Hello from Rochester: A Perfect Getaway for Stressed Out Torontonians (and Other Urbanites)
Article by: Susanne Pacher
Two days ago I took the CAT fast ferry from Toronto to Rochester and arrived well-rested after a 2.5 hour boat goto, A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida , Crystal Mountain Ski Vacations ride in the Port of Rochester, a scenic Rochester suburb called Charlotte. I was greeted by Patti and Carrie from the Rochester Visitors Try also, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , Can You Really Travel for FREE? Association who had helped me with my itinerary and were kind enough to show me around. It had been raining all day and Port Charlotte greeted me with grey skies and deep-hanging clouds. But the first thing I noticed as we drove towards downtown Rochester was the amount of green spaces and parks. See, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies We drove through a number of nicely manicured neighbourhoods and Patti showed me some of the amazing park also related, Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same , Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas s systems that Rochester has to offer. We drove through Genesee Valley view, RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 Park, designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead who also designed Central Park Try also, Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece , Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas in New York City. also related, Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! , Enjoy the House of Blues - Myrtle Beach Style! We then headed to Highland Park goto, You Don't Need to Be Crazy But It Helps , Capital Cities Tour: Discover Little Rock, Arkansas where each May the City view, Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same , ALEXANDER RESTAURANT - ONE OF CABO'S BEST holds the annual Lilac Festival, when more than 1,200 lilac bushes of different varieties and colours burst into bloom. Driving Try also, A Game Plan For Travel Plans , COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES through beautiful neighbourhoods with large villas check out, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes and expansive front lawns we made our way to Cobbs Hill Try also, Jordan - Wadi Rum , Australia Travel Tips Park which is located You may also consider, Greece and the Greek Islands , Family Vacation Tips on a hill Try also, Greece and the Greek Islands , Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show and holds a water See, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica reservoir with a fountain. The unique thing about Cobbs Hill You may also consider, What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ? , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 Park is that there is one spot in this elevated green zone from where you can perfectly see the skyline of Rochester away in the distance, past the lush green neighbourhoods that stretch in front of downtown. After exploring some of the expansive parks check out, Jordan - Wadi Rum , Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities of Rochester as well as the beautiful Victorian-era Mt. Hope Cemetery, we slowly made our way downtown on East Avenue, a historic street See, Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico with extensive mansions. One of Rochester's famous home-grown entrepreneurs is George Eastman, the founder of the Eastman-Kodak Corporation, which to this day has its headquarters in Rochester. Eastman was a great benefactor to the city See, The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations , Australia Travel Tips and donated the greatest part of his wealth, estimated at $2 billion in today's dollars, to different medical, cultural and educational institutions throughout the city. also related, Visit Bisbee Copper Mine , Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece We briefly stopped at his home, the Eastman House, an elegant 50-room Colonial Revival Mansion surrounded by formal gardens. goto, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation Following the Eastman House, which also contains the International Museum of Photography and Film, we crossed over to University Avenue to the Neighbourhood of the Arts, or also referred to as Artwalk. This is a stretch of road down University Avenue which houses studios, galleries, art and antique retailers in a neighbourhood of post-war apartment buildings, multi-family Victorian mansions and charming cottage Try also, What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation s. The award winning Artwalk features sidewalk You may also consider, It's Time To Investigate , Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags imprints, artistic benches, tiled light poles, sculptures and bus shelters all the way from the George Eastman House towards the stunning neogothic building of the Memorial Art Gallery. Every September this neighbourhood hosts the Clothesline Art Show. After Artwalk we headed down Main Street You may also consider, Capital Cities Tour: Discover Little Rock, Arkansas , Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags into the downtown area. also related, COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES , Australia Travel Tips I got a look at the Eastman Theatre, home of the Eastman School of Music, one of the top music schools in the country. goto, Side-Tripping in Montana , ALEXANDER RESTAURANT - ONE OF CABO'S BEST The Eastman Theatre itself is an interesting building, curved and classically styled, it is literally cut off on one side since a neighbour of George Eastman demanded an exorbitant price for his property, and rather than giving in to these demands, Eastman simply decided to stop the building at the property line. Our next stop was the Browns Race and High Falls Try also, Sicily Travel Guide , Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same Area: one of the city's newest entertainment districts. Rochester was once known as the Flour City check out, Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico for all the wheat grinding that occurred along its River. also related, Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN Today, the Brown's Race area Try also, Australia Travel Tips , The beautiful Italian Riviera is a national register historic You may also