36 hours in Quebec city - From the New York Times

[viper37]

Paris-West...

The most important part is here:

Quebec City, a historic, cultural and culinary center beside the St.  Lawrence River, has emerged from the long shadow cast by its ever  popular neighbor, Montreal.       

Not that I'm paid by the Tourism office or anything, but I tought I'd share with you guys
No Anglos were harmed during those 36hrs

[garbon]

Quebec City is too far away. I'm still going to Montreal.

[Grey Fox]

Quebec City is too far away. I'm still going to Montreal.

It's only 3 more hours & a very different feel. I never visit Montreal, I always visit QC.

[Malthus]

Is there a serious Quebec City - Montreal rivalry? Quebec City is a tourist town. Of course it is very nice, indeed one of the most beautiful historic towns I've seen, and if on vacation I'd rather go there, but it ain't in the same league as Montreal, which is a major city.

[garbon]

Quebec City is too far away. I'm still going to Montreal.

It's only 3 more hours & a very different feel. I never visit Montreal, I always visit QC.

And that's exactly it. I ain't driving 9.5 hours.

[viper37]

Quebec City is too far away. I'm still going to Montreal.

[Barrister]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Quebec City.

[Malthus]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Quebec City.

The provincial legislature of Quebec is located there.

[Neil]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Quebec City.

It's full of Quebecois.

[viper37]

Is there a serious Quebec City - Montreal rivalry? Quebec City is a tourist town. Of course it is very nice, indeed one of the most beautiful historic towns I've seen, and if on vacation I'd rather go there, but it ain't in the same league as Montreal, which is a major city.

Serious?  Depends.  Depends on what.  At the time of the Nordiques, yes, there was a serious rivalry, beginning with hockey, extending to medias and at some level with the general population.

Now a rivalry... on some levels.  Like, say, Montreal medias blasting Quebec city's summer festival for not being "french enough", meaning not enough of Montreal's artists; having some manoeuvers to get more govt funding or moving a festival square in the time frame of an equivalent one in Quebec; medias blasting government investment in Quebec city while lauding similar investments in Montreal; some self described "elite" and local politicians complaining the bureaucrats of Quebec city are morons who understand nothing at their city and neglect the road investments (while in reality all those decisions are made in Montreal, by Montrealers); but serious rivalry?   Nah.  The usual stuff you'd see between the big city and the smaller cities trying to differentiate themselves.

But there are annoyances.  like say, giving government grant to Montreal so they can build themselves cinema or video games studios while not giving the same incentives to Quebec city does create some rivalry.  But nothing like, say, Calgary vs Toronto.  Or Neil vs World.

Nobody in Quebec city expects their city to compete with Montreal for business HQ.  But everyone would like a 'level' playing field, I guess.

[viper37]

It's only 3 more hours & a very different feel. I never visit Montreal, I always visit QC.

more like 2.5hrs max.  Even 2 if you use Highway 40 and don't stop anywhere.

[Barrister]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Quebec City.

It's full of Quebecois.

I imagine it would be.  So?

[garbon]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Quebec City.

It's full of Quebecois.

I was wondering if we'd get that complaint.

[garbon]

It's only 3 more hours & a very different feel. I never visit Montreal, I always visit QC.

more like 2.5hrs max.  Even 2 if you use Highway 40 and don't stop anywhere.

Does Quebec have reasonable speed limits unlike BC?

[Drakken]

Is there a serious Quebec City - Montreal rivalry?

Yes, from the dawn of times of the colony when Quebec City would force those traveling to Montreal to use barques to travel the River, so they could keep the ships docked to claim the cargo.