My first view of Quebec was from a distance. The city is dominated by Chateau Frontenac, which is in the French Gothic style and looks a bit like Harry Potter's Hogwarts, sited as it is on top of a hill. The similarity was especially striking for me, as I had visited the Harry Potter sets only a few weeks previously and seen the model of Hogwarts used for the film. Chateau Frontenac was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and designed by architect Bruce Price. It has to rival or surpass St Pancras as a piece of railway hotel architecture. As we approached Quebec I was very excited at the promise of discovering somewhere completely new. I wasn't to be disappointed. We were also looking forward to a trip to the Sugar Shack in the evening. Although it was raining, we disembarked from Arcadia as soon as we could and joined the throngs of the five other cruise ships berthed in the harbour, to have a look as the city.
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