consider, Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities , Visit Bisbee Copper Mine district. The area view, Australia Travel Tips , Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities sits above the Genesee River Try also, Online Travel Bargain , The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave , right next to the thundering High Falls. goto, ALEXANDER RESTAURANT - ONE OF CABO'S BEST , The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta The Pont de Rennes bridge is a pedestrian bridge, connecting the east and west side of the city, goto, Can You Really Travel for FREE? , Vacation Tips and is named after Rochester's sister city check out, Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca , Vacation Tips in France. Many of the former industrial buildings have been renovated and are now occupied by ad agencies, tech companies and engineering firms. The streets view, The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations , Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same in the district have cobble-stoned pavement also related, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , What Is The Best Location In Whistler? and feature historically styled street You may also consider, Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca , Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show lighting. There are a number of entertainment places You may also consider, A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida , Sicily Travel Guide in the area, See, What Is The Best Location In Whistler? , Busy Weekend in Boston! including the Trip view, What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel , A Game Plan For Travel Plans hammer Grill, which has a patio area check out, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico overlooking the falls. also related, My First Time... in Chicago" , Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca Beside this restaurant See, It's Time To Investigate , My First Time... in Chicago" is an old water You may also consider, The beautiful Italian Riviera , Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece wheel, testimony to this area goto, The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave , Busy Weekend in Boston! 's milling history. It's a very atmospheric place view, Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags , What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ? and an example of a successful conversion of an old industrial area See, COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES , Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe into a modern entertainment district. The Kodak headquarters are not far away from the High Falls area You may also consider, Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica , Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies , and our tour Try also, Family Vacation Tips , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN continued past a number of the downtown street Try also, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida s. As a true architecture buff, I marveled at how many of Rochester's historic check out, My First Time... in Chicago" , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico buildings have been preserved. There are entire blocks Try also, Vacation Tips , 10 Things to Look for in Purchasing Discount Travel Club Memberships that have an intact 19th century street view, A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida , A Game Plan For Travel Plans front, some with cast iron architecture. There was no time to explore the architecture in detail, that would have to wait for my second day in town. view, Can You Really Travel for FREE? , Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! But needless to say, I knew I had found a city Try also, Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast , Family Vacation Tips that had preserved a lot of its architectural heritage that would require further exploration. We crossed into the city's west end and passed by a famous tavern called Nick Tahou's House, which is the home of the "garbage plate": a plate full of hamburgers, fries, and a variety of other heart-attack inducing delicacies. This route took us past a beautiful modern townhouse development that, surprisingly enough, holds recently built subsidized housing. We then made our way towards Susan B. Anthony's house. Anthony was a daring social activist who insisted on voting rights for women and was arrested in 1872 for voting in the presidential election, challenging the law. Her house was a congregation for many of her activist friends, including the famous suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Rochester's history includes another famous activist, the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and both Susan B. Anthony and Federick Douglass are featured in sculptures in a little park view, Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities , Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica just down the road from the Susan B. Anthony House. We then took in the Corn Hill goto, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ? neighbourhood, an area also related, COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES , Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! with tidy historic Try also, Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same , Bonuses of Taking a Charter Bus in Chicago, Illinois homes that hosts the Corn Hill check out, Family Vacation Tips , The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave Arts Festival every July. The next stop on our itinerary was the Strong Museum, ranked one of the top 10 children's museums in the United State view, Capital Cities Tour: Discover Little Rock, Arkansas , Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast s. It holds the National Toy Hall of Fame and many world check out, Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 renowned collections of toys, miniatures, dollhouses as well as the world's most comprehensive collection of dolls. The entrance area view, Greece and the Greek Islands , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico features an authentic 1950s diner still in operation and an antique carousel. Crossing the city goto, Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies , Jordan - Wadi Rum again into the east