Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Travel photo by Christiane Beaudet european style Caf Terrasse in a quiet Side Street in old Quebec landmarks from great past everywhere in old Quebec by Rupert Baudais Quebec City Quebec cites main attraction is the quiet mood it conveys to Visi an atmosphere which cant be found anywhere the Quebec City Region welcomes More than Mil lion visitors annually which represents an estimated eco nomic Impact of about according to statistics compiled by the metropolitan Quebec tourism about jobs depend directly or indirectly from the tourist Industry which keeps on growing every year especially with tourists from the United states who make up about half the number of visitors but besides tourism que Bec City attracts National and International contentions thanks to its variety of Large ultramodern hotels and older establishments such As the cast Elike Cha teau a logical first step when arriving in old Quebec is at the tourist information build ing at 60 Rue when walking map in you will catch the whiff of numerous horses hitched to Cateches parked tourney in Mon Madame asks one of a dozen or so caliche drive while the horse clip Clops up and Down the steep1 placidly ignoring passing the caliche Driver explains some of the fascinating aspects of the cites history and architecture which dates Back to 1608 when Samuel de Champlain founded the at for on hour ride with four a Ca leche tour is Wellworth the Price because it allows Visi tors to get their bearings and to continue discovering the City on foot cars Are allowed almost everywhere but traffic is often tangled and parking is a problem in the narrow old cannons neatly mounted on Stocky wooden chariots Are used almost everywhere As decorative pieces in old Quebec Parks and a constant reminder of the cites military from the landmark Cha teau Frontenac the promenade Des Gouverneur hundreds of feet above the leads to the Travelli dont forget insurance when you go travelling by Gael Katz if i say you think right but when i say i mean the bag that never made it to the same Airport you that piece of Luggage which for no explicable Rea son seemingly disappeared in midair maybe some where Over the or perhaps the time you had a charter and itinerary All lined up Only to for personal or family medical you just make but ended up paying for it or a chunk of it All the if so far youve travelled without insurance and no missed been but not and if youve gone on any trip without your travel gent recommending travel insure youve been dealing with the wrong travel because travel agents should recommend travel insurance to for you own for any one or a num Ber of like baggage or flight in Accident or medi Cal trip Cancella Tion recoverable travel Cost insurance made on fight or charter any single 4 Combina Tion of or a your travel agent tows which is Best because Uke any other travel insurance is a business for a number of Large Compana some of whom offer bet Ter deals than some of whom can rip you off if you dont know and that one of the things your travel agent does better ways to protect you and your family with the right kinds of travel insurance from the right com lets take some specific if youre holidaying in the British Isles and Are taken your Manitoba medical will cover some fees but not not private Hospital rooms and about the Only other Choice you have in England is a Ward of some 30 Odd if in an you Call the nearest he just happens to be a hotel doctor not practising on a government you could be presented with a hefty medical Bill to your unless you had taken out medical travel if youve arranged a travel tour and thought aha Ive Gat one that otters Cancella Tion just in do you know that each Sepa rate part of your tour May not be covered by that cancellation insurance that you jul might have to to Swa travel insurance can he a Fin print study for a Neo byte it can be a simple matter of asking your travel hell Tell you what he recommends which travel insurance companies offer you the Best arrangements with fees dependent on the duration of your so be smart Lucks not always a and you could end up with a trip youll remember All right but not for the right listen when your travel agent talks travel and if he Doest mention take your business to a travel agent who before you leave for your get a few dollars equivalent of the local currency to cover phone Calls at your arrival Destina Check with your Bank to see if you have to place an order for pesos or whatever currency in and watch travel Wise every saturday on Channel 13w for More Ravel news and and save these columns lot future ref t t t travel Wise is a a Monty feature prepared by mt14 Manitoba travel Industry association