On the Road…Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

On the Road…Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

And so we did!!

Thursday dawned a picture perfect day for us to tour Charlottetown, the largest town of 37,000 on PEI. Martha and Charles, new friends from North Carolina, and I took the trolley from the Target parking lot straight into downtown. (Nice to have friends who do the research)

 Right off the trolley we found the memorial for those who served in WW1, WW2, and the Korean War. This was majestically placed in front of the Confederation Building. 

War Memorial

Big beautiful homes with full
blooming gardens.

Oohing and ahhhing over the trees
with Martha and Charles.

We strolled through the neighborhood enjoying the houses and huge trees!

Victoria Row is a small pedestrian mall with cute little shops and enticing restaurants. But we had already decided we wanted to eat overlooking the harbor. 

I imagine this place
comes alive at night!

Harbor view from the lunch deck.

The businesses adopt street corners to beautify, so there were these pretty little gardens everywhere.

This fish is made from stainless steel
spoons!

Bank adoption-so pretty!!

While I didn’t fully explore the inside of Beaconsfield House, we certainly enjoyed the grounds and view. It is a beautifully preserved 1877 home filled with the gorgeous items of the time. It had been built with all the latest conveniences of the times, too. I had my eye on the carriage house. I’ve always had this romantic idea of living in one.

Beacon House backyard

Entry way

Just a small portion of
the gorgeous blooming gardens.

After a yummy lunch we strolled around some, making room for some Cows ice cream! We stumbled upon this show in the civic center plaza that was a lot of fun to watch. It reminded me of Up with People. It seemed to be part of the year-long celebration for the 150^th anniversary of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference that paved the way to the forming of the confederation.

At the end of the day I noticed he had become so formal and distant. As I gazed into his dark, mysterious eyes I knew it was time…to say goodbye and return to the U.S.

Farewell, Mr. Canada