end, past tree lined avenues with attractive homes, we headed outside of town Try also, Crystal Mountain Ski Vacations , Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes to a quaint Rochester suburb called Fairport, located Try also, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , A Game Plan For Travel Plans on the Erie Canal. On the way we passed through the wealthy suburb of Pittsford, which is the location See, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Online Travel Bargain of the Oak Hill goto, Jordan - Wadi Rum , 10 Things to Look for in Purchasing Discount Travel Club Memberships Country Club where the 2003 PGA Championships were held. On our way to Fairport we drove past St. John Fisher College which is the location also related, Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities , Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities of the Buffalo Bill's training camp. view, What Is The Best Location In Whistler? , The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations Fairport itself is a gorgeous little village also related, Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags , A Game Plan For Travel Plans with beautiful storefronts, a river See, Busy Weekend in Boston! , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN walk and public also related, Side-Tripping in Montana , The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave docking facilities. We caught a glimpse of the Colonial Belle, a 2-deck sight-seeing boat also related, Side-Tripping in Montana , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation that cruises also related, Greece and the Greek Islands , Can You Really Travel for FREE? the Erie Canal. >From Fairport we went back to Pittsford, whose quaint historical center is also located See, Travel Planning: Do You Have All That You Need? , Busy Weekend in Boston! right on the Erie Canal. Pittsford has a number of retail stores and restaurants You may also consider, The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 that are built around an old lumber mill and it is the home of the Sam Patch, an excursion and charter boat check out, Online Travel Bargain , My First Time... in Chicago" that is a replica of an old canal packet boat. also related, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida Both Fairport and Pittsford reminded me of Niagara-on-the-Lake with beautifully restored architecture, colourful overflowing flower See, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , Side-Tripping in Montana baskets, and a variety of shopping See, Aircraft Charter; Cheaper Than Regular? , Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies and dining opportunities. Well, after this comprehensive sightseeing program it was time to go for dinner. We headed up towards the Lake You may also consider, RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation Ontario shoreline and into beautiful Irondequoit Bay. The name for this large bay of water See, Can You Really Travel for FREE? , Can You Really Travel for FREE? is from the Iroquois Nation and means "where the two waters See, It's Time To Investigate , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN meet." The Native Americans You may also consider, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , My First Time... in Chicago" once used this bay and the incoming Irondequoit Creek for canoe travel also related, Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show , Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica to avoid the high falls Try also, Travel Planning: Do You Have All That You Need? , Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast on the Genesee River. Try also, Aircraft Charter; Cheaper Than Regular? , What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel At the southern end of the bay is a large attractively styled new restaurant Try also, What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico called Bazil's which features casual Italian cuisine. Although the restaurant You may also consider, Online Travel Bargain , Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! is fairly new, the place Try also, Driving Tips - Driving in Spain - More Useful Information , Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast was absolutely packed, and the first thing we noticed was the chandelier in the front entrance hall which is made completely of wine bottles. We waited for about 15 minutes and then had a great dinner in the bay-side dining room area. also related, Family Vacation Tips , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation I enjoyed the dinner which was capped off by the largest and most delicious funnel cake I have ever seen. After this long day of sightseeing Patti and Carrie dropped me off at the Holiday check out, The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta , It's Time To Investigate Inn Express where I had well-deserved night's rest since another round of sightseeing would await me in just a few hours. My first day in Rochester had left me with a number of impressions: - the large expanses of green spaces within the city goto, Jordan - Wadi Rum , Vacation Tips - meticulously manicured neighbourhoods with attractive well-kept homes - several vibrant entertainment districts, including the historic goto, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN High Falls area check out, Vacation Tips , Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show - one of my favourite spots: the outdoor art experience You may also consider, The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations , Enjoy the House of Blues - Myrtle Beach Style! of ArtWalk - the historic See, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , Greece and the Greek Islands buildings of the downtown core - and the beautiful bayside dining at Bazil's. I admit I didn't know much about Rochester before I got there, but the scenic quality of its suburban and downtown neighbourhoods definitely struck me. Combined with convenient access to water goto, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca sports on the Erie Canal and Lake check out, Sicily Travel Guide , My First Time... in Chicago" Ontario as well as to a huge variety of sports activities Try also, Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show , Bonuses of Taking a Charter Bus in Chicago, Illinois including golf, view, Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies , Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas hiking goto, You Don't Need to Be Crazy But It Helps , Online Travel Bargain , biking You may also consider, Aircraft Charter; Cheaper Than Regular? , Busy Weekend in Boston! and skiing ust minutes from the downtown core, I realized why Rochester's slogan is "Made for Living".
