Esther's photos with the keyword: Régiment

The Sunday Challenge: Collage The Royal 22e Régiment in the changing of the guard ceremony with Batisse, the company mascot at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Canada. Citadelle

The Royal 22e Régiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army. The ceremonial home of the regiment is La Citadelle in Quebec City, where the regimental museum is housed. The regiment is nicknamed the Van Doos, an anglicized mispronunciation of the first two syllables of vingt-deuxième ("22nd" in French.) The regiment's regimental headquarters is located in Quebec City, with all three of its regular battalions stationed at various bases in the province of Quebec. The regiment serves as the "local" infantry regiment for Quebec and francophone Canada en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadelle_of_Quebec AIMG_1822

Batisse the goat is the regimental mascot of the Royal 22e Régiment. He participates in the changing of the guard ceremony which is held daily in the summer at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The original Batisse was presented to the unit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1955. That goat was the descendant of a Tibetan goat given to Queen Victoria by the Shah of Iran in 1844. AIMG_1833

The Citadelle is today a military base and an official residence which is located atop Cap Diamant in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was built in the 17th Century as a French fort and expanded by the British between between 1820 and 1831. In its time, because of its location at the top of the hill overlooking a narrow strait and its star shape, it was a mighty defense against a potential threat by the Americans and potential internal revolt. AIMG_1821

It was a gray and rainy day and I did not hold out much hope for good pictures. However, the gray was a perfect background for the stunning uniforms of the Royal 22e Régiment's changing of the guard ceremony which is held daily in the summer at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ODT: Alone AIMG_1825

The Royal 22e Régiment's changing of the guard ceremony is held daily in the summer at the Citadelle in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. AIMG_1834

The changing of the guard ceremony is held daily in the summer at the Citadelle in Quebec, Canada.. AIMG_1830