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Post by taz157 on May 5, 2015 20:42:50 GMT -5
Wow on the cathedrals!
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Post by weltschmerz on May 5, 2015 20:43:00 GMT -5
Notre Dame Basilica
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Post by weltschmerz on May 5, 2015 20:47:01 GMT -5
St Anne de Beaupre
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Post by taz157 on May 5, 2015 21:03:03 GMT -5
Absolutely gorgeous!
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Post by weltschmerz on May 5, 2015 21:03:37 GMT -5
You're going to Quebec? Just so you know, everyone in the service industry can speak English. Your kids will be just fine. (We get about 4 million tourists a year with all our festivals)
That being said, it never hurts to learn a new language and the hosts will appreciate your efforts.
Yup. I'm not sure how many days though. I'm thinking 5 or so days between Quebec and Montreal. My oldest is still jonesing to go to Europe before he goes to college (though I'm not sure that's in the cards anymore.) I told him that as good visitors, we learn a few things in the language that others will be speaking. Even if it's "I don't speak french." Do you mind if I PM you sometime about places to visit, etc? After we're done with him, he's not going to want to see a European cathedral for a Very Long Time!
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Post by Apple on May 5, 2015 21:54:00 GMT -5
You're going to Quebec? Just so you know, everyone in the service industry can speak English. Your kids will be just fine. (We get about 4 million tourists a year with all our festivals)
That being said, it never hurts to learn a new language and the hosts will appreciate your efforts.
Yup. I'm not sure how many days though. I'm thinking 5 or so days between Quebec and Montreal. My oldest is still jonesing to go to Europe before he goes to college (though I'm not sure that's in the cards anymore.) I told him that as good visitors, we learn a few things in the language that others will be speaking. Even if it's "I don't speak french." Do you mind if I PM you sometime about places to visit, etc? Not sure why it wouldn't be in the cards, but if you can go off season, can be flexible with flights to get a cheap one, and book rooms through booking.com, etc, you can actually go to Europe for "less than Disneyland". I have two nights in Paris in (what looks like) a decent place for around $60/night, and an apartment in Krakow with a balcony, washing machine (in the room), in the city center, for $70/night. Off season is even cheaper. Just to say, if it's money, Europe really doesn't have to be expensive if you can find inexpensive airline tickets, so don't rule it out. If it's something else, I'm sorry, but hopefully he'll have lots of time to get there in the future!
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Post by giramomma on May 5, 2015 22:46:38 GMT -5
Not sure why it wouldn't be in the cards, but if you can go off season, can be flexible with flights to get a cheap one, and book rooms through booking.com, etc, you can actually go to Europe for "less than Disneyland". I have two nights in Paris in (what looks like) a decent place for around $60/night, and an apartment in Krakow with a balcony, washing machine (in the room), in the city center, for $70/night. Off season is even cheaper. Just to say, if it's money, Europe really doesn't have to be expensive if you can find inexpensive airline tickets, so don't rule it out. If it's something else, I'm sorry, but hopefully he'll have lots of time to get there in the future! We don't have the money for it right now. Our kids are in the more expensive phase and we have decreased income. Later it's going to be an issue of time. I had wanted to take my kids for 6-8 weeks. I really don't think a family of 5 can go to Europe for 2-3 weeks and spend under 3K everything. Trust me, if I could figure out a way to do that, I would. (We'll be spending under 3K for our road trip this summer.) Our off-year vacations run us under 1K. I know you can't fly a family of 5 to Europe and spend a week there and only pay 1K for everything.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 5, 2015 23:57:03 GMT -5
Not sure why it wouldn't be in the cards, but if you can go off season, can be flexible with flights to get a cheap one, and book rooms through booking.com, etc, you can actually go to Europe for "less than Disneyland". I have two nights in Paris in (what looks like) a decent place for around $60/night, and an apartment in Krakow with a balcony, washing machine (in the room), in the city center, for $70/night. Off season is even cheaper. Just to say, if it's money, Europe really doesn't have to be expensive if you can find inexpensive airline tickets, so don't rule it out. If it's something else, I'm sorry, but hopefully he'll have lots of time to get there in the future! We don't have the money for it right now. Our kids are in the more expensive phase and we have decreased income. Later it's going to be an issue of time. I had wanted to take my kids for 6-8 weeks. I really don't think a family of 5 can go to Europe for 2-3 weeks and spend under 3K everything. Trust me, if I could figure out a way to do that, I would. (We'll be spending under 3K for our road trip this summer.) Our off-year vacations run us under 1K. I know you can't fly a family of 5 to Europe and spend a week there and only pay 1K for everything. Well, if you're looking for European flavour, Quebec is the next best thing.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 6, 2015 0:01:45 GMT -5
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Post by giramomma on May 6, 2015 6:34:51 GMT -5
OK. weltschmerz If you post more pictures I'm going to be totally unfocused at work. I have too much to do. I can't be drooling over all this beauty. Seriously, I am beyond excited to go.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 6, 2015 11:30:01 GMT -5
OK. weltschmerz If you post more pictures I'm going to be totally unfocused at work. I have too much to do. I can't be drooling over all this beauty. Seriously, I am beyond excited to go. Lol! OK. I'm sure you'll have a lovely time. If I can only offer you one piece of advice......pedestrian crosswalks aren't really crosswalks here. Don't expect cars to stop. If you think you can saunter across the street because there are lines painted it, you're taking your life in your hands. They don't stop.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 7, 2015 12:14:17 GMT -5
IM me before you're coming, and I'll give you my phone number.
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