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Two days ago I took the CAT fast ferry from Toronto to Rochester and arrived well-rested after a 2.5 hour boat goto, A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida , Crystal Mountain Ski Vacations ride in the Port of Rochester, a scenic Rochester suburb called Charlotte. I was greeted by Patti and Carrie from the Rochester Visitors Try also, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , Can You Really Travel for FREE? Association who had helped me with my itinerary and were kind enough to show me around. It had been raining all day and Port Charlotte greeted me with grey skies and deep-hanging clouds. But the first thing I noticed as we drove towards downtown Rochester was the amount of green spaces and parks. See, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies We drove through a number of nicely manicured neighbourhoods and Patti showed me some of the amazing park also related, Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same , Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas s systems that Rochester has to offer. We drove through Genesee Valley view, RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 Park, designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead who also designed Central Park Try also, Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece , Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas in New York City. also related, Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! , Enjoy the House of Blues - Myrtle Beach Style! We then headed to Highland Park goto, You Don't Need to Be Crazy But It Helps , Capital Cities Tour: Discover Little Rock, Arkansas where each May the City view, Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same , ALEXANDER RESTAURANT - ONE OF CABO'S BEST holds the annual Lilac Festival, when more than 1,200 lilac bushes of different varieties and colours burst into bloom. Driving Try also, A Game Plan For Travel Plans , COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES through beautiful neighbourhoods with large villas check out, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes and expansive front lawns we made our way to Cobbs Hill Try also, Jordan - Wadi Rum , Australia Travel Tips Park which is located You may also consider, Greece and the Greek Islands , Family Vacation Tips on a hill Try also, Greece and the Greek Islands , Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show and holds a water See, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica reservoir with a fountain. The unique thing about Cobbs Hill You may also consider, What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ? , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 Park is that there is one spot in this elevated green zone from where you can perfectly see the skyline of Rochester away in the distance, past the lush green neighbourhoods that stretch in front of downtown. After exploring some of the expansive parks check out, Jordan - Wadi Rum , Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities of Rochester as well as the beautiful Victorian-era Mt. Hope Cemetery, we slowly made our way downtown on East Avenue, a historic street See, Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico with extensive mansions. One of Rochester's famous home-grown entrepreneurs is George Eastman, the founder of the Eastman-Kodak Corporation, which to this day has its headquarters in Rochester. Eastman was a great benefactor to the city See, The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations , Australia Travel Tips and donated the greatest part of his wealth, estimated at $2 billion in today's dollars, to different medical, cultural and educational institutions throughout the city. also related, Visit Bisbee Copper Mine , Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece We briefly stopped at his home, the Eastman House, an elegant 50-room Colonial Revival Mansion surrounded by formal gardens. goto, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation Following the Eastman House, which also contains the International Museum of Photography and Film, we crossed over to University Avenue to the Neighbourhood of the Arts, or also referred to as Artwalk. This is a stretch of road down University Avenue which houses studios, galleries, art and antique retailers in a neighbourhood of post-war apartment buildings, multi-family Victorian mansions and charming cottage Try also, What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation s. The award winning Artwalk features sidewalk You may also consider, It's Time To Investigate , Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags imprints, artistic benches, tiled light poles, sculptures and bus shelters all the way from the George Eastman House towards the stunning neogothic building of the Memorial Art Gallery. Every September this neighbourhood hosts the Clothesline Art Show. After Artwalk we headed down Main Street You may also consider, Capital Cities Tour: Discover Little Rock, Arkansas , Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags into the downtown area. also related, COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES , Australia Travel Tips I got a look at the Eastman Theatre, home of the Eastman School of Music, one of the top music schools in the country. goto, Side-Tripping in Montana , ALEXANDER RESTAURANT - ONE OF CABO'S BEST The Eastman Theatre itself is an interesting building, curved and classically styled, it is literally cut off on one side since a neighbour of George Eastman demanded an exorbitant price for his property, and rather than giving in to these demands, Eastman simply decided to stop the building at the property line. Our next stop was the Browns Race and High Falls Try also, Sicily Travel Guide , Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same Area: one of the city's newest entertainment districts. Rochester was once known as the Flour City check out, Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico for all the wheat grinding that occurred along its River. also related, Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN Today, the Brown's Race area Try also, Australia Travel Tips , The beautiful Italian Riviera is a national register historic You may also consider, Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities , Visit Bisbee Copper Mine district. The area view, Australia Travel Tips , Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities sits above the Genesee River Try also, Online Travel Bargain , The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave , right next to the thundering High Falls. goto, ALEXANDER RESTAURANT - ONE OF CABO'S BEST , The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta The Pont de Rennes bridge is a pedestrian bridge, connecting the east and west side of the city, goto, Can You Really Travel for FREE? , Vacation Tips and is named after Rochester's sister city check out, Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca , Vacation Tips in France. Many of the former industrial buildings have been renovated and are now occupied by ad agencies, tech companies and engineering firms. The streets view, The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations , Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same in the district have cobble-stoned pavement also related, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , What Is The Best Location In Whistler? and feature historically styled street You may also consider, Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca , Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show lighting. There are a number of entertainment places You may also consider, A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida , Sicily Travel Guide in the area, See, What Is The Best Location In Whistler? , Busy Weekend in Boston! including the Trip view, What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel , A Game Plan For Travel Plans hammer Grill, which has a patio area check out, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico overlooking the falls. also related, My First Time... in Chicago" , Benidorm - Spain vacations around the Costa Blanca Beside this restaurant See, It's Time To Investigate , My First Time... in Chicago" is an old water You may also consider, The beautiful Italian Riviera , Athens Public Transportation in Athens Greece wheel, testimony to this area goto, The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave , Busy Weekend in Boston! 's milling history. It's a very atmospheric place view, Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags , What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ? and an example of a successful conversion of an old industrial area See, COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES , Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe into a modern entertainment district. The Kodak headquarters are not far away from the High Falls area You may also consider, Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica , Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies , and our tour Try also, Family Vacation Tips , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN continued past a number of the downtown street Try also, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida s. As a true architecture buff, I marveled at how many of Rochester's historic check out, My First Time... in Chicago" , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico buildings have been preserved. There are entire blocks Try also, Vacation Tips , 10 Things to Look for in Purchasing Discount Travel Club Memberships that have an intact 19th century street view, A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida , A Game Plan For Travel Plans front, some with cast iron architecture. There was no time to explore the architecture in detail, that would have to wait for my second day in town. view, Can You Really Travel for FREE? , Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! But needless to say, I knew I had found a city Try also, Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast , Family Vacation Tips that had preserved a lot of its architectural heritage that would require further exploration. We crossed into the city's west end and passed by a famous tavern called Nick Tahou's House, which is the home of the "garbage plate": a plate full of hamburgers, fries, and a variety of other heart-attack inducing delicacies. This route took us past a beautiful modern townhouse development that, surprisingly enough, holds recently built subsidized housing. We then made our way towards Susan B. Anthony's house. Anthony was a daring social activist who insisted on voting rights for women and was arrested in 1872 for voting in the presidential election, challenging the law. Her house was a congregation for many of her activist friends, including the famous suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Rochester's history includes another famous activist, the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and both Susan B. Anthony and Federick Douglass are featured in sculptures in a little park view, Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities , Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica just down the road from the Susan B. Anthony House. We then took in the Corn Hill goto, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , What can lanzarote offer you on your next holiday ? neighbourhood, an area also related, COLUMBUS OFFERS VISITORS UNFORGETTABLE CULINARY EXPERIENCES , Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! with tidy historic Try also, Car Rental in Spain is Mainly Not the Same , Bonuses of Taking a Charter Bus in Chicago, Illinois homes that hosts the Corn Hill check out, Family Vacation Tips , The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave Arts Festival every July. The next stop on our itinerary was the Strong Museum, ranked one of the top 10 children's museums in the United State view, Capital Cities Tour: Discover Little Rock, Arkansas , Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast s. It holds the National Toy Hall of Fame and many world check out, Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 renowned collections of toys, miniatures, dollhouses as well as the