I have a special place in my heart for Newfoundlanders ever since 9/11. There is a small town there named Gander that landed all the planes in the air when the US had to close the countries airspace. They more than doubled their population in a matter of hours. The citizens used their own money and fed, housed and clothed thousands of people for days and refused anything for it. The plane people later took up a donation and had enough to send a great many of their children to college for free. There are still young people going to school from that donation as far as I know.. Thank you Canada! And Newfoundland! And Gander! From a US citizen❤️🤗🐝
@@deborahdanhauer8525 I just wish here in the US we could get some of that feeling back without having a major diaster. It's heartbreaking to see Americans pitted against Americans.
Whatever Steve and Alicja show us, I enjoy it especially the quirky finds and spontaneous. Then there's their banter and humour which is always enjoyable.
Am a full-time planet wanderer and have had no permanent home in 4+ years. And yet I still watch you guys travel - hahahaha. My last year has been - Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Ireland, US, UK, Norway, Germany & now in Australia.
One of my favourite things to do when I visit a foreign country is to go to the supermarket. It’s like a museum unto itself. You can tell so much about a culture/country by the foods they sell at them.
I love the contrast between the locals at that restaurant wearing flip flops, shorts, tshirts and dresses and you guys talking about how cold it is lol
Saturday night in Oz and a wonderful video has arrived, a stunning looking town with the cottages all in there bright colours and the wonderful views, thank you both so much and take care on your travels, cheers.
This was great! I want to go to St. John's now. It does have a somewhat look of San Francisco in places. The fog just adds to the atmosphere and beauty. Thanks again! 😁👍
My dad was born in Newfoundland. My grandma immigrated to Brooklyn and never looked back. It wasn’t till I was older that I learned about my family’s history on the island. I’m old, have some trouble getting around and I don’t have much money now. I’ve lived in California most of my life and I don’t think I’ll ever make it to Newfoundland. I love seeing the place. Thank you so much!
OMG … LOL, you walked right by the condo building where I used to live …. 😂😂😂 right at the beginning of your walk, green building to the right, I saw my balcony, 3rd floor ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
We love you 2 and your adventures. We are 2 elderly Australians who used to travel, but age caught up with us. We are now the ultimate UA-cam travellers. Come down to Australia soon . May I suggest you put "Buy me a Coffee " as it is so easy to contribute that way. Happy further travels to you both❤❤❤❤
and Steve, come across the ditch to NZ, we'd love to see you down here as well. I concur, put a "Buy me a coffee", a it would make it easy to contribute.
12:20: Quick story about the Newfoundland Railway: The entire system on the island was narrow-gauge (3'6"), but after the war (when Newfoundland joined Canada and the NR became a part of CN Railroad), all the stock became re-bogeyed standard gauge stock from the mainland until the railroad was abandoned in 1988. Loaded cars had bogies switched at Port Au Basques, where the rail ferry docked.
Well I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. Loved the variety, seeing the beautiful houses and just meandering around with you both. I love your camaraderie, you just seem so compatible and comfortable in each other’s company and the banter is great. You really are a lovely couple. I look forward to the next episode.
The Tickle Trunk store may be named after a feature on a kid's show that CBC ran all across Canada in the 1960's and 70's, called Mr Dressup. The show's host was played by Mr Ernie Coombs. He stored all the costumes in his Tickle Trunk, would get one out every show and do a role play with the show's other characters and several puppets. My sister and I used to watch the show, it was fun for kids. Glad you're having fun on Da Rack.
The Tickle Trunk is a reference to the famous Canadian kids show, Mr. Dressup. Ernie Coombs entertained millions of children for 29 years; one of the recurring scenes was retrieving clothes from the tickle trunk.
@@randallgvideos when people come over to this day I still point to my rocking chair and tell people "for those of you that like to rock, there's a rocking chair!"
