Sydney NS and Quebec- What to See/Do?
Tom & Linda
We go to Quebec and Sydney NS.
What are "the experts" suggestions for a day & evening in Quebec and a day
in Sydney?
Any whale watching excursions in Sydney? Celebrity doesn't offer one, at
least not on the website. I did see a Puffin boat excursion. Is that worth
doing? Or what's the best thing to do in Sydney?
And we're in Quebec all day until 11:00 pm. What are the must do's in
Quebec if we a day and an evening?
And I need the name of the micro brewery in Halifax (Help SNUMBER6).
--Tom
Dick Goldhaber
Quebec City which included the following tour
http://www.hollandamerica.com/dest/excursion.do?tourId=3990&dest=055000
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DG in Cherry Hill, NJ
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jcoulter
> If I book Connie to Canada from NYC...
>
> We go to Quebec and Sydney NS.
>
> What are "the experts" suggestions for a day & evening in Quebec and a
> day in Sydney?
>
> Any whale watching excursions in Sydney? Celebrity doesn't offer one,
> at least not on the website. I did see a Puffin boat excursion. Is
> that worth doing? Or what's the best thing to do in Sydney?
>
Sydney is the most bucolic town you may ever visit. When we were there last
year the biggest thing going was, honestly, a yard sale. There are
excursions to an old fort but a walk around the town is somewhat of a
throwback to the late 50's early 60's. Do not expect any great shopping,
although there is a guy who hangs out at the senior citizens center who is
perhaps the world's expert on Burmese amber (he has been on television!)
and he will sell you some, It is really dark stuff and for amber, well I
did rather like it.
Tom & Linda
--Tom
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Benjamin Smith
> If I book Connie to Canada from NYC...
>
> We go to Quebec and Sydney NS.
>
In Quebec, we went strolling around Old Quebec which is fairly similar
to a European city (without as much history). It's very picturesque and
quite hilly. Outside of old Quebec there's a nice museum, I think they
have paintings of surrealists through October. The ship goes straight to
the city, just like in Bermuda.
> What are "the experts" suggestions for a day & evening in Quebec and a day
> in Sydney?
>
> Any whale watching excursions in Sydney? Celebrity doesn't offer one, at
> least not on the website. I did see a Puffin boat excursion. Is that worth
> doing? Or what's the best thing to do in Sydney?
>
Maybe, we didn't find much to do in Sydney. We took a 3 hour stroll
around a pleasant looking area, but perhaps there's whale watching.
Hopefully, there will be plenty opportunities for whale watching while
on the ship, when we did the HAL New England/Canada cruise the ship
spent a few hours just drifting in an area where there were plenty of
whale watching excursion boats.
Ben S.
jcoulter
>
> And we're in Quebec all day until 11:00 pm. What are the must do's in
> Quebec if we a day and an evening?
>
The good news about Quebec is that you can walk to everything (but the
funicular might be nice for getting up to the city proper from the port
quater) Quebec is one place that you might want to go to dinner despite
having it paid for on the ship. Food in Quebec is divine. There is a museum
in the lower town that has some good native history. Walk along the
ramparts and stroll through the shops, oh yes eat lunch there too!
Quebec is a place to savor more than anything, go without agenda and plan
on discovering another way of life. French (although to a Parisian . . .)
is spoken but you will find that English is also in defference to American
as opposed to Canadian tourists, but the requisite Bonjours and Merci's
will definitely get you better treatment. The same with money, if you must
use US dollars apologize first, better yet use your credit card and keep
the US money tucked away.
In the lower city to the North and east is a district with antiques and art
stores
Tom & Linda
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> Tom & Linda wrote:
> > If I book Connie to Canada from NYC...
> >
> > We go to Quebec and Sydney NS.
> >
>
> In Quebec, we went strolling around Old Quebec which is fairly similar
> to a European city (without as much history). It's very picturesque and
> quite hilly. Outside of old Quebec there's a nice museum, I think they
> have paintings of surrealists through October. The ship goes straight to
> the city, just like in Bermuda.