world's most comprehensive collection of dolls. The entrance area view, Greece and the Greek Islands , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico features an authentic 1950s diner still in operation and an antique carousel. Crossing the city goto, Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies , Jordan - Wadi Rum again into the east end, past tree lined avenues with attractive homes, we headed outside of town Try also, Crystal Mountain Ski Vacations , Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes to a quaint Rochester suburb called Fairport, located Try also, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , A Game Plan For Travel Plans on the Erie Canal. On the way we passed through the wealthy suburb of Pittsford, which is the location See, Don't Be Fooled by Nightclub Line Passes , Online Travel Bargain of the Oak Hill goto, Jordan - Wadi Rum , 10 Things to Look for in Purchasing Discount Travel Club Memberships Country Club where the 2003 PGA Championships were held. On our way to Fairport we drove past St. John Fisher College which is the location also related, Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities , Timeshare Presentations: Scams or Opportunities of the Buffalo Bill's training camp. view, What Is The Best Location In Whistler? , The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations Fairport itself is a gorgeous little village also related, Get Organized - Tame the Bulging Bags , A Game Plan For Travel Plans with beautiful storefronts, a river See, Busy Weekend in Boston! , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN walk and public also related, Side-Tripping in Montana , The Place Which is Easy to Find and Hard to Leave docking facilities. We caught a glimpse of the Colonial Belle, a 2-deck sight-seeing boat also related, Side-Tripping in Montana , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation that cruises also related, Greece and the Greek Islands , Can You Really Travel for FREE? the Erie Canal. >From Fairport we went back to Pittsford, whose quaint historical center is also located See, Travel Planning: Do You Have All That You Need? , Busy Weekend in Boston! right on the Erie Canal. Pittsford has a number of retail stores and restaurants You may also consider, The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta , Trekking Through Amsterdam 1 that are built around an old lumber mill and it is the home of the Sam Patch, an excursion and charter boat check out, Online Travel Bargain , My First Time... in Chicago" that is a replica of an old canal packet boat. also related, Penn and Teller - 2 Funny Fellers in Las Vegas , A Review of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida Both Fairport and Pittsford reminded me of Niagara-on-the-Lake with beautifully restored architecture, colourful overflowing flower See, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , Side-Tripping in Montana baskets, and a variety of shopping See, Aircraft Charter; Cheaper Than Regular? , Holiday Travel in Chile - 7000 Year Old Mummies and dining opportunities. Well, after this comprehensive sightseeing program it was time to go for dinner. We headed up towards the Lake You may also consider, RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation Ontario shoreline and into beautiful Irondequoit Bay. The name for this large bay of water See, Can You Really Travel for FREE? , Can You Really Travel for FREE? is from the Iroquois Nation and means "where the two waters See, It's Time To Investigate , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN meet." The Native Americans You may also consider, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , My First Time... in Chicago" once used this bay and the incoming Irondequoit Creek for canoe travel also related, Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show , Experience The ‘Real’ Jamaica to avoid the high falls Try also, Travel Planning: Do You Have All That You Need? , Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast on the Genesee River. Try also, Aircraft Charter; Cheaper Than Regular? , What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel At the southern end of the bay is a large attractively styled new restaurant Try also, What You Need to Know About Madrid Travel , Vacationing in Ruidoso, New Mexico called Bazil's which features casual Italian cuisine. Although the restaurant You may also consider, Online Travel Bargain , Make Prince Edward Island Your Next Vacation Halt! is fairly new, the place Try also, Driving Tips - Driving in Spain - More Useful Information , Legendary "Second Summer" Arrives on Oregon Coast was absolutely packed, and the first thing we noticed was the chandelier in the front entrance hall which is made completely of wine bottles. We waited for about 15 minutes and then had a great dinner in the bay-side dining room area. also related, Family Vacation Tips , RV Rental - 6 Tips Towards An Affordable Vacation I enjoyed the dinner which was capped off by the largest and most delicious funnel cake I have ever seen. After this long day of sightseeing Patti and Carrie dropped me off at the Holiday check out, The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta , It's Time To Investigate Inn Express where I had well-deserved night's rest since another round of sightseeing would await me in just a few hours. My first day in Rochester had left me with a number of impressions: - the large expanses of green spaces within the city goto, Jordan - Wadi Rum , Vacation Tips - meticulously manicured neighbourhoods with attractive well-kept homes - several vibrant entertainment districts, including the historic goto, CRUISING WITH CHILDREN , CRUISING WITH CHILDREN High Falls area check out, Vacation Tips , Discover the Value of an Orlando Dinner Show - one of my favourite spots: the outdoor art experience You may also consider, The How, When & Why of Ski Vacations , Enjoy the House of Blues - Myrtle Beach Style! of ArtWalk - the historic See, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - is it a Family or Golfe , Greece and the Greek Islands buildings of the downtown core - and the beautiful bayside dining at Bazil's. I admit I didn't know much about Rochester before I got there, but the scenic quality of its suburban and downtown neighbourhoods definitely struck me. 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