You two together are gorgeous! I wish you would relax and take it easy! Much love to you both, from the US. Please go to New Zealand too, and ITALY and visit Nikki (Positano diaries) and Carlo!🎉
We went to Tromso Norway last year which was awesome, and really reminds me of St. John’s. If you haven’t been yet, I recommend it. Best to go in feb for the polar nights and northern lights
The Railway Museum was the only station in St. John’s. When I was a student here in the 1970s it was also the terminus for the cross-island buses so I had many the Friday afternoon dash from the university campus to the station to catch the bus home for the weekend! Thank you for this video…it captures so many of the reasons why we love living in town.
Dear Alicja and Steve, you have out done yourselves on this video. I can see why you keep going back to St. John's, it is beautiful. Perhaps one day I will visit this wonderful place.
The church was beautiful you're right it did look like the sts of San Francisco I could see micheal Douglas and Karl malden flying down the St 😂😂😂a bit like norwayhouses to omg the all day breakfast place food looked amazing what a cosy atmosphere great video great place
Passenger trains ceased operations in the 1970s in Tasmania, and in 2011 on Vancouver island. Also on Vancouver island, Englewood Railway was the last operating logging railroad in North America, it stopped running after a deadly derailment accident (no pun intended) in 2017.
Newfoundland is one of only three provinces I haven't visited in my own country. I can't wait to get out there. Also you've inspired me to start my own UA-cam channel. The GoPro showed up this weekend and I'm ready to get going. Thank you Steve.
Gotta say, love all your videos especially with alicja, I actually think Scotland tops nearly all of your tours. I love Scotland and i'm English 🙂 , ive toured a lot of Scotland and driven around some of the west coast of Canada which is stunning. England has some amazing places but if you live in Scotland, that would be enough for me. 🙂👍
a “tickle trunk” is a reference that nearly every Canadian over 40 knows, as a reference to “Mr. Dressup”; a kids TV show in the 80s/90s whom had a “tickle trunk” to store various costumes he would wear on the show.
The houses in St. John’s are beautiful inside. I was in one with a third floor picture windows so you could see right out through the Narrows. One of my best photos is sunrise through the Narrows and Signal Hill in complete darkness from the Hotel Newfoundland.
Not bored. Watching x2. My father was there in 1942, with army engineers or sea bees, to help the war effort. It was secret at the time, what ever they were doing.
What an interesting city to look around and such beautiful houses . Seems to be something great to see round every corner . Fantastic views from the museum , ( I love harbours ) and a great looking museum too . Well done walking around so much the day after that hike and for another great video
Your downtown shopping spree is making me homesick! Very brave of you to jaywalk across Kenmount Road! Leo's is my Dad's and my favourite fish and chips shop. I love how much you both love St. John's.
I almost fell off my chair with laughter, when you guys mentioned and then went to 'VV' - Value Village! My wife 'discovered' Value Village, some 10 years ago or so, and now that's where we do 90% of our clothes purchases. I mean, it's a 'no brainer', for instant, in paying C$8-$9 for a Hillfiger or Calvin Klien polo shirt that you can find new (if you look hard enough), where as, at the 'big box' stores, same will cost you $50-70! And, 30% off for seniors (60 and over) on Tuesdays... Yes, also as you mentioned on your walkabout, have also always thought as St. John's being the 'San Francisco of Canada'. Interesting video, and brings back memories of my visits to St. John's in years past. All the best, from Montreal!
In 2019 we travelled by train 🚂 from Halifax to Vancouver over a period of 4 weeks. Fantastic holiday. As you said Canadians are so friendly.
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Another great video. I so enjoy watching these as you show how people visit places "in real life". Due to an unexpected extra day in our upcoming trip, I was taking notes for our bonus day in St. Johns! I will definitely be getting pictures of the kids sitting on the dogs and the Railway Museum (and the Rooms) will be perfect. Thanks!
