Tag 26/ day 26
Fuer uns hiess es nach 16 Tagen Abschied nehmen von Ontario in dem Wissen, dass man zuviel nicht gesehen hat, aber wir hatten noch einiges vor uns und so fuhren wir wieder ueber den Ottawa River in die Provinz Quebec.
Wie immer, auch hier erstmal ein Ueberblick zur Provinz. Wen es nicht interessiert, einfach ueberspringen bitte.
For us, it was time to say goodbye to Ontario after 16 days. We knew that we hadn't seen everything one should see, but we still had a lot to do, so we drove back across the Ottawa River into the province of Quebec.
As always, here is an overview of the province. If you're not interested, please just skip it.
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Quebec ist die flächenmäßig größte Provinz[und die zweitgrößte nach Bevölkerung. Waehrend die Mehrheit der Einwohner im Tal des Sankt-Lorenz-Stroms wohnt (die gegend zwischen Montreal, Trois-Rivières und der Provinzhauptstadt Quebec), ist der größte Teil Quebecs sehr dünn besiedelt.
Bevor Europaer dieses Gebiet erkundeten und besiedelten, lebten hier nur die Inuit und zehn First Nations. Waehrend die Inuit fischten und Wale und Robben entlang der Küsten der Hudson- und Ungava-Buchten jagden, fuhrten die First Nation Staemme ein Nomadenleben, das auf Jagen, Sammeln und Fischen basierte.Zwischen 1534 und 1763 war das heutige Quebec die französische Kolonie Kanadas, aber nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg wurde Kanada eine britische Kolonie. Nachdem die Briten 1763 Kanada erworben hatten, erließ die britische Regierung eine neue Verfassung aber 1774 wurde der Quebec Act verabschiedet, welches den Franzoesich-staemmigen Einwohnern ermöglichte, ihre buergerlichen Braeuche wiederzugewinnen, diverse Rechte und auch den Gebrauch des Franzoesischen, wiedererlangen. Britische Loyalisten, die aus den USA nach Quebec immigrierten, protestierten und so wurde Quebec 1791 in zwwei Kolonien aufgeteilt: Oberkanada im Westen (ueberwiegend anglo-protestantisch) und Unterkanada im Osten (franzoesisch-katholisch). Waehrend die britische Bevoelkerung begann, den Begriff „Kanadier“ zu verwenden bezogen auf Kanada, ihren Wohnort, began die französische Bevoelkerung, die sich bisher als „Kanadier“ identifiziert hatte, mit ihrer ethnischen Gemeinschaft unter dem Namen „Franzoesisch-Kanadier“ zu identifizieren. Dieser Konflikt ist bis heute immer noch zu spueren.
Quebec ist in vier Klimazonen unterteilt: arktische, subarktische, feuchte-kontinentale und Ost-maritime. Das bedeutet, dass die Winter sehr lang, sehr kalt und schneereich sind und sie gehören zu den kältesten im Osten Kanadas. Die Sommer sind zwar warm, aber aufgrund der höheren Breite und des größeren Einflusses der arktischen Luftmassen sehr kurz.
Quebec ist fuer Poutine bekannt und gilt als einer der weltweit groessten Ahornsirupproduzenten. Im Fruehjahr findet man ueberall die beliebten "cabane à sucre" wo man etwas essen kann. Eishockey ist der Nationalsport, diese Sportart wurde zum ersten Mal am 3. März 1875 in Montreal gespielt.
Quebec is the largest province by area and the second largest by population. While the majority of residents live in the Saint Lawrence Valley (the area between Montreal, Trois-Rivières, and the provincial capital of Quebec), most of Quebec is very sparsely populated.
Before Europeans explored and settled this area, only the Inuit and ten First Nations lived here. While the Inuit fished and hunted whales and seals along the coasts of Hudson and Ungava Bays, the First Nation tribes led a nomadic life based on hunting, gathering, and fishing. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the French colony of Canada, but after the Seven Years' War, Canada became a British colony. After the British acquired Canada in 1763, the British government issued a new constitution, but in 1774 the Quebec Act was passed, which allowed the French-born residents to regain their civil customs, various rights, and also the use of French. British loyalists who immigrated to Quebec from the USA protested and in 1791 Quebec was divided into two colonies: Upper Canada in the west (predominantly Anglo-Protestant) and Lower Canada in the east (French Catholic). While the British population began to use the term "Canadians" to refer to Canada, their place of residence, the French population, who had previously identified themselves as "Canadians", began to identify with their ethnic community under the name "French Canadians". This conflict can still be felt today.
