The guides for French Canada; An Artistic Journey are Sylvie and Andree. They were wonderful! Truly a delightful and well-informed pair.

They trip was great! I met wonderful people. Its amazing how you really get to know about different cultures and how people relate to each other. Don't always judge a book by its cover, read its contents.

This is one of the best trips my wife and I have attended. Our group leader, Sylvie, was a joy to spend time with: she was knowledgeable, accommodating, humorous and also completely in control and able to handle unanticipated “glitches” quickly and efficiently. Perhaps the most unique and appreciated feature of Sylvie’s program was the use of taxis to shuttle the group to/from many of the attractions. This allowed participants to leave a site after spending enough time for themselves, thus eliminating the usual “dropping off” followed by a “pick up” at a specified time where you were forced to stay at a location perhaps well beyond your limits.

The program itself was an excellent balance of history, culture, art and entertainment. Both Montreal and Quebec were clean beautiful cities, and our hotels were perfectly located for both group and individual exploration and were both first rate. Our concern of a possible language barrier, since neither my wife or I spoke French, was totally unwarranted. We encountered nothing but friendly helpful natives who spoke excellent English as well as French. We highly recommend this trip.

After 16 Elderhostels, thia is our first negative review. We had very few actual lectures. We had too much WALKING and not enough TALKING! There were several interesting sites, without any introductory lectures. Much of the Art was not previewed or explained. The guides were lovely and fun to be with.

The program leaders of this "journey" were outstanding. The program offered a wide range of options besides the basics, and they were on top of it every minute. Particularly impressive was how well they managed the logistics of moving two dozen folks around two crowded downtowns.

Our French Canadian experience was absolutely bench-mark. Sylvie and Andree are masters of the craft when it comes to putting together a program. We were delightled by their expertise, their welcoming personalities, and their enthusiasm. We learned a great deal about Quebec in the short time alloted....Not only did we learn a lot, but we had great fun doing so. We can't find one single fault with this program.... except we would have loved it to be longer. The Quebecois we encountered were genuinely friendly toward us and indulged me when I whipped into my high school French. I was ecstatic to discover that Sylvie and Andree offer an Intergenerational Experience in Montreal. My grand-daughter and I will be there next year!