We drove from Acadia National Park to Quebec City in Canada. In Quebec City there are lots of French speaking people. There are lots of French restaurants - we went to French bakery for breakfast and we had crepes for dinner which was delicious.
We walked around the French streets, went on the wall that protected the English from being attacked by the French. We also went to the Museum about the French and British war and it told us about bloody and cruel the war was and it explains why people in Quebec speak French.
We also went to Mortello Tower which was basically indestructible because round balls bounced off the tower. Bullet shaped cannon balls were not used back then and they were the only think that could break through. The French could only shoot into tiny spaces within the tower so they couldn't win.
The British side won the war and Canada was formed. The French and Native Indians signed a deed with the Britain and then they built the railway tracks through to the side of Canada.
A few words I learnt in French were Nord (North), Sud (South), Est (East), Quest (West), bonjour (hello), merci (thank you), hotel was the same but it had a little arrow over the top of the letter o., marche was market.
Quebec City also has a star shaped citadel that was built to keep the French out of the British colony. It is still used today as a military post and they have a changing of the guards. The guards don't move and if it's not raining they stand outside. It was raining so they were standing still in a little blue hut.
Lachy
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