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We’re Not In Canada Anymore

We’re Not In Canada Anymore

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Actually we technically are still in Canada, but at the Niagara Falls, a stones throw away from the US border. In fact the border actually splits the Niagara river, so we actually pass between both countries several times over our 2 day stay. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind (or whirlpool even). Niagara falls, whilst being a breathtaking natural landmark, it also happens to be a very popular destination for Canadian, American and tourists from further a field. Hundreds…

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First Base

First Base

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Today is a packed itinerary. First we will head up the CN Tower, once the tallest building in the world when built in 1976. Then we will visit Casa Loma, and if we have time end the day with a little history of a few million years at the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) You can’t miss the CN Tower, but still manage to get lost on the way, navigating through the complex system of skywalks, underground walk ways (dubbed PATH)…

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Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage

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Upon arriving in Quebec we notice that several roads have barriers at their edges. We soon discover that is because today is the 2024 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. It also happens to be the day the blue collar workers of the city are on strike. Even our guide for our walking tour is thrown off as we try to navigate via striking workers and closed off roads. It makes for a rememberable morning, as we catch the occasional glimpse…

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Queues De Castor

Queues De Castor

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An early start finds us heading to Quebec City on the VIA Rail. The 3hrs passes quickly as we watch the Canadian scenery pass by, and are served breakfast, a first for me on a train. Google tells us that the walk to our hotel is a 20 minute, mostly flat stroll. As we check in, having lugged our cases up hills steeper than any at Mount Royal, our receptionist simply laughs ‘yeah right’ as we tell her this. It…

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Coin Détente

Coin Détente

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We start the morning in a more relaxed manner, after a simple bagel and scrambled egg breakfast, we stock up on fruit and water and head to the duck pond. In a stark contrast to yesterday we sit in the sun and enjoy the warmth and peace whilst the ducks also enjoy breakfast. A decision is made to board the sight seeing bus tour, so we spend a couple of hours on the top deck of what looks like an…

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Bon Soir

Bon Soir

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Saturday is mostly spent travelling, so we arrive in Montreal to a rather cold, wet and dark evening. We arrive at the hotel around 21:30 and don’t see much of Montreal on the way. The only hints that we are somewhere different is the presence of French on road signs and the airport. We note that we should try to remember our GCSE French. A quick check-in we find the pool is open until 10:30 pm, even though it is…

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Adventure On The High Seas Of Cape Cod

Adventure On The High Seas Of Cape Cod

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After a day of culture and history, there was only one plan for today. We hunt for the best mini golf on Cape Cod. We set out towards Yarmouth and are soon pulling up into a parking lot beside the most impressive looking mini golf we have ever seen. Skull Island, described as ‘adventure golf’ not only features a massive skull, but a whole pirate scene made up of caves, waterfalls and other water features. We are soon making our…

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We’re Shipping Out Of Boston

We’re Shipping Out Of Boston

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Boston by the numbers: Times hearing this song by Dropkick Murphy’s 3 times Red Sox game at Fenway Park Boarding the Codzilla boat Before Frank Turners final show of Lost Evenings Times hearing this song by Neil Diamond 2 times Red Sox game at Fenway park End of the night at final Frank Turner show at House of Blues Our last (and best) breakfast in Boston at Mike’s Dinner Bostonians love both these songs! Total walking distance 56387.355 smoots (95.96…

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Today This Could Be The Greatest Day Of Our Lives

Today This Could Be The Greatest Day Of Our Lives

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Waking up with sore feet, our breakfast trip is to CVS to buy foot related supplies and some US ‘candy’ Inspired by Koo Koo Kanagroo throwing some into the crowd last night and it being mentioned several times I try the ‘Whoopers’. Turns out these are just slightly harder versions of Malteasers. It’s another rainy day in Boston and we don’t really feel like walking much. We get a Lyft down to the Quincy Market area and spend some time…

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The British Are Coming

The British Are Coming

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Having spent the week so far drinking lots of coffee, today we set off in search of tea. We hear they have a really good ‘tea party’ down at the harbour. We take a nice stroll (the weather has picked up today) and a stop at ‘Finagle A Bagel’ for breakfast. A fairly average breakfast of their ‘famous egg’ bagle gives us our most impressive view for breakfast so far. Trinity Church was built from 1872 to 1877 and is…

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