Quebec city

Wow! these places just get better and better. Just when i thought Montreal was it, i arrive in Quebec city and now i believe i really am in France. Everybody speaks french and those in the tourist trade just get by, you hear very little English unless its other (annoying) tourists!

Quebec city is built on a cliff so its quite high up and just an architectural delight, every street, every ally is something to behold!

My first night i was given the heads up that it was the last night of Cirque du Soleil and it was a free concert, man am i lucky or what. So after exploring my immediate surrounds, you just have to step out the door to be transported in time, off i went to see the Cirque!

Cirque de Soleil - http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/default.asp

These guys are fantastic, i have seen many shows, but really this impressed me no end. These guys can entertain i tell you. No animals which is a big plus, just people, fantastic costumes, choreography like i have never seen. The show was held out doors under the highway - lighting, speakers and a stage had been set up. The only down side and it was a small price to pay was that you had to stand, but it was so engaging that time just flew. The show starts in three different parts of the designated area, the crowd is waiting and suddenly the actors appear from the streets, with lights, on stilts, wow, its really mind blowing. They engage with the crowd alot which i have never seen to this extent. Anyways there was singing and trapese artists and all those circus things, which i normally dont really like, but it is done so well, you just love it. If you do anything, go and see one of these shows, they are all over the world and just full of talent. Interestingly I heard about them from one of my Scrum mentors, as he used these guys to show how to get cohesion in a team, very interesting.

More on Quebec city soon....