>
If it's similar to a European city... are there any special places to make
sure you visit? Like Piazza Navona or Piazza de Spagna in Rome? Plazza's
to sit, have a cold one, and watch the world go by?
--Tom
Jeff Coudriet
with maple sugar and walnuts I believe. It will hurt your teeth! Fall
eating in Quebec should be good. Quebecois cuisine is very "country"
and they do good things with root vegetables, hearty fare, etc.,
although you can find high end frou-frou food there too (although not
quite like you can in Montreal). Game is worth getting there too (aka,
not gambling, lol, but critters from nature you can eat).
Jeff
Jeff Coudriet
near the Chateau Frontenac hotel. Very good people watching and scenery
of the St. Lawrence. There is a big square in the upper town that
should also be nice and bustling which will have outdoor cafes, etc.,
although maybe not in October, I'm not sure!
Jeff
Jeff Coudriet
near the Chateau Frontenac hotel. Very good people watching and scenery
of the St. Lawrence. There is a big square in the upper town that
should also be nice and bustling which will have outdoor cafes, etc.,
although maybe not in October, I'm not sure!
Jeff
Dick Goldhaber
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Benjamin Smith
> Yep, especially in the fall, there's the big boardwalk-ey thing right
> near the Chateau Frontenac hotel. Very good people watching and scenery
> of the St. Lawrence. There is a big square in the upper town that
> should also be nice and bustling which will have outdoor cafes, etc.,
> although maybe not in October, I'm not sure!
>
> Jeff
>
Yes, I think that big square, don't know the name of it, is closest to a
piazza, but there's nothing like the Italian piazzas that Tom cites.
Ben
Stu
out - and make sure you visit the streets BELOW the Chateau Frontenac near
the river - they are the oldest streets in North America - sorry to my pals
from Boston! Make sure you go IN the Chateau too.
Also, be sure to visit the fort near the Chateau - some very interesting
history there of wars between the US and Canada(British) and the British and
French.
As far as Sydney goes - the real gem of Cape Breton is the Highlands area -
much like the highlands of Scotland. If you have the time - get out of the
city and try to see some of the amazing coastline. Bring lots of film!
Stu
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Linda-E
Can you please post the info here. We are interested as well.
Thanks,
Linda
SNUMBER6
>And I need the name of the micro brewery in Halifax (Help SNUMBER6).
>
Alexander Keiths ... and no microbrewery ... it's famous there ...
Be seeing you
In the Village
Number 6
Tom & Linda
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> >From: "Tom & Linda" tkan...@optonline.net
>
> >And I need the name of the micro brewery in Halifax (Help SNUMBER6).
> >
>
> Alexander Keiths ... and no microbrewery ... it's famous there ...
>
Added to my list.
Thanks.
--Tom
jcoulter
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> "SNUMBER6" <snum...@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> >From: "Tom & Linda" tkan...@optonline.net
>>
>> >And I need the name of the micro brewery in Halifax (Help SNUMBER6).
>> >
>>
>> Alexander Keiths ... and no microbrewery ... it's famous there ...
>>
>
If this is "The Brewery" in Hallifax it is IIRC close to the pier as well
SNUMBER6
>If this is "The Brewery" in Hallifax it is IIRC close to the pier as well
It is not that far from the pier ...and just down the road a block or so from
the Maritime Museum ... and several (seemingly vertical) blocks from the
Citadel ...
We went because my youngest son is named Keith Alexander ... and buying the
realtively cheap souvineers with his name reversed was fun ...
The $10 tour is done so very nicely as a period piece of 17th/18th century
...and having an Indian Light Ale or 2 in the basement pub caps things off well
Al in MD
said, very European-ish. If you don't take an excursion, you'll still fill
up your time ashore just strolling. We climbed the stairs up to the
Citadel, the view is fantastic.
Sydney is a place to take a shore excursion. We didn't (we really like
strolling around ports), but we were sorry we didn't. We strolled the town
in less than 30 minutes, were back on board very quickly. We treated the
day like a "fun day at sea...."
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