Page 50 - DreamScapes Magazine | Winter 2022-2023

URBAN CHIC FEATURE
The Belles of
A mother and daughter bond in la belle province
Québec City
50 DREAMSCAPES WINTER 2022/2023
MUST SEE
Strøm Spa Nordiques’s award-winning design by Québec firm, LEMAYMICHAUD, sets the perfect ambiance for mother/ daughter bonding. Situated along the riverbank of the St. Lawrence River, the wellness haven features Scandinavian- inspired pools, dry saunas, steam baths, and a lazy river hot water pool.
BY REBECCA FIELD JAGER
A fter a few days in the country, pulling into a city can be jarring. Not so for my daughter, Samantha, and me, in part because we’re both urban dwellers (she, New York
City; me, Toronto), but also because we’ve arrived in an equally charming locale, the old part of Québec City. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vieux Québec (Old Québec) has a distinctly European feel with its narrow, winding streets, centuries-old churches, and historical buildings. Even Hotel 71, our accommodation, is housed in a 19th-century former bank headquarters.
As frequent travel mates, Sam and I have a well-honed, post-arrival plan of attack which includes hitting the ground running. So, after marvelling at our room’s high ceilings and rain-shower head, as per the drill, she plunks her knapsack on the bed next to the window, and I set up the suitcase stand at the foot of the bed next to the bathroom.
“Key?” I ask just before leaving. “Check,” she answers, and we’re off.
PHOTOS: DESTINATION QUÉBEC CITÉ/EMMANUEL COVENEY; STRØM NORDIC SPA