Day 59

Saturday, August 21st
Rest day in Quebec City
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Breakfast at Laval University was not quite the same as the all-you-can eat experience of Carlton.  They counted, portioned, and measured out every little thing here.  The food was ok, but a big group of us still headed down to the old part of the city, in search of second breakfast.

There was a lot of walking through the old streets.  The colourful stone buildings at the side of the road were only slightly less charming when we realized that they housed Subway, Radioshack, and...yes...even a CIBC Wood Gundy office.

We had an icecream at the Chateau Fromtinac while watching a busker perform on a ten foot uni-cycle.  Next, it was 310 steps up to the old fort (the citidell ?sp?) And a great view of the city.  We ate lunch (a chicken burger with poutine) and took the bus back to the university.

I, bravely, got a haircut at the university...from someone who didn't speak english.  Luckily, since its almost time to return to the “real world” where people have “real haircuts”, the lady cutting my hair did a good job.

We had a quick dinner at the on campus pub and then headed to bed around 8:30pm.  Over dinner, the discussion focused on Laval University's apparent strategy of building residences with very tiny rooms across the street from nice, big bars with cheap beer.  This is one way to fit a lot of students in a small space without hearing too many complaints.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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