I had visited Quebec City once before, back during the summer of 2004 as an excursion for my Summer Language Bursary program when I was living in Trois-Rivières. This time around, I was in the city for a conference on democracy. It was much colder and there was a neat outdoor ice sliding event that winded around the old town. Québec City has to be one of the prettiest cities in Canada because of the richness of history and old-world architecture.