.
I think it's a great place to practice French because everyone here...
A lot of people speak English, so they can help you with vocabulary,
and they're just really stoked if you try to speak French.
Tried our best to speak French.
I know it's not "parfait", but you know.
Isn't a parfait like fruit and cream.? Yeah.
But the word means "perfect,"
which is why that is so perfect. Mmm.Delicious.
For me one of the highlights of the trip was Jacques Cartier Park
I had no idea that that existed so close to Quebec City.
Honestly one of the most beautiful river valleys I've ever seen in my life.
I really enjoyed sleeping in the longhouse.
I think that was cultural tourism that was a model for sustainability
And just basically that whole type of tourism.
It's a really interesting way of presenting
indigenous First Nation's traditions in a way that is accessible to modern travelers.
We've had some incredible meals on this trip...too many to actually fit in the vlogs series.
So what we've decided to do is compile
them all into a " Best Of" video. It's coming out soon.
It's going to draw upon both this trip and our winter trip to Quebec last time.
So stay tuned for that.
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Also happy birthday Canada.
150 years old. Very happy to be here on this special year.
Watch your hat. In the meantime, remember stay curious,
keep exploring, and we will see all of you lovely ladies and gentlemen out there on the road.
A la prochaine. Peace. Bon voyage.
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