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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Happy Holi!
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We did not invent this, honest
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Coming home to roost
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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The story of the poinsettia
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Festivus
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Glowworm caves in Australia
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Chicagohenge
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A viewer with a view
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Beethoven s 250th
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Flowers by the sea
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A sleeping green giant
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Mother s Day
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Once in a pink moon