Touring in the US

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Hi

Not my dreams you couldn't - at least not without risking a long
prison sentence!!! 8^)

Regards
KGB

Daisy wrote:
I believe St Helens is an active volcano?

From my post of March 3 in this thread:
Mt St. Helens . . . resumed activity a couple of days ago.

Can you tell me somehting about the BC museum please?

Although it isn't called that, it's a museum of local anthropology. It's
beautifully done; truly first class. I wouldn't miss it!

Portland is famous for roses

It's The City of Roses. The rose gardens are near the middle of town.

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Dennis P. Harris wrote:

It's an easy walk to Seattle Center where you can catch the
monorail to downtown where most of the museums, the public
market, and other attractions are located.

The monorail is out of commission for the foreseeable future.

Daisy wrote:
On 6 Mar 2006 13:31:51 -0800, "John"
wrote:
(snip)

I'm still worried about your driver, especially if (s)he hasn't driven
in the USA before.

The driver will be my husband who has driven quite a lot in the USA -
last time 1999. We drove from Orlando to Ohio (visiting friends and
golf courses en route!) and on a number of Interstates. He is quite
good at the "other side of the road" as it happens.

You're good then.

We live in a very large city with motorways in and out. Traffic here
goes at around 100 mph on motorways

Now you have *me* scared. (did you mean kilometers? I have no wish
to drive 100 miles per hour when I visit NZ next year)

I certainly realise 8-9 days is not ideal.
...
I guess it's all about what interests one has. We were recommended
Seattle as a very interesting maritime city, and Victoria Island and
the famous gardens there as not to be missed.

Actually the town of Victoria is on the island of Vancouver (but
Vancouver city is on the mainland). And if you still need a bit more
confusion, there's a small town of Vancouver in Washingtion state, USA.

Thanks for the info. I hope one day you may visit our country - which
has wonderful natural scenery and actually can be done in 8-9 days!
Oh well, size and distance is the thing, isn't it?

We're already starting to plan for about a year forward. We;re
thinking of 6 or 8 *weeks* to see NZ. (I hope we won't miss anything
;-)

John

My husband and I are looking to travel from
San Francisco to Seattle ...
Is there a bit problem with Amtrack?

Trains are used mostly for freight in the U.S. There are several
reasons, but one is distance. The U.S. is much larger than European
countries, so travel time becomes a big factor and people tend to fly
instead.

The distance between SF and Seattle is about the same as the distance
between London and Vienna, Austria.

Jim

It seems to me I heard somewhere that Daisy wrote in article
:

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:29:20 -0800, wrote:

(snip - hope you dont mind)

This plan may work. Portland itself is an interesting city and deserves
at least a day, then another day for the drive out the Columbia River
Gorge for the waterfalls.

On the way up to Seattle you will have an opportunity to visit Mt. St.
Helens and Mt. Rainier, though if you're not interested in nature parks
I'm not sure these would attract you.

[. . .]

Victoria has the great BC museum and of course Butchart Gardens. You
may want a couple of days there.

Can you tell me somehting about the BC museum please? We had planned
on visiting the gardens. I also understand Victoria Island is quite
scenic and different.

Vancouver likewise is worth at least two or three days depending on your
interests.

Cities for us are art galleries and museums - or public gardens -
historic sites.

Non-responsive to your question, but if time allows you could take the
ferry from VI to Squamish (was it?) and ride the historic train back
down to Vancouver (if it's still running--we did that in 1986 and
enjoyed the adventure, the bit of history, and the scenery).
--
Don Kirkman

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:13:03 -0800 in rec.travel.usa-canada,
wrote:

The monorail is out of commission for the foreseeable future.

what happened? how will i get to the queen anne larry's market
my next time in SEA?

Don Kirkman writes:
... you could take the ferry ... to Squamish (was it?) and ride the
historic train back down to Vancouver (if it's still running...)

Sadly, it's not. BC Rail shut it down a few years ago.
--
Mark Brader First, the next time you buy a house, get one that
costs exactly $100,000. It makes the math easier.
Toronto -- John Gilmer

"Daisy" writes:
I also understand Victoria Island is quite scenic and different.

In case it helps you with future research: you mean Vancouver Island.

Victoria is on Vancouver Island, and Vancouver isn't (it's on the
mainland). There is also a separate, smaller city of Vancouver, in
Washington State across the river from Portland, Oregon. Both cities
and the island are named after the same explorer, of course -- the
big Vancouver was so named because it was *near* Vancouver Island and
this helped people in eastern Canada to know where the new city was.

There is also an actual Victoria Island in Canada, but it's in the Arctic.
--
Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm through
Toronto which you have had to pass. It asks only if you
brought the ship safely to port." -- Joseph Conrad

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:13:03 -0800 in rec.travel.usa-canada,
wrote:

The monorail is out of commission for the foreseeable future.

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:07:05 -0900,
(Dennis P. Harris) wrote:
what happened? how will i get to the queen anne larry's market
my next time in SEA?


One sideswiped another at Westlake Center where the tracks are too
close to each other (design flaw). They are running shuttle buses
between Westlake and Seattle Center.

Forget Queen Anne's Larry's - come on over to West Seattle and check
out the Metropolitan Market!