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Down the Garden Path with VIA
From Vancouver Island to Halifax,
VIA Rail is linking 15 notable gardens
and more than two dozen award-winning
“Communities in Bloom,” providing
plenty of ways for garden enthusiasts
to be inspired. Until September 7,
2008, travellers can use VIA’s special
Garden Route tickets to visit these
locations,including Victoria’s Butchart
Gardens, Edmonton’s Devonian
Botanical Garden, Hamilton’s Royal
Botanical Gardens, Toronto’s Casa
Loma Gardens, and many more. For
information, visit www.viarail.ca/garden
or call your travel agent or VIA at
1 888 842-7245.
Tea Time at Fairmont
Afternoon Tea is a time-honoured
tradition at Fairmont Hotels &
Resorts, including New York’s legendary
Plaza Hotel and The Fairmont
Royal York in Toronto — and many are
making the event family friendly. Try
Quebec City’s Fairmont Le Château
Frontenac, for its Tea Time with
Madame Rose, when the famous lady
invites children 5 to 12 to enjoy a fun
summer experience with interactive
demonstrations on how to be a good
host or hostess,the proper ways to eat
and serve tea fare, and how to be a
well-mannered guest in any social setting.
For more tea experiences at
Fairmont, visit www.fairmont.com.
For reservations, call 1 800 257-7544.
Freewheeling Quebec
Freewheeling Adventures is
offering a new multi-sport adventure
through two of Quebec’s most
renowned tourist regions: Saguenay
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and Lac St. Jean; and Charlevoix.
You’ll be cycling, hiking, and kayaking
along one of the world’s longest
fjords while watching for Beluga
whales and heading from one
charming inn to the next. It’s at your
own pace, but with the added confidence
of having a guide and vehicle
support, plus midday picnics complemented
with fresh local ingredients
and just-roasted hand-ground
coffee. For more information, visit
www.freewheeling.ca or call 1 800
672-0775.
Opera Live in New Hampshire
Opera fans can take their passion
on the road to New Hampshire
with live professional opera that
includes Granite State Opera performances
in fall and spring in
Portsmouth and Concord; Opera
North performing in Lebanon in the
summer; and Opera New Hampshire
performances in Manchester once
or twice a year. For a full concert
calendar, see the www.VisitNH.gov,
where you’ll also find hotel specials,