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Show ‘Travel SUNDAY/September 7, 1997 WHERE ARE YOU? Page H-4 TOM McCARTHEY Section H CHRISTMAS VACATIONS Page H-6 OLD QUEBEC CITY It’s Still Charming MUSEUM BILBAO The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, located in Spain's. Basque country, opens its doors Oct. 19. Designed by Frank O. Gehry, the museum is devoted to American and Eu- After All These Years ropeanart of the 20th century. The opening exhibition fea- tures more than 300 works of modern and contemporary art from the combined collections of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York. The Museum Bilbao is the result of a collaboration between the Basque administration and the Guggenheim Foundation. The Basque administration fully funded the $100 million project; the Foundation will operate the muse- guests’ 20th century casual summer um. The Basqueswill make annual contributions to the operating budget; the Foundation will provide curatorial expertise. The inaugural exhibition, “The Guggenheim Museums and the Art of This Century,” IAL TO THE TRIBU! QUEBEC — Chateau Frontenac's attire, reverence for Old World eti- verdigris roof and turrets glimmer under spotlights, stirring childhood memories of Old Quebec's fairy-tale castle, thick city walls and handsome Fort Museum, and Notre Dame of red-uniformedsoldiers. Will I find Quebee City as fanciful as I did on myvisit at age 10? This night-time view from our will include works by Chagall, room in Hotel Loews Le Concorde, Matisse, Kandinsky and Picas- outside the fortified walls, is promising. Andthe city has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, so as the coreof selections of Modern masterpieces, Abstract Expressionism in America andArt Informel in Europe will be represented by de Koo- which means the 18th- and 19th-cen- tury architecture within its walls are protected and maintained. Like the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, Rome and hundreds of other priceless places worldwide, this intriguing, historic gem earned designation ning, Dubuffet, Pollack and Rothko. The museum is open every day but Monday. The museum hasthree levels asa site of universal cultural value. of galleries and a 165-foot-high During the next two days, my hus- atrium.In addition to the new museum,Bilbao has a new subway system, a new footbridge and a reconstruction of the band andI planto relish Old Quebee's charm. A late evening meal is Photos by David Mucaker Old QuebecCity’s landmark, Chateau Frontenac, overlooks the St. LawrenceRiver. city's airport. The Basque region has been semi-autonomous from Spain since 1979. It has a population of 2.2 million, spread throughout 860 square miles. More than a million people live in Bilbao, the fourth-largest city in Spain, The Solomon R. Guggen- heim Foundation was started in 1937 to collect, preserve, research and present works of Modern and contemporary art our first adventure — mushroom Quebec Basilica feature the city’s heritage and turbulent history with light, sound and multimedia shows. What enthralls us most, though, is the activity on thestreets. Speaking French, with an English word here and a gesture there to clarify, a street performer draws Russians, Japanese and other on- lookers into his hilarious, skillful acts. As a child, was I aware that most people here speak Frenchinstead of English? Each time we start to walk away, another captivating routine draws us back like kids to a lollipop. On St. AnneStreet, we watch a potter throw clay, caricaturists distort models’ distinctive traits and street stylists braid multi-colored embroidery thread into younggirls’ hair. Like oil paint oozing out of a and escargot pizza in a rough-hewn tube, we squeeze through the narrow passageway rue de Tresor, hugging stonecellar restaurant. the walls to admire artists’ In the morning, a five-minute leisurely walk fromour hotel on Gran- ors and ink drawings before a human current of sightseers dislodgesus. de Allee leads us to St. Louis Gate. From Dufferin Terrace, a half- one of the archways cutinto the massive stone wall encircling Old Quebec City. Climbing atop a section, we capture a bird's-eye view. Outside the perimeter stands the Parliament Building, where the province of Quebec’s elected representatives convene. Teeming with sidewalk cafes, mile promenade bordering the cliff edge, we ride the funicular to the lowercity. Delectable aromas tweak our noses as westep out into Petit GrandeAllee stretches southwest. A lush, green park called the Plains of Abraham gently rolls from the avenue to the edgeof the cliff, Cape Dia- in ali ofits forms.It currently oversees three other museums — two in New York and onein Venice. quette hangsin the air. Nearby, Quebec Experience, the mond, upon whichthe city sits. watercol- Charaplain Quarter. Totheleft,craft boutiques and cozy cafes perch on several levels of a steep wooden staircase. To the right, restored buildings house jewelers, glassblowersand galleries. Narrow streets, window boxes brimming with vibrant flowers and sidewalk terraces humming with conversations remind us of quaint Europeanvillages. Snatches of German, Portuguese and numerous other languages bubble through the air. On Lapin Saute’s terrace, we settle You might not have to miss your favorite sporting event or weekly television drama be- Within the walls, streets flow through narrow canyons formed by rowhouses. We join other pedestrians ambling along skinny sidewalks to Old Quebee City’s focal point — the castle. Stepping inside Chateau Frontenac’s dark wood-paneledlob- tree and sopleapoeoyencal favor- See MCCARTHEY, Page H-4 by, we expect to hear royalty whispering among themselves, Despite See QUEBEC, Page H-5 a LIVE TV AT 30,000 FEFT Rouno Trip AIRFARE 6 DAY / 5 NIGHT PACKAGE FARES CHANGE DAILY. FARES WERE VALIO WHEN SUBMITTED TO PAPER ONSEPT. 2. CALL FOR BEST RATES, Al {8765 are non-refundable & Subject 10 change without notice Tarts & serviows fees not inclucad Valicty dates and other restrictions may apply PACKAGE INCLUDES: * Roundtrip air from SLC to Honolulu * 5 nt. Hotel accommodations at Maile Sky Court {rom Valid for travel September 10 - October 26, 1907. SPACE I8 LIMITED. Wed / Thurs departures only Per person double necupancy, subject fo change without notice andis non-refundable Transfers ave available at $21 25 per person PFCs & service charges are not included. 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