Happy Fall, friends and followers. 🍁
Last week, Paul and I took a work trip to Grand Bank and Marystown on our province’s Burin Peninsula. As coincidence would have it, we had taken a trip there ten years ago in October! With that photo shoot from 2014 at the ready, I thought I’d share it with you today. . .
It seems the older I get, the more I treasure the chance to travel around this province. Even when I visit a Newfoundland community I’ve been in before, it’s as if I see it with new and more appreciative eyes.
Earlier this week, I accompanied Paul on one of his little road trips for work, this time on the Burin Peninsula Heritage Run. Our destination was the vibrant town of Grand Bank. I hadn’t been there in over a decade.
It was a rainy trip. But good fortune smiled down, the sun came out as soon as we got there, and so did my trusty camera.
The authentic old buildings and heritage architecture I found especially charming. I’ll let the pictures tell the story of what I loved about historic Grand Bank.
Lots of quaint and interesting architecture:
Harris House Museum:
…and another Widow’s Walk.
And Old meets New–The Provincial Seamen’s Museum:
Thank you for the lovely visit, Grand Bank.
Where do you like to go for a road trip?
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So many great pictures of your trip, Jennifer. I love how well-kept and cheerful these buildings are. I’m glad you’re having the chance to travel around your area. We have been doing the same. Some of the houses on the Jersey shore have widow’s walks – but I never knew their history. Hope you are doing well!
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So much history in places such as this, Barbara, as you might know. The sea giveth and the sea taketh away, even to this day.
I hope you enjoyed your blogging break!
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I did! Feeling refreshed 🙂 Thanks, Jennifer!
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Jennifer, what a wonderful idyllic coastal village. The buildings are so colourful and unique, definitely a hint of the Scandinavian! We are hoping to do a road trip around the Lake District this Autumn, stunning lakes, moorland, Beatrix Potter country and the National Pencil Museum (a place on list to see for years!)
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Hi Annika. I didn’t know about the Scandinavian likeness in buildings but I did know of the similarity in some of our seascapes and geography. Your upcoming road trip sounds delightful! I hope you get to go and then blog about it. ☺️
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Looks like a beautiful village by the sea!
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Actually one of many here on my island, Kate. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing your road trip. I enjoyed the lively colors of the buildings and their architectural designs, the calmness of the sea and the spectacular Seaman’s Museum. Truly a lovely post!
I am planning a road trip this coming weekend with my daughter to New York City. The last time we were there together was 20 years ago! I am excited about this trip.
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Thanks so much, Carol. I’m glad you enjoyed my post.
NYC! That does sound exciting. I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun. Haven’t been there since 2002, but I’ll never forget it.
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No where in particular, I would just love to take a road trip
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They can be fun, Joanne!
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I enjoyed all of your pictures of Grand Bank. What a charming place. Road trips close to home are always fun. We once took a road trip to Paris from Spain, with our dog. It was fun.
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I bet it was. We loved Paris too. Thanks, Darlene! 😊
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The homes are beautiful! That museum–while so very modern looking–is pretty fascinating.
Interesting that I just finished a book that took place in Newfoundland–The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. The dialogue was interesting but had me hearing it the way a Canadian would speak (at least the way I think a Canadian would speak), so brought the book to life for me.
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Some lovely old buildings there, that’s for sure. And new!
I read that book and saw the movie and liked both. You mention the dialogue. There are many different accents and dialects here, particularly in my province. And then you have to consider the difference between the townies and the bay folks! 😀 Thanks, Lois.
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I didn’t know there was a movie, too! The different accents and dialects…I wondered about that. It did make the book more interesting for me in that I found myself reading some parts out loud. I didn’t sound great, but the characters became more real.
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I get that. Yes the movie had Julianne Moore, and Kevin Spacey (!) if memory serves.
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I just Googled it–great actors in that movie. And I could see every one of them playing their parts. Now I want to reread the book and picture the actors in these roles. Thanks, Jennifer!
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Haha my pleasure!
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I loved that book!
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Yes it was good. She’s a good writer.
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Yay! this is so fun to find others who have read a quite old book. I can see why it won a Pulitzer. Thanks, Darlene!
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