Canada Part 4 ~ Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things I Loved About Our Canada Trip

1. I absolutely loved flying! This picture of the clouds from the window seat on our plane was one of the first things on our trip that I thought was amazing.

 

2. Attending the Indian River Festival Concert at Historic St. Mary's Church in Kensington was something interesting and different to do. The concert was presented by Viva Voce, a vocal ensemble dedicated to classical repertoire. The first half of the concert was sung in French (we couldn't understand a thing!), but the songs after intermission were sung in English. The second half was much more enjoyable. Here's the church below:

 3. One morning we toured The Citadel in downtown Halifax. It was the only day of our trip that it rained a bit, and the weather seemed quite appropriate to the surroundings.

I'd never heard of this historic place before...but if we go to quilt shops on vacation, then it only stands to reason that we go to historic places, too. Actually, it was quite interesting.

 Tom liked seeing and hearing the bagpipers, and I enjoyed the piping hot Chicken & Barley soup and homemade bread.   

4. Just about everywhere we went we saw Canadian flags flying. The familiar white background and red maple leaves were everywhere we traveled. I loved seeing the Canadians' patriotism.

5. A full day of experiencing firsthand Anne of Green Gables. First, at Avonlea Village. There were many beautiful flower gardens to admire as we walked the streets, a chocolate factory where we watched candy and chocolate-coated potato chips being made, and a Wee-gospel singer in the village church to hear.

6. We enjoyed watching characters in various parts of the Village act out many scenes from the Anne of Green Gables' books. Left to right on stage below: Marilla, neighbor Mrs. Rachel Lynde, Anne Shirley, and Matthew in the rocking chair.

7. Next, that afternoon we toured the original site that inspired L. M. Montgomery to write the Anne of Green Gables' books.

8. To finish up our whole day devoted to Anne, that evening we attended Anne of Green Gables ~ The Musical at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. It was WONDERFUL!!! The actress who played Anne Shirley was outstanding and perfect for the role!

9. The parade celebrating Old Home Week just happened to take place during the time we were there. The floats, bagpipers, clowns, horses, Mounties, and giant balloon characters were great. I love a parade!

10. Seeing moose signs like this one in New Brunswick was exciting although we never saw a real moose! But the signs certainly kept my eyes glued to the road with my camera ready just in case! 

This was as close to a moose as I got. I thought I should take advantage of the opportunity while I could!

11. Ditto for not seeing a whale...we scheduled a whale tour; it was cancelled because of fog; we rescheduled, it was cancelled for the operators' family emergency; and then we changed plans so we could take a different whale-watching tour boat on the last day we were there.

The ride waaaay out in the ocean in hopes of spotting a whale was really nice, but no whale tail to be seen. Here I am below ready to get on the boat.

12. Bay of Fundy ~ Hopewell Rocks ~ World's Highest Tides are here!  We stood right down there on the ocean floor at low tide. It was amazing to think that in just a few hours everywhere we walked would be underwater!

13. The most fun thing of all was being with my sweetie and celebrating 30 years together!

I hope you've enjoyed these past days of posts and pictures of our trip to Canada. Now, when will I get around to scrapbooking these 1700+ pictures?!

~Deb

Also in this series:

Canada Part 1 ~ Meeting Island Sparrow in Real Life!

Canada Part 2 ~ Bloomin' Tuesday, Halifax Public Gardens

Canada Part 3 ~Work in Progress Wednesday ~ Mahone Bay

Comments

[Rose]

Sigh. How perfectly lovely as Anne would say.

[victoria]

I'm sure this is one trip you will never forget. Looks like you are going to be busy for a while taking care of all those pictures. :)

Victoria

[Islandsparrow]

Wow! You folks know how to pack in the fun!! So glad you enjoyed the Anne of GG musical! You missed our hot weather - the temperature has been in the 90s all week!! I'm at the beach every day and loving it :)

[Tammy]

I would have loved to have seen the Anne of Green Gables musical.My Aunt Clarice sent Allison a few of the books when she was younger.

Too bad about the whales.

Thanks for sharing your trip pictures.

[ruth]

I would enjoy that vacation too!

[Dorothy]

What a pleasure to share in the adventure of your trip to Canada! I enjoyed every single post & cannot wait until Jay and I can make a trip north ourselves. What a wonderful way to celebrate your 30th anniversary! Ours is next month. :-)

[Jo]

I've loved reading your posts about your trip to Canada - it sounds like you had a great time. And how wonderful to get to visit the Anne of Green Gables stuff, too. I'm now wondering about getting my copies of the books out of their hiding place in our attic...

[Val]

Deb, I have enjoyed your trip to Canada very much ... but I would love to see the Anne of Green Gables house, it is one of my favourite movies and books. I am glad you enjoyed it so much.
Blessings
Val xx Oxfordshire UK

[Carrie]

My family visited Green Gables back in the 80s, and attended the musical. We loved it too! Long live Anne!

[Barbara Cline]

What a wonderful trip for you and your hubby. Last fall Terry and I went on a week trip to the New England States. It was so much fun.
Barbara C.