[Magdalen] Where to go? - update

[Ann Markle]

Well, if you haven't had a really good, days-long look at Chicago yet, you
MUST do that, and could probably coerce Scott K. into giving you the
fabulous grand tour.  I love Chicago.  And then do plan to spend at least a
couple of days in Buffalo, and I will be your tour guide.  If you are here
on a Thursday, I will drag you off to my 12-step service at Trinity Church
and you will have a wild and crazy time of it there.  On Fridays there are
many free outdoor concerts of the rock or country or jazz variety (not
classical, alas).  You could construct your own itinerary of the area, or
we'd do it when you arrive.  A little longer, and we could even arrange a
Toronto listmeet again, I bet!  What fun it would be!

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:
>
> On 15/12/2014 18:30, Ann Markle wrote:
>
>> Roger, I scanned the many posts on this thread before I replied, and I
>> didn't see a mention, so -- Buffalo is 15 minutes from Niagara Falls, if
>> you haven't seen that.  The city itself sits right on Lake Erie, which is
>> striking now, with all the lovely waterfront development.  And Lake
>> Ontario
>> is also 1/2 hour from here.  A lovely drive is Niagara Falls, then along
>> the lakeshore to Lake Ontario and then on to Lockport to catch the locks
>> on
>> the Erie Canal (there is also a lock right here in Buffalo, a 5-minute
>> drive or 15 minute bicycle ride from either downtown or my house.  Lots
>> and
>> lots of other fascinating sights in Buffalo, including Forest Lawn
>> Cemetery, burial ground to at least 2 US Presidents, if I'm not mistaken,
>> the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural site, Delaware Park (designed by
>> Olmstead), the Albright Knox Art Gallery (judged to be one of the best
>> collections of contemporary art in the US, and also home to a decent
>> collection of Impressionist paintings), and several Frank Lloyd
>> Wright-designed homes.  We're also right on the Amtrak line between Albany
>> and Chicago, and 1.5 hour drive from Toronto.  I think we're definitely a
>> must-see.
>>
>
> Following Marion's suggestion for Montreal, Quebec and over to Halifax I
> devised an itinerary and sent to my travel consultant. She agreed it
> sounded very attractive - but the price wasn't :-(  I think it would
> stretch my budget too far. As I get used to my changed circumstances I
> think it would be unwise to commit myself to that level of expenditure next
> year so this afternoon I have had a rethink.
>
> That is to visit parts of the Northern USA that I haven't been in before,
> though it does involve flying into and back from Chicago. The preliminary
> itinerary is basically East of there, going as far as Scranton and does
> include a couple of nights in Buffalo on the way back, a city I have only
> seen in transit before on the train and between Rochester and Niagara
> (which I did see back in 2012).  This year I did not get as far East as
> Ann's old haunt in Asheville TN, but I did get part way there before
> cutting up at Hickory to reach the Smoky Ridge Parkway and the glorious
> Fall foliage.
>
> I hope to travel over in June next year, more details as and when.
>
> Roger
>
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