Truro
Travel Blogs from Truro, Canada
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National Historic Site Extravaganza
... 6 years old to 99 years old contributed. Queen Elizabeth even stitched on Queen Victoria's golden necklace on a visit to Canada! A 10th-generation Acadian (a park interpreter) took about 10 minutes to tell us the story of and behind the ...
The Mad Hatter's Wild Ride
... the Canadian National Railway, running between Halifax and Montreal, and the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway, running between Truro and Sydney. Tulips & Thistle is a beautiful B&B on the outskirts of town in a quiet neighborhood set ...
It's a 'bore'!
... on the streets - wondering if the Acadia University which is housed in Wolfville might have accounted for this demographic. Destination - Truro….it’s time to start making plans to leave Nova Scotia and head to Prince Edward Island. But ...
Naturspektakel
... nbsp;beträgt hier rund 16 Meter! Nach einer Stunde dem Wasser zuschauen war es nur noch eine kurze Fahrt bis zum Zielort in Truro. Wieder wurden wir sehr freundich im B&B emfangen. Einfach eine lässige Art zu reisen. Unsere Hosts empfahlen und einen ...
Day 9: A Visit to the Blue Nose II
... docked there. We arrived at the Palliser Hotel about dinner time. Nova Scotia is about 500 miles long and Truro is approximately half-way between Yarmouth and Sidney. The Palliser overlooks a Nova Scotia phenomenon, the Tidal Bore which ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 100514 - Truro, NS
... friendly) Visitors Center is on a hill which provides a panoramic view of a large valley far below. We are impressed, already. TRURO, NS – The town has only 12,000 residents but the adjacent sprawling town of Bible Hill makes it a lot ...
PADDLE HARD!
... we stoped to get supper at subway, I got a ham sub, and my mom got a lobster sub—yuck! After we ate we drove another half hour to a town called Truro. There we stopped and got a motel room to say the night. Good night Nova ...
Small Town Times
... 's daughter Alurra was over for the weekend so rather than nap and veg and be hungover messes, we took her to Victoria Park in Truro for some swinging and a little winter walk. It was so beautiful. The day was warm enough that we didn't freeze our buts ...
The Fundy Shore and Northumberland shore
Thurs. nite went for a drive along the south shore. Had dinner at Harbour View Rest. in Parraboro. Fri. Breakfast at Double C across from campground. Drove to north coast beaches. Stopped at Heather Beach and picked up some rocks. Went to Pugwash and ...
Day 1: a tiring day of travel
... bar was open! So we each had a Bloody Caesar and pretzels from the vending machine. Our bartender was also chatty and friendly. Had a nice discussion about chip & pin cards and banking in Canada vs the U.S. ...
Last day in NS
After leaving Bear River, the unusual little village with it's construction of homes and commercial buildings on stilts; allowing it's tides to ebb and flow beneath them; we depart the south shore of N.S. and head for Digby on the Bay of Fundy. A ...
So long Atlanticade
... motel in the early afternoon I had the parking lot to myself. I'd hoped for a 1st floor room but, no, the place is booked! Really. Drove around Truro a bit, trying to see what the attractions were to fill up the motel, but must have missed the signs. ...
Getting ready
Because of the excesive train travel and multiple stops, we have agreed that we are going to travel light on this trip - a bit of a challenge when part of the trip includes a cruise with two formal nights. However, I got everything packed into ...
The adventures of a Barker WWOOFing
I'm having a lovely time here in Canada! The canadians are certainly living up to their warm and generous reputation everyone we've met has gone out of their way to take care of us and take us around interesting places. Saturday we went to Halifax with ...
Final Destination
... parents both fell asleep, and missed one of the better vistas of the trip. After that it was a straight (if long) run to Truro NS where we were staying the night. We grabbed an uninspiring dinner from Wendys, where dad abandoned his salad with all ...
World's Highest Tides
... in a lighthouse, it was an inevitable tourist trap, although a charming one at that. We stopped for the day in Truro, northwest of Halifax (which we bypassed completely). It was a little anticlimatic after Lunenberg but we did find some interesting ...
The European Adventure - Europe by Rail & Cruise
Away we go to Keflavik, Iceland - well soon. I made this entry today while getting this blog set up. We actually fly Thursday evening, arriving in Keflavik, Iceland early Friday morning then on to Amsterdam arriving around ...
Lunenburg
... unique gift shops, up to the cenotaph. I was sad to leave but the time had come to get my butt to Truro. Time to start heading west.... Got to Truro and stopped at the visitor info centre which also has the Glooscap Heritage ...
Heading back
... and when I crossed into Nova Scotia I stopped at the Welcome Center where all the flags were up since it was Canada Day, Canada's July 4th.. A pretty young lady was playing the bag pipes and I had some cake and coffee.. They suggested I travel to ...
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