I'm a Canadian subscriber of yours but have never visited the maritimes. Thank you for sharing this historic part of my (very large) country with me! Those small mountains around St Johns were, millions of years ago, part of a mountain range that extended upwards to Scotland. On your next trip to Canada, I can recommend Quebec (and Quebec City) and many regions inside of BC.
Loved the video Steve !!..I can tell you both Love St John’s & Newfoundland !!..Had a good neighbor from St John’s she was a great lady & great neighbor..I now can see why ..keep up the great work Steve !!
Don't forget that Newfoundland and Labrador was a part of the UK until after WW II. You mentioned a referendum with a close vote, that led to them becoming a province of Canada. That took place in mid-1948. Until early 1947, except on US Military bases, one drove as they do in the UK, on the left side of the road. The conversion happened on Jan. 2, 1947. As to your adventures so far, your St. John's walk around was nice to be with you on. Alica got her shopping fix in, both enjoyed some good food. I suspect the last store you were at was for selling donated items to benefit various local and regional charities. With their prices, it proves your Scottish for sure. I do hope you rented a car (or maybe a big pick up truck or SUV !) to see other places in the area. All us here expect a number of episodes to come.
Brilliant video guys and so great to get a tour round with you . St Johns looks absolutely beautiful, Would love to go there someday . Can't wait for the next video .
Ah, such a great place to visit! I really envy you two, but ....... We`ll see what the future holds in stock 😘! Thanks for letting us being part of your Newfoundland adventures 🤗👍✌!
An interesting and relaxed video and all the better for not being interrupted by ad.s. I would like to see more more Canadian trips in the future, the country is so much more pleasant than a lot of its southern neighbour.
Not sure this video is going very well today? Nah, it's one of you gems Steve. Mind you, the interplay with Alicja's POV always takes it to the next level.
Molasses is a by-product of sugar refining (either sugarcane or sugar beet) and it's a healthier substitute for refined sugar. I'm from Queensland, Australia where there is plenty of sugarcane and molasses is fermented and then distilled to make rum.
Greetings from Ann Arbor! St. John's looks like such a wonderful place to visit. I love the colorful homes and landscape. Also, as a former owner to a Chocolate Lab the history of this dog breed being valued in this culture. I never knew about the large immigration of Irish to the area so nice to learn something new.
And how you end off your vids is just the best. Don't know how to be eloquent about it I'm just a an old maritimer..and for a few months a fan keep your pal in the vids... makes it really real cheers from Pictou NS
Brilliant! St John's reminds me of our cities here in the midwestern states! Lots of pickup trucks! The prices will take your breath away though. That F-250 Super Duty you saw start at $57K US and go up to $90K for a fully decked out model. Those prices are why I drive an 11 year old Ford F-150 pickup truck I bought used in 2019 and have no plans on ever getting rid of it. Cheers!
Welcome to Canada! I was so excited to open my videos and see a new episode. The Tickle Trunk might be a reference to an iconic kids show called Mr Dress up. His Tickle Trunk had unlimited costumes and curiosities. Fond memories
St. Johns. What a wonderful enchanting place. Was there in June 96 for a brief stop. I absolutely loved it and the people. Very friendly. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I was really concerned when you decided to run across Kenmount Rd. to get to Value Village, such a busy road. You are both doing my city proud with these videos, thanks so much and I am so glad that you enjoyed your recent visit here. Come back any time at all.
Wonderful video of the capital of the province. It’s a beautiful city. My heart longs to be there, having a kitchen party with my friends and children! Value Village has lots of hidden treasures! This was great!
Newfoundland is such a great place, and such great people! We went in late May 2022, and still found many attractions closed for the season - BUT, we definitely beat the summer crowds. We drove across the whole Island - the west coast is definitely worth a visit: the national park, the coast, the ferry to Labrador, the viking settlement. You really need a car, though. Thanks for bringing back memories!
Remember that the British Empire was founded in St. John’s by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1597 during the reign of Elizabeth I . There’s a plaque on Water Street.
