Well, okay, maybe not that Cartier … because, let’s face it, who has the money these days? No, the Cartier I’m talking about was the rue Cartier, my start point yesterday for a walk past a few interesting monuments, buildings, and the museum of art, out onto one corner of the Plains of Abraham and one of four Martello towers still standing from General Wolfe’s time battling the French and General Montcalm here, in the city.

Did you know I have a monument named after me? What … oh, okay, so it’s not named after me, personally, but my namesake, General Wolfe. But more of him and the monument in a moment.

First up, I took the bus to rue Cartier to run a few errands and, seeing how lovely it was, sun shining and mild (23 degrees for a change) and most definitely not raining! I decided to make a walk of my morning out. And what did I discover?

The crazy lampshade artwork installations are still both sides of the rue Cartier, brightening up everyone’s day and, evenings. As you walk up the road you come to this well preserved historic house whose name/history escapes me. I know you can pay to go inside but, not today thank you. Up on the corner of Cartier and the main road is this other historic building, once a government building (so I understand) with a close up of it’s amazing cupola!

Turn to your right and, right out of the 1880s when there were still horse drawn carriages promenading in this part of the city, is this amazing horse fountain. Still there and offering water to any thirsty horses.

Turning to my right I can see down the Grande Alleé leading to Saint Dominique church and, hidden behind it, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (all that to say, art museum).

I then walked down the very short av. Wolfe Montcalm to take photos of the monument dedicated to General James Wolfe … no direct relations (as far as I know).

Behind this monument is what use to be the main entrance to the art museum, with it’s distinctive Whale Tail atrium. But now they built the new pavilion, people kind of miss entering here.

Leaving behind Wolfe’s monument and turning to my left, I went up towards the plains of Abraham walking along George VI ave toward what is called the third Martello tower (so I believe) on what is Battlefields Park – a green space commemorating the battle of 1759 between Britain and France. All part of the Plains.

It is so pretty spending an hour walking around here.

And that concludes today’s mini tour of Quebec City. But fear not, I will do another tour of the Martello tower in detail later, as well as were else you can walk to from the Plains of Abraham.