Too Cold in January?
Dec 13th, 2005, 12:14 PM
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Too Cold in January?
Is Quebec City too cold for a short visit in January? Will we be able to walk to the stores and restaurants from our hotel in lower town? We're thinking maybe we should change from QC to Puerto Rico to stay warm.
Dec 13th, 2005, 02:38 PM
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I guess it depends on what you call cold.
The average January low is -17 C, which comes out to about +2 Fahrenheit.
The average high is -8 C or about 18 degrees F.
Another source gives the average daily lows at +3 F and the average daily high as +19 F. That is a degree warmer, which is not that much higher than the other set of figures.
At any rate, it is warmer than Fairbanks.
People live there and go about their daily lives all year long.
The average January low is -17 C, which comes out to about +2 Fahrenheit.
The average high is -8 C or about 18 degrees F.
Another source gives the average daily lows at +3 F and the average daily high as +19 F. That is a degree warmer, which is not that much higher than the other set of figures.
At any rate, it is warmer than Fairbanks.
People live there and go about their daily lives all year long.
Dec 13th, 2005, 07:21 PM
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One of the great Canadian cultural events is the Quebec (City) Winter Carnival.People come from all over the world so that they can go outside in Quebec City in the middle of the winter.
So, yes, PR is warmer, but it ain't got no winter carnival with snowmen.
Once upon a time in an earlier life I arranged for Miss Jamaica to be a special guest at the Quebec Winter Carnival, and for Bonhomme Carnival to go on an exchange to Jamaica.
As Miss Jamaica passed through Toronto, we loaned her some winter clothes, and she had a great time.
Unfortunately, Bonhomme Carnaval melted in Montego Bay. His drippings were collected and made into ice cubes, which are only given to tourists from Quebec Province, out of respect.
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So, yes, PR is warmer, but it ain't got no winter carnival with snowmen.
Once upon a time in an earlier life I arranged for Miss Jamaica to be a special guest at the Quebec Winter Carnival, and for Bonhomme Carnival to go on an exchange to Jamaica.
As Miss Jamaica passed through Toronto, we loaned her some winter clothes, and she had a great time.
Unfortunately, Bonhomme Carnaval melted in Montego Bay. His drippings were collected and made into ice cubes, which are only given to tourists from Quebec Province, out of respect.
BAK
Dec 15th, 2005, 03:10 PM
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No, there is nothing better than Quebec City.
As I indicated on another thread: I was there 2-3 hours ago. Though I have no Quebec roots, I feel perfectly at home there because of the perfect melange of old French and old British influences. It is the confluence of our mixed heritage and one of the great sites for any history buff.
Last night, I walked past a house whose plaque indicated that the Duke of Kent lived there in 1794 -- 25 years before the birth of his daughter (Queen) Victoria -- when the house in question was already 150 years old.
Maybe Puerto Rico boasts of an equally noble history. But for us Canadians (a cold-resistant lot) it does not get more atmospheric than that.....
As I indicated on another thread: I was there 2-3 hours ago. Though I have no Quebec roots, I feel perfectly at home there because of the perfect melange of old French and old British influences. It is the confluence of our mixed heritage and one of the great sites for any history buff.
Last night, I walked past a house whose plaque indicated that the Duke of Kent lived there in 1794 -- 25 years before the birth of his daughter (Queen) Victoria -- when the house in question was already 150 years old.
Maybe Puerto Rico boasts of an equally noble history. But for us Canadians (a cold-resistant lot) it does not get more atmospheric than that.....
Dec 16th, 2005, 02:18 PM
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I agree on the history angle. For example, today, many of us are not taught in school just how determinative that battle was between the forces of Wolff and Montcalm.
I think one can make a case for the assertion that the battle on the Plains (or Fields) of Abraham determined the future of North America.
I think one can make a case for the assertion that the battle on the Plains (or Fields) of Abraham determined the future of North America.
Dec 16th, 2005, 06:08 PM
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Historical events and topics related to Quebec City for which a traveller to Quebec would find interesting include:
Samuel de Champlain - founder of Quebec City
The Seven Years War 1756–1763
- first global war
- paved the way for Britain's
global dominance
General James Wolfe
Marquis de Montcalm
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Captain James Cook
- Cook navigated the fleet up the
St. Lawrence River which the
French thought to be impossible.
American War of Independence
British centric research points -
- The role of Britain's
debt created by the Seven Years
War on British North American
business elites.
- The impact of peace and security
in eastern North America.
French Revolution and Napolean
- Support for the American War of
Independence as a proxy war
against Britain. The war
bankrupted France leading to
the to the revolution and
Napolean.
British North America (Canada)
Maurice Duplessis
The Silent Revolution
René Lévesque
Quebec Separatism
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Churchill, Roosevelt and the two Quebec conferences.
Citadelle de Québec
Governor General of Canada
War of 1812
The Royal 22nd Regiment (the Vandoos)
Samuel de Champlain - founder of Quebec City
The Seven Years War 1756–1763
- first global war
- paved the way for Britain's
global dominance
General James Wolfe
Marquis de Montcalm
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Captain James Cook
- Cook navigated the fleet up the
St. Lawrence River which the
French thought to be impossible.
American War of Independence
British centric research points -
- The role of Britain's
debt created by the Seven Years
War on British North American
business elites.
- The impact of peace and security
in eastern North America.
French Revolution and Napolean
- Support for the American War of
Independence as a proxy war
against Britain. The war
bankrupted France leading to
the to the revolution and
Napolean.
British North America (Canada)
Maurice Duplessis
The Silent Revolution
René Lévesque
Quebec Separatism
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Churchill, Roosevelt and the two Quebec conferences.
Citadelle de Québec
Governor General of Canada
War of 1812
The Royal 22nd Regiment (the Vandoos)
