Thanks for the information.
Dan M On 3/30/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/28/07, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am planning a trip to the Maritime Provinces this summer. We will > > probably stop at Acadia/Bar Harbor on the way, and we are thinking of > > making a (long) side trip to Quebec city. One of the "must see" places > > will be the Bay of Fundy. > > > > Does anyone have any advice or recommendations on these areas? I am > > interested in hearing you thoughts about things to see and to > > photograph, places to stay, and places to eat. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > While in Nova Scotia Scotia, take the Lighthouse Route from Yarmouth > (Nova Scotia) to Halifax. You'll be stopping about every 10 minutes, > marvelling at the scenery and quaint villages. > > Shelbourne, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg and Chester are all lovely, quaint > former fishing villages with good restaurants and antique shops. > > As you near Halifax, you have to hit Peggy's Cove, with it's iconic > lighthouse and waves crashing off the granite rocks. > > Halifax itself is a lively, urbane, sophisticated city with plenty of > good restaurants, interesting museums (Pier 21 was Canada's Ellis > Island and is now a lovely museum - look at the Maritime Museum of the > Atlantic as well) and a wonderful waterfront/harbour area. > > I've never been, but I've heard that the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton is > among the most scenic highways in the world rivalling that oceanside > highway along California's coast which number I can't remember now. > > I don't know New Brunswick so well, but the city of Saint John is > supposed to be nice, and the drive along the Saint John River valley > is lovely in parts. > > Hope you have a good trip and take lots of pix! > > HTH, > -frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
