Not far downriver from Montreal, where the banks of the St. Lawrence River widen as it approaches the Atlantic, lies Quebec"s picturesque and often chilly capital. Quebec City, one of the continent"s oldest European settlements, is often called the most European city outside Europe. It"s the only North American city outside Mexico whose fortified walls still stand, and its winding streets showcase a French-tinged exemplar of old Romantic architecture (typified by the steep-roofed Château Frontenac in the photo"s foreground).
Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
Today in History
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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International Tiger Day
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Daylight saving time begins
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Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
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A bite of ancient history
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Marshland, Gloucester, MA
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Bobbio, Italy
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Berlin Festival of Lights
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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Westerheversand Lighthouse, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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International Leopard Day
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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Midwinter freeze
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We re gonna need a bigger birdhouse
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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Illuminated Uluru
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Everybody loves World Turtle Day
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Day
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A prison fit for a count
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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Art in the high desert
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