Erika & Brian

Quebec is a very old city, founded in 1608. As mentioned before it has fortification walls the run around the "old city" which is the core of what is now the tourist part of town where we live. There is also a citadel that served as the military outpost for the city's defenses. We knew that it existed but figured we'd just kind of stumble upon it during one of our walk-arounds rather than try to specifically seek it out. And that's what happened today.

Personally I was completely surprised by how it looks. I thought it would be a normal building above ground. Made of stone, sure, but still a building of the kind I normally picture. But it was actually more of an underground type structure. I mean, plenty of it did rise above the ground, but then the ground still went on top of it anyway. I'm doing a bad job of explaining it, but that's why there's pictures! We didn't pay to go inside today, but I assume we'll make it in there before we leave.