I am settling in nicely here in what is probably the most historic city in Canada. This blog is of course suffering from a dearth of new material, something that I will be rectifying in the next few weeks.
I am now an anglo living in a sea of French culture and language, and I am loving it. Ma français c`est pas encore assez bien pour écrire, mais je débrouille sans beaucoup des problèmes. For now I will stick with the English language, however as time goes on I might `ajoute` a little French "de temps en temps".
Keep well and keep checking back, its appreciated. I likely will be publishing once a week once I am more settled in.
Salut TLM
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Since you have moved to Quebec City and you are loving it, congratulations..it's a beautiful spot. There is another more historic city which is older than Quebec City you ought to know about and that is St. John's, Newfoundland. Mainland Canadians such as CBC, love to leave historic Newfoundland and Labrador out of many, many pictures. The island of Newfoundland was discovered by John Cabot in 1497 and taken possession of by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1598. Nova Scotia likes to claim Cabot discovered Nova Scotia and that may be so. However, historians have proven beyond a doubt, Cabot did indeed discover Newfoundland in 1597. Since it is Rememberance Day tomorrow, it is also fitting to mention just how brave Newfoundlanders were especially during WW1. They fought at the time under the flag of Britain and Newfoundland's most educated and creative young men were killed in large numbers given the population of Nfld at the time. Whole families of brothers such as the Goodyear brothers were eliminated. Beaumont Hamil is where Newfoundlanders were given the name "The Fighting Newfoundlander" by other nations other than Canada but Canada claims the distinction since Nfld is now a province of Canada and where, those Newfoundland soilders who faught while Newfoundland was a country on its own and now, not allowed to sing the "Ode to Newfounand"...the anthem at the time. While you are in Quebec perhaps you can find some time to visit Newfoundland especially the West Coast where many French Canadians live and, where it could not possibly referred to as "the rock" That honourable distinction belongs to the Avalon Pennisula where it is indeed "the rock". Newfoundland & Labrador is no longer a "have not province" and hasn't been for a number of years now. I know this sounds like a history lesson but I put in a plug for Newfoundland every chance I get for it is the Avalon Pennisula that has contributed to the semi-quasi unfavourable names when it comes to Newfoundland.
Thank you for the history lesson!!! I have not yet been to Newfoundland, but be assured it is at the top of my list of places to visit this year. Not so much because of its history, but rather for what I`ve heard and see in pictures of its breathtaking scenic beauty. And also, it goes without saying, for the warmth and charm of native Newfoundlanders themselves.
God willing I will soon be kissing the puffin`s arse :-)
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