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Nine Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island This Spring
ByJennRecord March 19, 2024March 18, 2024
The “City by the Sea”, Newport, Rode Island is a popular spot to visit any time of year, but the spring season offers its own benefits: beautiful weather, many popular attractions open without the summer crowds, and plenty of outdoor spaces to enjoy. In addition to its over three miles of waterfront on the Narraganset Bay, Newport is home to many Gilded Age mansions, famed museums, nature centers and hiking trails (see our favorite spots in this post) and popular, springtime celebrations.
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family travel | Quebec | State Capitols
Touring the Assemblée Nationale du Québec in Québec City
ByJennRecord February 20, 2024May 5, 2024
On a recent trip to Québec, Canada, we made sure one of our first stops was a visit to the Parliament Building, home of the National Assembly, to learn all about French Canadian government.
A National Historic Site, the National Assembly Parliament Building was built between 1877 and 1886 on Parliament Hill, inspired by the architecture of the Louvre in Paris. Old Quebec housed the first three parliament buildings but all three burnt down before the current building was built from 1877-1886 and designed by Eugéne-Étienne Taché. In the early 1900s, the government added several buildings for additional office space.
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Canada | family travel | Quebec
Touring La Citadelle de Québec
ByJennRecord February 13, 2024May 5, 2024
The biggest military base in North America, La Citadelle was built by the British from 1820-1831 on Cape Diamond, the city’s highest point. La Citadelle was built to control who had access to the northern parts of Canada and to protect Quebec from future American invasions, after the invasion during the War of 1812. La Citadelle, which is the Italian word for “city”, is star-shaped, with “bashtons” (pointy tips of the star) and Curtain walls. Citadelle has been inhabited by the military since 1693 and has been the home of the Royal 22e Régiment since 1920.
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Canada | Quebec
Six Spots to Explore at Le Monastère Des Augustines in Québec, Canada
ByJennRecord January 16, 2024May 23, 2024
In 1639, three young Augustinian Sisters traveled from France to found the first hospital in North America north of Mexico and to evangelize the locals. They spent a few years traveling around North America before returning to Quebéc in 1644 to build the original Hôtel-Dieu de Québec monastery hospital in 1691, which also included a residence for the nuns and a church. In 1755 a fire destroyed their home and the Garden Wing, but the entire complex was rebuilt in 1757. The Augustinian order of the Sisters grew and opened over a dozen monastery hospitals throughout the greater Quebéc province over the next two hundred years.
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Canada | family travel | history | museums | Quebec
10 Things to Do at the Musée de la Civilisation in Québec City
ByJennRecord January 2, 2024May 5, 2024
The Musée de Civilisation, located in the heart of Old Québec near the harbor, celebrates the rich history of the diverse population of Québec, including the many Indigenous people, Inuit, artists, scientists, inventors, and explorers.
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2023 Year in Review: 52 Highlights
ByJennRecord December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
One of my favorite year end activities is posting our Year in Review. We love looking back on all of our adventures from the previous year and giving thanks for the blessing of travel. We also like looking at some of our “trends”; this year was filled with many cool spots throughout New England (heavy emphasis on Vermont and New Hampshire) and the greater Northeast (Maryland and Virginia, and our favorite: New York) and lots of cool resorts.
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