Not far downriver from Montreal, where the banks of the St. Lawrence River widen as it approaches the Atlantic, lies Quebec"s picturesque and often chilly capital. Quebec City, one of the continent"s oldest European settlements, is often called the most European city outside Europe. It"s the only North American city outside Mexico whose fortified walls still stand, and its winding streets showcase a French-tinged exemplar of old Romantic architecture (typified by the steep-roofed Château Frontenac in the photo"s foreground).
Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
Today in History
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Watch your step
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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Here’s why landmarks are going dark
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Womens History Month
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World Theatre Day
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Salt of the earth
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Black History Month
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
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World Turtle Day
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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World Lion Day
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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Black grouses lekking
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World Penguin Day
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Anybody out there?
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‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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Pollinator Week
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World Philosophy Day
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International Surfing Day
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World Donkey Day
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Blue linckia sea stars in Papua New Guinea
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Aloe in bloom
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