4 Hours

*sigh* I don't think I've ever walked this much in my life. Four hours in one day - seriously. It wasn't intentional, but at least I got my exercise. :P You know, they say to walk for 30 minutes a day...does this mean that I'm good for the next week? lol

So yeah, I walked to and from school today, which is about 15 minutes if I take the bus part of the way, and 20-25 minutes if I walk the whole way. I decided to meet up with some friends to go to the museum this afternoon, but I ended up leaving a little later than I'd intended, and then I missed both buses that would have cut off some time from the walk to the other side of campus where I had to meet them. So that walk was about 30-40 minutes. They went ahead and left before I got there, so I decided to just take the bus and meet them there, but I got the stops mixed up and ended up in the wrong part of town, so I took the bus back up to where I knew where I was and asked for directions in this Christian bookstore. She gave me a map, and I walked another 30-40 minutes to the museum from there. After walking around the museum for a couple of hours, I walked half of the way back to the house. I ended up waiting at the bus stop for quite a while, too, because the bus didn't stop for me. :P It was starting to rain, so I was sitting inside the little covered area...and I was a little irritated that the driver didn't stop at the stop like he was supposed to. But anyway. I finally made it home and ate dinner around 9pm, completely exhausted.


But...that said, it wasn't a horrible day - just tiring. Wandering around by bus and on foot helped to familiarize me a little more with the city, and now I know of several areas that I want to explore when I have some time this week. It's strange; Quebec City is so much bigger than it feels. No matter where I am, it always feels close and comfortable. It isn't until I end up lost that I realize how much ground there is to cover. :P

Oh, and the museum was really neat; they have about four different areas of exhibitions from the Louvre right now, and you can view them all for $7. I thought that the most intriguing exhibit was the one containing the Pharaonic Egyptian artifacts. It was hard to believe just how old the sculptures were - a couple thousand years, or more. The painted ceramic wall hangings from the Ottoman Empire were quite lovely, as well. The rest of the museum is free, so I might go back another time.

I'm actually glad I got lost, because wandering around by bus and on foot helped to familiarize me a little more with the city. Now I know of several areas that I want to explore when I have some time this week. It's strange; Quebec City is so much bigger than it feels. No matter where I am, it always feels close and comfortable. It isn't until I end up lost that I realize how much ground there is to cover. :P

Anyway, I need to pack my bag for tomorrow and fall into bed now. Au plaisir!