We booked a bus tour which took us from Toronto all the way east to the Atlantic provinces and back to Toronto again. This trip was packed with lots of sight-seeing and tourist-friendly attractions which I have recapped below.
Day 1:
Arrived in Toronto, Ontario and met up with a ship friend from Toronto to catch up and enjoy some pizza in the hotel room.
Day 2:
Walked around the old town of Quebec City, Quebec
Day 3:
Went on a whale watching boat tour along the St. Lawrence river in Riviere Du Loup, Quebec. We were able to spot beluga whales, Minke whales and seals.
Went to the Covered Bridge Potato Chip factory in Hartland, News Brunswick to see how they make their potato chips and also to sample some of their chips with the lobster-flavoured spice on top.
Took pictures at the World's Longest Covered Bridge in the World which is located in Hartland, New Brunswick as well.
Finished our day with dinner in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Day 4:
Had a lobster lunch at Murphy's Restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Went on the CSS Acadia boat for a quick look around (it was the only ship to survive World War I, World War II and the Halifax Explosion).
Went on a Harbour Hopper tour (a land and sea tour of Halifax).
Went to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Explored the Halifax waterfront.
Went to Peggy's Cove.
Day 5:
Explored downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and had ice-cream at Cows.
Went to the Anne of Green Gables Historic Site.
Went to Cavendish Beach (a National Park of Canada).
Had a delicious lobster dinner at the hotel.
Day 6:
Took pictures of Confederation Bridge (the longest bridge over ice covered water in the world) in Prince Edward Island.
Went to Shediac, New Brunswick to see the Big Lobster attraction.
Went to Moncton, New Brunswick to see Magnetic Hill.
Went to see Hopewell Rocks in the Bay of Fundy (a National Park of Canada and one of the 7 natural wonders of North America).
Went to Saint John, New Brunswick to see the Reversing Falls.
Day 7:
Went to the viewing platform on Montreal's Olympic Stadium Tower (the tallest man-made tower in the world) in Montreal, Quebec.
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| View from Montreal's Olympic Stadium Tower |
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| The church Celine Dion got married in |
Day 8:
Went to Ottawa, Ontario to see Parliament Hill.
Went inside the Canadian Museum of History.
Took a scenic boat cruise at 1000 islands.
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| One of the properties on 1 of the thousands of islands in the St. Lawrence River |
Day 9:
Went to Niagara Falls in Ontario.
Watched the IMAX movie NIAGARA: Miracles, Myths & Magic.
Went up to the Skylon Tower for 360 degree views of the Niagara region.
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| View of Niagara Falls from the Skylon Tower |
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| View of the American Niagara Falls from the Hornblower Cruise |
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| View of the Canadian Niagara Falls from the Hornblower Cruise |
Day 10:
Explored downtown Toronto near the CN Tower.
Explored the waterfront area.
Went to the castle called Casa Loma which many films have used to shoot scenes.
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| The backyard and garden of Casa Loma |
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| View of Casa Loma from the backyard |
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| View of Casa Loma from the front |
It was a busy, action-packed itinerary for 10 days but this bus tour gave me the opportunity to see Eastern Canada in all its glory and I don't regret doing it (even with all the early wake up calls!).