affiliated Acta Alliance of can Ada travel for inquiries Contact your local atm travel old Quebec is completely enclosed within a High Stone built for military Pur the the stronghold of the fort Ifica was built in the late 1820s at the top of the Cap Diamant overlooking the battlefields of 1759 to the West and the Lawrence River to the the Citadel Les old powder Magazine is now the museum of the Royal 22nd regi the who were honoured when Given custody of the Cross of Vimy after the first world during the summer the regi ment puts on the colourful changing of the guard Mili tary ceremony for the oldest sections of the City still have Cobblestone streets which climb and dip Between rows of Grey and White masonry churches and one such Street is la Rue do where local artists exhibit their works including the popular Ink and Watercolour architectural sketches of the old but a sudden evening Shower sends the people filled Rue do tresor Scurry ing Down the cobblestones to the nearest cafe erase while the painters frantically unroll makeshift plastic awnings to protect their water the strings Are tied to Handy Iron railing posts a couple of Short Steps across the on any warm summer eve the Best place to be is sitting under the Bright red and yellow Canvas canopies and parasols of the cafes Ter listening to a local sing Erco Poser and relaxing from a Days these europen styled open cafes Are everywhere some times partially hidden away in some quiet Side the names of the cafes and restaurants Are inspired by history and tradition u Poudrier the gun pow the old la main d Argent the Silver a Paille the feasting and accommodation in Quebec City varies from the Large Chain hotels to the smaller traditional inns located with in the Quebec legislative build Ings and National Assembly located just outside the City combines elements of French greek and English bus Tours Are also Able to spots outside the City such As 1lle an israels Haifa Worth visit despite neglect by tourists by Shild i Kinin to the average Haifa is israels for gotten everyone visits Tel Aviv and yet israels main seaport remains to the majority of travellers in the holy the apparent Low esteem in which Haifa is held by most tourists is not too hard to tacks Jerusalem spiritual Quality and act a ivs bustling Joie de and yet Isra Els third largest City after Jerusalem and Tel is Stilt Worth even for a settled by arabs and Haifa was a Backwater until some 40 years it was rescued from obscurity by the Energy of the zionist particularly German jews fleeing hitlers and by the colonial ambitions of the who ruled under the Palestine Man the Gate ate to the Gali Lee and the site of two major Haifa University and the Haifa is set on wooded mount car references to which Are made in the from atop mount which Over looks the your Eye catches the sweep ing symmetry of Haifa the Distant Galilee Mountain Range and the glint of the Golden domed Bahai tem Haifa is three cities contained in one Metropolis the noisy port with its restaurants and the main business and residential Section of Hadar and the upper class bastion of mount As youll quickly Haifa tree shaded streets and Parks Are excellent for and the Arab Quarter is especially interesting to an outsider unfamiliar with moslem Haifa beaches Are fairly though Taf de posits from Layoff tankers Fleck the Sand Here and the cites primary Mark is the Bahai a sight Noone can the Temple was built 25 years ago amidst an enchanting Garden of by neatly trimmed Hedges and dazzling Flower it is the holy shrine of one of the worlds newest which stresses the Unity of it was founded in Persia 134 years ago by Elas he was he was driven out of his and sub sequently he and his follow ers were hounded out of other Middle Eastern the Bahai 100 of whom live in Israel to tend to the world Headquarters adopted Israel As their Home base after the creation of the jewish state in Haifa National maritime said to be the Lar Gest the Middle was created by a former com Mander in the israeli a Man intent on sharing his knowledge with the rest of humanity located at 198 Allenby the museum houses a remark Able collection of scale Model ships covering of history and an array of decorated Oil ancient maps and As Well As antique scientific instruments said to be Price one of Haifa Quai test sights is the the underground funicular train cum subway that hardly compares with Toronto subway or Montreal Why it was built no one quite for the carmelite serves no real utilitarian running under Only a few City its is Nei ther fast not to an its like an oversized toy and to a youngster it is a dream come next to Tel Haifa is neither a gourmets Paradise not a night clubbers its restaurants and cafes will not possibly Haifa Best