In 1867, Quebec formed the Canadian Confederation with Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. In 1995, a referendum on Quebec's independence from Canada was called, which narrowly failed: 50.6% voted "no" and 49.4% voted "yes". Then in 2003, Quebec's National Assembly voted unanimously "that the people of Quebec constitute a nation" and in 2006 the House of Commons passed a symbolic motion declaring "that this House recognizes that the Québécois constitute a nation within a united Canada."
The official language of Quebec is French; Québécois French is the regional variant. Quebec is the only province with a French-speaking majority. Quebec's economy is driven primarily by its large service sector and diverse industrial sector. Quebec is considered one of the world's leading regions in basic scientific research and has produced ten Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, or medicine.
Quebec is divided into four climate zones: arctic, subarctic, humid continental, and east maritime. This means that the winters are very long, very cold, and snowy and are among the coldest in eastern Canada. Although summers are warm, they are very short due to the higher latitude and the greater influence of the Arctic air masses.
Quebec is known for poutine and is considered one of the world's largest producers of maple syrup. In spring you can find the popular "cabane à sucre" everywhere where you can eat something. Ice hockey is the national sport; this sport was played for the first time on March 3, 1875, in Montreal.
Am spaeten Nachmittag kamen wir dann bei Olivia und Daniel an, Olivia kennen wir noch aus Vancouver und Daniel hatten wir im Juli getroffen. Wir parkten fuer die Nacht auf ihrer Einfahrt und hatten einen wunderbaren Abend zusammen.
Am naechsten Morgen fuhren wir gemeinsam fruehstuecken. Die beiden hatten uns vom "Au Petit Poucet" ("Der kleine Daeumling") vorgeschwaermt, die ein typisches "cabane à sucre" Menue haben. Und ich muss sagen, wir haben hervorragend gegessen, auch die Inneneinrichtung war total toll.
In the late afternoon, we arrived at Olivia and Daniel's house. We knew Olivia from Vancouver and we had met Daniel in July. We parked on her driveway for the night and had a wonderful evening together.
The next morning we went to have breakfast together. The two of them had raved to us about "Au Petit Poucet" ("The Little Thumb"), which has a typical "cabane à sucre" menu. And I have to say, we had an excellent meal and the interior design was also really great.
Tag 27/ day 27
Afterward, we said goodbye (okay, it was difficult because there was so much to say) and Andreas and I set off for the "QParc national du Mont-Tremblant". We actually wanted to spend 2 nights there. Dogs were allowed on some of the trails in the park, so that was a good fit.
We paid the entrance fee, were informed about the dog rules, and then had to go to the visitor information because we wanted to choose a parking space and actually bought an annual pass because we wanted to visit several Sepaq parks (these are the provincial parks in Quebec). Everything turned out completely differently after the employee casually mentioned, after paying for the Camspite and purchasing the annual pass, that the thoroughfare through the park was closed and also the paths for dogs in this part of the park. He then became quite rude and very Quebec nationalistic when asked why he hadn't mentioned this before. Andreas and I then decided to cancel the Camspite, cancel the annual pass, but we didn't get our day entry back, we could still use the rest of the park part - but that wasn't allowed with a dog except for walking along the asphalt road. Because of the employee, we decided at short notice that we would boycott the Sepaq parks, and so almost our entire route through Quebec was canceled since we had set it up to see the parks. So we let Olivia and Daniel know and then spontaneously decided to spend another night on their driveway.
Jeder hat wohl mal so einen Quebec Moment... trotzdem ist die Landschaft wunderschön, besonders im Herbst. LG SonjaM
ReplyDeletemir hat auch etwas das Herz geblutet wegen der Parks, die wir nicht besucht haben. Die Natur fanden wir auch schoen, keine Frage.
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