Have you visited Canada?

I went to Niagara Falls twice before you needed a passport to visit. What I experienced was very much like the U.S. We made a brief stop at Goose Bay, Labrador while on the way to Greenland in the Air Force if that counts.
 

Chet said:
I went to Niagara Falls twice before you needed a passport to visit. What I experienced was very much like the U.S. We made a brief stop at Goose Bay, Labrador while on the way to Greenland in the Air Force if that counts.
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In many ways, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls reminded me of 1960s Reno, Nevada.
 
A few times. Canada isn't very far away from where I live by global standards (east central New York). I remember in 1962 my family vacationed in eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Price Edward Island). I remember everyone was excited about a total eclipse that happened in July 1962, but it was so overcast, I didn't get to see it. Also, the red soil on PEI and the famous tidal bore in NB. My mom always wated to see the house made famous in the novel "Anne of Green Gables", but was disappointed it was a private home and no interior tours. Now it's open to the public.

In the early 1980, we took a train trip to Montreal with the intention of seeing the sights and returning the same day. The train was held up at the border so long, by the time we got to the city, it was getting dark. All I remember of it was frantic taxi ride to get to a bus station to get the next departure back home.
 

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When I lived in downtown Detroit, Windsor, Ontario was actually closer to us than the suburbs. Our favorite restaurant was over there and we went to dine there at least once a month.

There were also things we could buy there that were either cheaper than in the U.S. or not available. For instance, there was a Canadian cough syrup called 2-2-2 that was heavy on the codeine, which was the only thing that could tame a bad Detroit winter cough, which as anyone who ever lived in Detroit knows will last from November to April. Whenever we went over, we had to buy at least 10 bottles for everyone at work who wanted one. I guess you'd call us cough syrup smugglers.

Toronto was only a 4-hour drive and Toronto was THE place to go for fun and adventure. We'd go to the Expo every year and sometimes just to poke around in the neighborhoods. We could also catch a train in Windsor and get off right in the basement of our hotel in Toronto. Niagara Falls was also a great place to go.
 
packleader said:
I was wondering why Canadians don't want to be a part of the US. After living in Montreal for a year, I began to understand why they don't want to join us. At least why French-Canadians don't want to join the US. But that was some 50 years ago, and I forgot the reasons.
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French Canadians donā€™t want to br a part of Canada which speaks for itself.
Why donā€™t we want to join you?
Because we have our own country to live in but many people visit. The biggest fear most Canadians have is that we might need medical care which weā€™d have to pay ourselves. We arenā€™t used to that. Lol


Florida, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Rhode Island , Washington DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma

We drove to California and stayed for 3 months - drove through all the states to get there
Drove and flew to Florida for 2 weeks
Drove and flew to Texas for 2 weeks
Is Detroit in Michigan? My dad needed a car part there and for some reason took me and itā€™s probably the only place I didnā€™t like. There were smoke stacks everywhere and it was very dirty

Drove to New York with friends
Flew to Texas for a business trip for 2 weeks and stayed at a hotel with a pool that was 1/2 inside 1/2 outside. It was very fun.

Canadians visit the United States ALL the time. Getting insurance is sometimes difficult depending on the trip. Getting Covid while there wouldnā€™t be fun .
 
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