known restaurant is the 1s 8 Uno which specializes in such Oriental food As humps and Fried teutonic reflecting Haifa big German speak ing can be Sam pled at the Quick 12 Nordau seafood is available at the in Bat 35 Derot and the 10 the Balfour cellar and the Rondo in the Dan hotel offer tasty International italian and can be had at the 20 and 1 Bat a worthy three course meal at most restaurants will set you Back by about cafes Dot Haifa land scape much like its Pines and and the Best of the i Are the Strauss Herzl and Atara Balfour and the Ritz Haim the express and cappucino Are recon As Are the torts and moist Honey nightclubs Are few and far Between in this largely working class but there Are a few to be the inside an old Arab Stone building at 120 Panorama has live entertainment and the latest disco the 4 Shaar caters to fans of piano music and lovers of Eyet Eye no need to worry about Haifa hotels Are relatively plenty ranging from the five Star Dan Carmel to the elite 23 Herzl and the Aliya 35 if you cant Book a room for Lack of drive to beit a Kibbutz guest House about 15 minutes from Belt Oren is adopt the Carmel Mountain and its rugged Beauty and bracing air has earn edit the tile of Little there ate Large and in and if youre in the Market for typical israeli arts and crafts you cant go wrong by dropping into the Deron 9 Maskit 6 Nordau or the Hetzron 16 getting around Haifa presents no egged buses operate even on the making Haifa Els Only City offering this unique How Are infinitely i was taken around by a Man named Dov who knows Haifa like the Back of his if you require his Contact him at 148 Allenby second floor because Haifa is so near the the mainly Rural regional immortalized in the it is an Ideal jumping off Point for visiting such druze villages s Daliya Al Carmel and the an arabic speaking practise a secret re Ligion somewhat Akin to visitors flock to their villages to buy their Wall hangings and Brica if youve got the drive Down a Little to the carmelite which affords a breathtaking View of the Fertile Mark Ein Hod and acre on your Ein Hod is an artists Vil Lage a few Miles South of the Range of paint Watercolours and executed in All manner of is consid but be prepared to part with a wad if you want something of genuine a partly Arab oozes with a distinctly mid dle East its fascinating past both the crusaders and Napoleon stopped Here is reflecting in its sea wails and and acre is Only a half hour from quietness and peace pervade historic Lincolnshire country England up a wealth of Miles of peaceful Countryside and dozens of charming Little Vil Lages Are characteristic of one of the less known English and normans have left their it is the county of lord born at and of sir Isaac born at Woolsthorpe the East midlands county lacks spectacular scenery but the rolling country of the Chalk the wooded Vales and variety of the Marsh and Foothills of Keste All contribute to a quiet the county Dis plays Bleak grandeur Mendouse sense of space and established As a roman legionary fortress about 48 is one of the Roost important historic towns of High Fosse Way and Ermine Street Are All old roman on the West Side of Ermine Street Tor sets of White stones Mark the tops of of a roman building which lies below the surface of the present mixture of old and new can be seen in the old High now a pedestrian pre where modern boutiques Are next to old Breed the 18thcentury High on a Job is one of the few medieval Bridges with houses iwo Century no Keystone but depends solely on geometrical arrangement of stones for sup remains of the roman Wall can also be the High Street leads to the Strait and Steep Hill impassable for cars where can be found a Fine and rare example of a nor the jews of special interest Are Lin Coln Castle and Lincoln Ca the Castle was built by William the conqueror in Cobb on its Northeast is a two 14thcentury drum lower named from the cob Bing or beating with Lincoln third largest in is said to be one of the most Beautiful buildings in the commenced by Bishop Remigius in 1073 it took centuries to the last addition was the Bish Ops throne in the Story of the Cathedral is told in stained Glass in the 13thcentury Edward i held court in this room in and his throne still is about 11 Miles East of Lin Coln is once a Small Market town with a charter dating from the reign of Charles Newport Lawrence East of Quebec which has been declared a historic trances to the roman City Imp Cealwyn Marks the site of the South Gate of the lower its Eastern Wing was formerly a Newport built around the year m is the oldest surviving Banian Arch in once the North Weritz ton fit Turq Ipin in Truw a Mhz he Ftp we wow ii t w Gate it Aal Catt Kedral fwd largest in Bluain ;