It is a rainy day here in Quebec City – the first true rainy day since we’ve been here! I am not complaining because hopefully it will cool things off a bit! Just like home, Quebec is experiencing a heat wave. Perfect.
Yesterday was busy, but nothing overly exciting. I bought lots of souvenirs! I have got to stop spending money. I want to buy something for all of my friends because there is such neat stuff here!
After lunch we walked to a used bookstore in town. It was a really neat place – there were some more pricey books but most of them were under $5. I bought The Wizard of Oz, two Agatha Christie novels, and The Nanny (book that was made into a movie). In my free time I plan to read them. Ha ha.
After that we stopped at “Le Saq,” Quebec’s version of a liquor store. They regulate their alcohol; so the only place you can buy anything besides wine and beer is The Saq. It stands for “Society/Alcohol/Quebec,” or “The Alcohol Society of Quebec.” Interesting. Ok so we stopped at The Saq for “Neige.” Neige (which in French means ‘snow’) is a spiced cider unique to this region of the country. In the winter they wait until the temperature is at least 25 degrees below zero so that the apples can freeze to the core. Then, they harvest the apples and make the cider, so it’s more concentrated or more flavorful or something like that? I’m not quite sure. But I bought some.
Then, I bought some coffee for my dad at a place called “Paillard” (not sure what that means but I guess I could look it up…). They have great pastries and coffee, among lots of other things, but Daddy likes bold coffee so hopefully he will like the kind I picked out.
Next stop – the post office for more stamps.
And after that – the perfumerie. One of the things on the top of my “to buy” list was a new bottle of perfume! The kind I wear now is a bottle I bought in France (2008… obviously I did a good job at making it last). So, I am almost out of that and decided what better time to buy new perfume. And, the lady hardly spoke English, so once again I had a chance to practice my French. Of course I cannot remember the name of the perfume, or the designer, but the lady said she is Quebecoise, so hopefully that means it is unique and I won’t be able to find it easily at home! That’s my goal.
With a loaded down backpack, Anna and I came back to the hotel. I have no earthly idea how I am going to get all this stuff home. Eek!
Oh, how could I forget. Yesterday was Allie’s birthday (a girl on the trip), so to celebrate everyone went to “La Drague.” What is the drag? It is a lot like it sounds. A gay bar where they do drag shows. Now before you think to yourself “I cannot believe Hannah Rachel was at a drag show,” don’t get too excited. It was just karaoke night last night, and no I did not sing. I observed, which in my opinion is jut as fun. (How would I know though, because I’ve never sung karaoke at a bar…?) Anyway, fun was had by all, and here I am on Thursday morning (already Thursday?!) typing this because the Internet won’t work and I am waiting for class to start.
[Before the drag a few of us went to a great Italian restaurant close by, and I would tell you all about it but we have eaten at so many fabulous places that it would just run into all the other ones! J]
I hope y’all are enjoying my updates. I guess it’s not as exciting when I first arrived, but I try to keep things interesting! Glad y’all are reading.
(sorry there were no pictures... maybe next time)
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