New York Travel: Discoveries of Troy
| As ardent tennis fans, we love to watch tennis live and have attended the Rogers Cup numerous times in Toronto and even travelled to Montreal last year. But we had never attended a Grand Slam and had often talked about going to New York City to watch tennis. Finally, this year my husband got us tickets for the US Open, a great birthday gift for me. What could be better than world class tennis and a trip to the Big Apple? We left Toronto early on a gorgeous morning of August 29, 2010 and drove eastwards towards Gananoque and crossed the border into New York State in the beautiful 1000 Islands region. At about 4 pm we finally arrived at our destination for the day: Troy, New York. Friendly innkeeper Tina Urzan welcomed us to her historic bed and breakfast -- the Olde Judge Mansion. Not only are her rates very reasonable, but her B&B is located in a gorgeous Victorian mansion with countless architectural details. We left our luggage in our room and Tina even let us store our bicycles in the foyer of her mansion for the next few days. Then we headed off to explore the city of Troy, a historic scenic city with a population of about 50000 people on the eastern banks of the Hudson River. From an elevated position in Prospect Park we enjoyed a phenomenal view over the Hudson Valley. Back down in the city I was quite astounded at the large collection of Victorian-era buildings downtown. At one time Troy was a very wealthy steel-producing city as the location of the first Bessemer ... |
Duration: 00:01:07 Rating:  View: 0From: travelandtransitions Keywords: Travel, United States, New York, Troy, Hudson River, Albany, Olde Judge Mansion, Victorian architecture |
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