Date:         Thu, 5 May 2005 10:15:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ottawa and Quebec
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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I'll third that... I visited Quebec once for two days, and I once spent
four months in Ottawa. Both great cities, but I wish the time spent in each
had been reversed.

Of course, I visited Quebec in July, and I lived in Ottawa from January
through April... so my opinions might be skewed somewhat by the weather...

At 06:43 PM 5/4/2005 -0400, Joy Hecht wrote:
>I'd second that.  No offense to the Ottawans on the list, but Ottawa isn't
>really the most exciting place to go if you have limited time.
>
>
>
>Joy
>
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>Joy Hecht
>and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>
>For musings about life and the vanadventures:
>http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
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>:::-----Original Message-----
>:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>:::Of Larry Chase
>:::Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:11 PM
>:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>:::Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 3 May 2005 to 4 May 2005 - Special issue
>:::(#2005-361)
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::Al,
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::48 hrs is too short to do both Ottawa and Quebec.
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::I'd focus on the old towne section of Quebec.
>:::
>:::
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>:::Great shops, cafes and museums.
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::Or .... if you time it for Frank C's Ottawa Bus Fusion Event in June ....
>:::I say do
>:::
>:::that and forget Quebec. It's one of the premiere bus events in the
>:::country. You
>:::
>:::won't be sorry.
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::BTW ... there are a couple of good camp spots close the downtown Quebec
>:::that are
>:::
>:::either cheap or free. If interested ... let me know and I'll dig out the
>:::details.
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::larry chase
>:::
>:::roadhaus.com
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>:::
>:::
>:::- - -
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>:::
>:::Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 23:49:12 -0500
>:::
>:::From: Al and Sue Brase albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
>:::
>:::Subject: Canada, Quebec side trip
>:::
>:::
>:::
>:::I'll be making a quick trip out to the east coast, New hampshire,
>:::
>:::actually and have decided to make a side trip to Ottawa and Quebec. I'll
>:::
>:::only have about 48 hours time. Any suggestions on what to see up there?
>:::
>:::(I know, that's not very much time!)
>:::
>:::I've always wanted to visit Quebec. I just hope I don't starve to death
>:::
>:::considering I only know about 3 wours of French!
>:::
>:::Al Brase
>:::
>:::(better copy me on the mail header. I'm not sure I was successful at
>:::
>:::turning my mail back on.)
>:::