To answer your question about The Tickle Trunk, there was a children's TV show in Canada called Mr. Dressup, that ran for almost 30 years (1967-1996), and is now Canadian legend. One of the props was a trunk full of costumes named 'The Tickle Trunk'.
Yesterday I watched this second installment. Today I was watching “The Spirit of St. Louis”, an old Jimmy Stewart movie and guess what? He has to make a compass bearing change when he arrives over ST. JOHNS. The first comment he makes about heading there is one word! “FOG”. As I was enjoying the coincidence, the substitute airplane version of the “Spirit” flies between the two great cliffs that border the St. John’s harbor mouth and out across the sea. Just where we saw the harbor mouth in video one. KOOL.
Mornin Steve and Alicja looks like a fun day after your hike the best view from the rooms museum love value city my kind of shop don’t pub crawl yet take care 😘🌿🌺☕️☕️
A very enjoyable watch from a country I will be visiting soon to meet up again with my cousin and his wife who we met up with last summer and took them to North Berwick.
That was a very enjoyable look around Steve. Those colorful houses remind me of the island of Burano in Venice. Well, without the canals. And with the Mooses!
A great video as always. And what a fun day out…good food, a walkabout, history, treasure hunting at Value Village and a pub with live music. And kitties! Ticks all the boxes.
I have a special place in my heart for Newfoundlanders ever since 9/11. There is a small town there named Gander that landed all the planes in the air when the US had to close the countries airspace. They more than doubled their population in a matter of hours. The citizens used their own money and fed, housed and clothed thousands of people for days and refused anything for it. The plane people later took up a donation and had enough to send a great many of their children to college for free. There are still young people going to school from that donation as far as I know.. Thank you Canada! And Newfoundland! And Gander! From a US citizen❤️🤗🐝
There is a Broadway musical about this called "Come From Away." It is touring so see it if you can. It is both hilarious and charmingly Canadian.
I had forgotten about that. What an awesome thing. I'm American too.
@@randallgvideos I’ve seen a video about the making of the play, but I’ve yet to see the play. I hope I can one day. Thanks for the heads up❤️🤗🐝
@@lisacollins5466 It was awesome! Great people ❤️🤗🐝
@@deborahdanhauer8525 I just wish here in the US we could get some of that feeling back without having a major diaster. It's heartbreaking to see Americans pitted against Americans.
A man who takes his hat off in church, God bless
Whatever Steve and Alicja show us, I enjoy it especially the quirky finds and spontaneous. Then there's their banter and humour which is always enjoyable.
Love your channel. Real people doing real things.
you guys are the best on YT for visual content!! HANDS DOWN
Am a full-time planet wanderer and have had no permanent home in 4+ years. And yet I still watch you guys travel - hahahaha. My last year has been - Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Ireland, US, UK, Norway, Germany & now in Australia.
One of my favourite things to do when I visit a foreign country is to go to the supermarket. It’s like a museum unto itself. You can tell so much about a culture/country by the foods they sell at them.
I loved seeing all the colorful houses. I bet they help lift the spirits of people in their cold winters.
I love the contrast between the locals at that restaurant wearing flip flops, shorts, tshirts and dresses and you guys talking about how cold it is lol
Right? Summah weatha
It's nice to see the respectful way you doff your hat each time you enter a church.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador has to be heaven on earth. Thank you
Saturday night in Oz and a wonderful video has arrived, a stunning looking town with the cottages all in there bright colours and the wonderful views, thank you both so much and take care on your travels, cheers.
Please tell me you’re the darts guy
No I have never played darts in my life.
Taking your hat off as a sign of respect in a church is the sign of a civilised man....thank you!!
This was great! I want to go to St. John's now. It does have a somewhat look of San Francisco in places. The fog just adds to the atmosphere and beauty. Thanks again! 😁👍
Of all the places you have showcased, St. John's has to be one of the most beautiful places irrespective of the fog. The fog makes it more magical.
