People in period costumes in Quebec, which is celebrating its 400th aniversity
They are volunteers who will pose for photos on request.
All classes of citizens are prepresented from the 17th Century.
These two represent upper class in 1608, when Quebec City was establish.
Terry at the entroance to the IFLA Conference in Quebec in 2008.
The view from our hotel window to the St. Lawrence Seaway
The participants are welcomed in the many official languages of IFLA
The officers of the IFLA Section on Education and Training (Petra Hauke and Anna Maria Tammaro)
The IFLA Secretary General, Peter Lor, welcomes newcomers to IFLA and provides them with an Orentation.
It you take a horse and carrage ride through the Quebec City Old Town you may share the ride with people dress in 17th Century dress.
From the back of our “Eco-Bus” an electric, non-poluting bus, the traffic can be observed.
Dogs are much in evidence in Quebec City
An in Quebec, apparently some dogs ride while their people walk.
In the lower town of Old Quebec, near the river docks.
On the bluff above the lower town is the Frontanac Hotel, one of the landmarks of Quebec City.
Another view of the Frontenac Hotel.
As we wait for the funicular to take us to the Frontenac Hotel, two of the 17th Century dressed participants and their dog rest.
As we wait in line for the Funicular, we are entertained by two street performers on stilts.
As they juggle their tools, they accept applause from the audience.
They are very skilled on their stilts.
Eunice behind the performers as they leave for another street to entertain.
The view from the funicular as it assends the bluf to the Frontenac Hotel
It is evident beyond the colorful roofs of the lower town that the St. Lawrence River is a busy river.
The ferry approached the lower town of old Quebec City
Note the people in the street below where we were just a few minutes earlier.
We made it to the top and the Hotel Frontenac
A veiw of the park in front of the Hotel Frontenac.
The Ecolobus we took to the Old Town. This all electic bus is free to ride.
It holds about 20 people.
One of the traditions of IFLA is tosting Lynne Rudasill, from the Education and Social Science Library at the Universiyt of Illinois at Urbana-Chanpaign
Bluma Peritz from Israel, a colleague who shares geetings at every IFLA I have attended.
At the bus stop on the way back to my hotel, more impressive period costumes are seen.
Over 400 people attended the Library Theory and Research Section program in Quebec.
The entrance to the Quebec Museum of the Beaux Arts where the OCLC reception was held.
Claudia Serbanuta, Sara Thompson, and Eve Gaus, three of the GSLIS Students attending and Terry
Melita Ambrozic and colleague from Slovenia making a point.
Melita and Terry with friends from Slovinia and Emporia, Kansas and Kentucky
