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benson, I completely agree with you regarding your assessment of Saint John and Halifax. (I believe you mean Saint John, New Brunswick. It is often confused with St. John’s, Newfoundland).
While I’m happy for the people of Saint John that they now have tours coming through to boost the local economy, it is a curious (not in the six beer sense of the word) stop for a cruise ship. Really very little to see there – it’s pretty much the Buffalo of Canada (although not quite as bad). You’re also correct that the people are incredibly friendly – like all Canadians!
Did you go to Peggy’s Cove when you were in Halifax?
Yes, that was the ship I was on. My vacation was GREAT, despite the weather. I love cruising! It is so relaxing being at sea, cut off from phones, e-mails, etc. You can really unwind out there.
We were supposed to take off from Red Hook on the 22nd, but we had to stay in port for one night due to Hurricane Bill, and we had to skip Newport. We stayed on track for Boston, Bar Harbor, St. John’s, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
St.John’s is a sad,haunting place. It is clearly a city that has seen better days. It’s filled with lots of victorian homes, but many of them are in a state of disrepair. Halifax, on the other hand, is a booming place. We rented a car in Nova Scotia and drove to a small fishing village that looked like it came out of a Currier and IVes print. Just beautiful, and the folks are really friendly.
When I came home on Saturday, it struck me that Park Slope is the total opposite of the environment on a cruise. On a cruise ship, everyone is into eating, eating, and more eating. No one is uptight about anything! Non-organic, bountiful food – no problem!!
As some of you know via weekend PLUSA emailing, I did tours this weekend of Bushwick and Greenpoint.
Not too much to see in Bushwick, but I ate the Dominican breakfast at a Spanish family restaurant / diner called “El Rey Restaurant”. It was at Fulton and Bushwick. One of the best diner breakfasts I’ve ever had. A huge plate of chunky mashed potatoes and red onions, sausage, eggs, fried cheese… It was amazing. The breakfast, along with a bottle of beer, was under $9!
Greenpoint was much better than I expected. I’m still recovering from the delicious and filling Polish food that I thought my 10 miles of walking on Sunday would burn off. It is a very interesting neighbourhood and I would highly recommend people visit it. Eclectic mix of new and old world. Lots to see there in terms of shops, restaurants, architecture, etc. A Rite Aid store that was mentioned in my book is in an old theater that used to be a roller rink and was converted to a drug store. There is a big ramp leading down to the main area of the store which still has rails around the aisles and a huge disco ball hanging from the ceiling. I think Rob would love it.
benson, I completely agree with you regarding your assessment of Saint John and Halifax. (I believe you mean Saint John, New Brunswick. It is often confused with St. John’s, Newfoundland).
While I’m happy for the people of Saint John that they now have tours coming through to boost the local economy, it is a curious (not in the six beer sense of the word) stop for a cruise ship. Really very little to see there – it’s pretty much the Buffalo of Canada (although not quite as bad). You’re also correct that the people are incredibly friendly – like all Canadians!
Did you go to Peggy’s Cove when you were in Halifax?
“The breakfast, along with a bottle of beer, was under $9!”
I love that you had beer with bkfast. Sort of like a mimosa I guess . . . .
Slopefarm: asshathill.blogspot.com
Cobblehiller;
Yes, that was the ship I was on. My vacation was GREAT, despite the weather. I love cruising! It is so relaxing being at sea, cut off from phones, e-mails, etc. You can really unwind out there.
We were supposed to take off from Red Hook on the 22nd, but we had to stay in port for one night due to Hurricane Bill, and we had to skip Newport. We stayed on track for Boston, Bar Harbor, St. John’s, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
St.John’s is a sad,haunting place. It is clearly a city that has seen better days. It’s filled with lots of victorian homes, but many of them are in a state of disrepair. Halifax, on the other hand, is a booming place. We rented a car in Nova Scotia and drove to a small fishing village that looked like it came out of a Currier and IVes print. Just beautiful, and the folks are really friendly.
When I came home on Saturday, it struck me that Park Slope is the total opposite of the environment on a cruise. On a cruise ship, everyone is into eating, eating, and more eating. No one is uptight about anything! Non-organic, bountiful food – no problem!!
Dirty, how was your bday? Are you sober yet?
What has a blog? What else did I miss? What’s the url? (There’s an Abbot & Costello routine in there somewhere.)
I wonder if Rob’s been allowed back from exile. I want to hear about his sister’s party. Guess I’ll look at What’s blog.
It is absolutely SATC for males, except for some reason I love it. Maybe I was a guy in another life.
As some of you know via weekend PLUSA emailing, I did tours this weekend of Bushwick and Greenpoint.
Not too much to see in Bushwick, but I ate the Dominican breakfast at a Spanish family restaurant / diner called “El Rey Restaurant”. It was at Fulton and Bushwick. One of the best diner breakfasts I’ve ever had. A huge plate of chunky mashed potatoes and red onions, sausage, eggs, fried cheese… It was amazing. The breakfast, along with a bottle of beer, was under $9!
Greenpoint was much better than I expected. I’m still recovering from the delicious and filling Polish food that I thought my 10 miles of walking on Sunday would burn off. It is a very interesting neighbourhood and I would highly recommend people visit it. Eclectic mix of new and old world. Lots to see there in terms of shops, restaurants, architecture, etc. A Rite Aid store that was mentioned in my book is in an old theater that used to be a roller rink and was converted to a drug store. There is a big ramp leading down to the main area of the store which still has rails around the aisles and a huge disco ball hanging from the ceiling. I think Rob would love it.