Voyage to Quebec: Part 3 - Vieux Quebec

6/30/2014  la Musee de l'Amerique Francophone la Seminaire de Quebec Place Royale la Musee de la Civilisation Funiculaire Terrace Dufferin Today was the day of the museum. From 10:30 a.m. until sundown, we hit nearly every museum in Old Quebec (Vieux Quebec). I can't remember a time my legs were so sore.  But...

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Voyage to Québec: Part 2 - Getting to Know Quebec

  Sunday, 6/29/14: Getting to Know Quebec *Pardon the absence of accents--I haven't figured out where to find them on my new computer and I haven't the energy to figure it out tonight!* Today we began the process of falling in love with Quebec. It isn't hard to do; this city is a charming blend of old and new, of cosmopolitan...

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Voyage to Quebec: Part 1 - Flying on a [United] Wing and a Prayer

Saturday, 6/28/14: Travel ST LOUIS > CHICAGO > QUEBEC I still can't believe I'm going to Quebec. It seems unreal that I'll actually be seeing the things I studied in my college courses. After a solid day of traveling, though, it's starting to sink in. But before a family of bleary-eyed yet wonder-struck Heidricks spilled out...

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Project Alert: The Writing [on the Stamp] is on the Wall

Sometimes genius comes slowly. Sometimes it comes all at once, in a fit of brilliance. But for me, most of the time, it comes from Pinterest.  Two Saturdays ago, I was planted on my couch, mindlessly perusing my own pins, when I stumbled upon an idea I'd pinned some time back to my "Wanderlust and Second Helpings" board. It...

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