Vacation ideas? Montreal, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Chicago

[lars573]

I won't give a huge amount of details. Think of this as a guide for your googling.

In New Brunswick there are 2 main tourist traps/attractions that I know of. Magnetic hill in Moncton, and Reversing falls in Saint John. I'm not sure what the deal behind Magnetic hill is but Reversing falls is due to the Bay of Fundy tides, which has the largest rise/fall in the world. It's pretty extreme, I once went to a beach at low tide as a lad. A had to walk around 50 metres from the beach proper to the low tide water line. One thing I always found to be quite a nice view was the Tantramar Marshes at dusk, which is the area around the New Brunswick Nova Scotia border. The failing light on the boggy flat plain is quite a sight. Plus the RCI relay tower.

In Nova Scotia proper the touristy things are as follows. Annapolis Royal, it has the distinction of being the oldest continuous European settlement in North America (under it's original name Habitation at Port Royal) north of Florida (Roanoke didn't last after all). And unlike Jamestown it's still inhabited. The Grand Pre National historic site in the Annapolis valley has a replica of Acaidan buildings. In Halifax you have an honest to crap Star fort in the Citadel. And there are many guided tours. I always liked to stick my head out of one of the gun ports in the side and look into the moat, gives a huge sense of vertigo when your a kid. No up no down just greenery. Halifax also has the Titanic graveyard. And the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic also has a number of Titanic relics, like deck chairs and other wooden pieces. There is also Province house, the oldest legislature building in Canada. The assembly institution itself is also the oldest in Canada. One thing you should try (if they run in June), is the Harbour hopper tour service. Which uses an old amphibious vehicle as tour bus/boat. Downtown Halifax also has Historic properties on the water front. Restaurants, bars, glass blowers, casino Nova Scotia. That sort of thing.