French Tour

French Tour July 17th to 19th

On Friday, students woke up early in the morning to get in to the coach that were waiting for them. The coach was going to take them on a 3 day journey into the heart of French Canada, Montreal and Quebec City.
The first stop, however, was not Montreal but Ottawa. We got to visit the Parliament Hill and got to see statues, buildings, and even a cat sanctuary. Some students even got to meet a real life Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Then we were given time to have lunch at the ByWard Market.

Our next destination was Montreal. Montreal was Canada's economic capital until Toronto took its place. Even now it still retains most of its former glory. Though Toronto and Montreal are both similar in many aspect, they are both very unique and are quite distinguished from each other. The students got to experience first hand the difference between the two. We had a delicious dinner and stayed the night there.
On the second day we arrived at Quebec City, the oldest city in North America. Much of the city is involved in government work and tourism. The city still retains fortifications and much of its architecture. The students were able to look around Quebec city and look at Chateau Frontenac, a most photographed castle in the world. There was also Summer festival being held in Quebec city at the time so we got to hear Sting play live.
On the third day we revisited Montreal to walk near the old port of Montreal. Students were given time to shop and eat lunch at the Jacque Cartier square.

When we came back everyone was exhausted from the long drive home but it was a great experience.