Mary was so very kind to pick me up at the bus station and to drop me at the bus station when I was leaving. The house is a big, clean, historic house with gorgeous art everywhere. And because Mary is active on the committee to preserve Quebec City, she is knowledgeable and active. As Mary is frequently very busy, don't necessarily expect to be greeted with pie and hot drinks, . When I arrived, she was having a meeting, so she sent me across the street to the grocery store to buy lunch. If you are in Quebec City without a car, it's a perfect location for the Laval University. Taking the bus into QC old city or to the absolutely wonderful Musee d' Beaux Artes took about an hour, though the bus stop is across the street from La California B and B. The day it was raining, I wished I had rented a car. The suburb the home is in is interesting in itself: SIllery. Filled with beautiful, historic homes, it also has a repertory movie theater (Le Clap) and lots of big shopping centers. For a first time visitor, though, I think I would have seen more by staying in the old city. That is, unless I had rented a car.