Tag: history

Staying at The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

You are swept back in time the moment you step through the revolving doors. Staying at The Frontenac Hotel is the splurge of our Quebec City trip, but when visiting a city that has one of the most famous hotels in the world, we know we have to stay. The Location Staying at The Frontenac…
Eating at Tony’s Baltimore Grill-Atlantic City, New Jersey

I’m enveloped in nostalgia the moment I step foot in Tony’s Baltimore Grill, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The dark paneled walls remind me of warm, loving, squishy Great-Aunt hugs. The restaurant has family-basement-rec room décor. As we settle into our booth, I hear echoes of past family parties. Parties filled with laughter and praises…
Taking an Old Quebec Walking Tour-Quebec City

*** This experience and tour was provided courtesy of Quebec Cite Tourism. All opinions are my own. All eyes are on us as our group moves through the streets of Old Quebec City. Jacques, our Cicerone Tours, Old Quebec Walking Tour guide’s garb attracts attention. He is dressed in historic attire as he regales us…
Places to Take Photos of The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

*** Some experiences were provided courtesy of Quebec Cite Tourism. All opinions are my own. You are in the city that contains the most photographed hotel in the world. You have to get thephotograph. In fact, you need a multitude of the photo. Your mission, find places to take photos of The Frontenac Hotel in…
Taking A Ghost Tour in Cape May with US Ghost Adventures-New Jersey

***This experience and tour was provided courtesy of US Ghost Adventures. All opinions are my own. Steep gables, snaking gingerbread, and covered, wraparound porches, enveloped in shadows, no matter its beauty, at night, Victorian architecture feels disquieting. The multi-paned windows are eyes, always watching. In a town overflowing with Victorian history, there is no better…
Visiting The Citadelle of Quebec-Quebec City

*** This experience and tour was provided courtesy of Quebec Cite Tourism. All opinions are my own. Though famous for its picturesque hotel, Quebec City is also known as only one of two fully fortified cities, in North America. The fortification was completed in the 1800s to combat the potential threat of a United States…
Taking a Guided Tour of The Frontenac Hotel-Quebec City

As the group gazes up, during our guided tour of The Frontenac Hotel, our tour guide states clearly,“Chateau Frontenac, is not a castle.” The assumption is that the world’s most photographed hotel, was originally constructed to house royalty. Surely a King or Queen, or Duke and Duchess, used the building as their home. Though royalty,…
Touring the WWII SS Red Oak Victory Ship

The Park Ranger and Park volunteer at Rosie The Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park insist that visiting The SS Red Oak Victory ship, is worth the time. The ship is only open to visitors on Sundays, and we are fortunate to be in Richmond, California, on a Sunday. Recognizing how lucky we are,…
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park-New Jersey

He did do a million things. As Park Ranger Emma discusses Alexander Hamilton’s vision for Paterson Great Falls, I wonder what million things he left undone. It’s noon as the car pulls into the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, parking lot. The New Jersey, city, locals, occupy various benches and walls, munching their lunch-break…