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there in 1931 the original statue also a bust of louis xiv was erected in 1686 but moved because the tradespeople felt there wasnt enough room in their small square for mules and a king it was lost in a fire in 1713 the square is surrounded by typical norman houses of grey stone with roofs that slope at 50degrce angles gabled walls often three and a half feet thick vaulted cellars paned windows and dormers most arc two and a half stories high after restora tion the ground floor in some houses is rented out to commercial interests the top one and a half are apartments oldest and most impressive house on place royalc square is the hazeur built in 1684 and 1685 for francois hazcur a merchant across from it is the forncl house entirely recon structed in 1964 by the quebec min istry of cultural affairs and the first building to be reclaimed at place royale the house is now an infor mation centre with displays out lining quebecs history the recovery of place royalc and showcases of bottles ceramics and hard ware found during excavation of lower town the best way to see place royale is on foot descending from upper town on the dufferin terrace eleva tor in front of the chateau frontenac or via breakneck stairs from cote de la montagne several old houses are not open to the public and never will be still others lie vacant trespassed only by the lingering spirits in north americas past generals montcalm and wolfe who fought on the plains above benedict arnold who led a disastrous march on quebec in 1775 antoine de la mothe cadillac who lived in the beaudoin house and is credited with the founding of de troit and marie de llncarnation who started the ursulinc order and once likened the inhabitants of early quebec to wild flowers you ask me for flower seeds from this country she wrote to her sister in 1653- we order seeds from france for our gar den having no very rare nor very beautiful ones here everything is wild the man as well as the flowers for further information on quebec city as a travel destination write the gouverncmcnt du quebec minis- tere du tourismc de la chassc ct de la pechc direction generale du tourismc 150 est boul saint- cyrillc quebec pq glr 4y3 qaspe casts a delightful spell by leila lccorps gaspe and perce arc two popular vacation spots located on the eastern tip of the province of quebec their natural attractions arc many breathtaking scenery seafood craft shops an interesting art centre and the beautiful gulf of st lawrence getting there is easy if youre driving from montreal follow the metropolitan boulevard through the lafontaine bridge tunnel stay with highway 32 to riviercduloup then take highway 132 on the gaspe from montreal the route covers ap proximately 1920 km 1200 miles round trip the two towns are sit uated on the gaspe peninsula the spit of land that follows the course of the st lawrence river from the point at which the waters first mingle with sea water to the atlantic ocean the whole region is enchanting gaspe casts a delightful spell a little fishing village with an ultra modern cathedral built of wood and a large fish hatchery it bustles with activity at perce the famous perce rock is the main attraction visitors approach it in the manner of devout pilgrims and indeed it does look rather like a majestic cathedral floating in the gulf of st lawrence perce and bonavcnturc island arc sanctuaries for numerous seabirds this kingdom of gulls cormorants and auks is a photographers paradise a threehour excursion by tour train will take visitors around the town of perce and its environs stop ping at the beautiful cathedrallike church in the mountains and the na tural history centre the perce art centre focal spot for cultural activ ities contains a theatre an indo- european boutique which sells im ported objects and a crcpcbrctonnc restaurant for lovers of fine cuisine the top floor of the centre is a com mercial art gallery with permanent exhibits of sculptures and paintings summer theatre and concerts lobster and seafood in abundance deepsea coiltlllulj pj 19 15