You: The optimistic approach. It’s magical! 😊
Me : All that fog must be bad for your chest. 😮
My dad was born in Newfoundland. My grandma immigrated to Brooklyn and never looked back. It wasn’t till I was older that I learned about my family’s history on the island. I’m old, have some trouble getting around and I don’t have much money now. I’ve lived in California most of my life and I don’t think I’ll ever make it to Newfoundland. I love seeing the place. Thank you so much!
OMG … LOL, you walked right by the condo building where I used to live …. 😂😂😂 right at the beginning of your walk, green building to the right, I saw my balcony, 3rd floor ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Thanks for this walk around St. John's. THAT view from the top of the museum, was fantastic. 😊 👍
We love you 2 and your adventures. We are 2 elderly Australians who used to travel, but age caught up with us. We are now the ultimate UA-cam travellers. Come down to Australia soon .
May I suggest you put "Buy me a Coffee " as it is so easy to contribute that way.
Happy further travels to you both❤❤❤❤
and Steve, come across the ditch to NZ, we'd love to see you down here as well. I concur, put a "Buy me a coffee", a it would make it easy to contribute.
12:20: Quick story about the Newfoundland Railway: The entire system on the island was narrow-gauge (3'6"), but after the war (when Newfoundland joined Canada and the NR became a part of CN Railroad), all the stock became re-bogeyed standard gauge stock from the mainland until the railroad was abandoned in 1988. Loaded cars had bogies switched at Port Au Basques, where the rail ferry docked.
Thank you!
Only Steve and Alicja can get away showing us so many “closed” attractions and make them so interesting. Excellent stuff. 👏👏👍😀
😂😂 Right they find something out of nothing. I love it ❤
I watched first thing this morning. Before all the news programs. Yours was much more cheerful.
Well I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. Loved the variety, seeing the beautiful houses and just meandering around with you both. I love your camaraderie, you just seem so compatible and comfortable in each other’s company and the banter is great. You really are a lovely couple. I look forward to the next episode.
The Tickle Trunk store may be named after a feature on a kid's show that CBC ran all across Canada in the 1960's and 70's, called Mr Dressup. The show's host was played by Mr Ernie Coombs. He stored all the costumes in his Tickle Trunk, would get one out every show and do a role play with the show's other characters and several puppets. My sister and I used to watch the show, it was fun for kids. Glad you're having fun on Da Rack.
St John's looks beautiful. Love the painted houses. The ceiling in the church looked amazing. Thank you.
Safety Dance, one of the most Canadian songs ever created!
Gotta love Men Without Hats.
Great video again!
The Tickle Trunk is a reference to the famous Canadian kids show, Mr. Dressup. Ernie Coombs entertained millions of children for 29 years; one of the recurring scenes was retrieving clothes from the tickle trunk.
Apparently the reason for the name was because in his live show before the TV show he would have to tickle it to open it.
Remember it well!
I watched that and the Friendly Giant growing up!
@@randallgvideos when people come over to this day I still point to my rocking chair and tell people "for those of you that like to rock, there's a rocking chair!"
@@TransCanadaPhil And a bigger chair for two more to curl up in! Now, look up, waaaaaay up, and I'll call Rusty!
You two together are gorgeous! I wish you would relax and take it easy! Much love to you both, from the US. Please go to New Zealand too, and ITALY and visit Nikki (Positano diaries) and Carlo!🎉
We went to Tromso Norway last year which was awesome, and really reminds me of St. John’s. If you haven’t been yet, I recommend it. Best to go in feb for the polar nights and northern lights
I agree . Just got back from Tromso last week .. and want to go again in the winter . It is awesome there
OH Canada!! A great video, thank you.
The Railway Museum was the only station in St. John’s. When I was a student here in the 1970s it was also the terminus for the cross-island buses so I had many the Friday afternoon dash from the university campus to the station to catch the bus home for the weekend! Thank you for this video…it captures so many of the reasons why we love living in town.
That station could rightly claim to have been at the eastern end of the only true coast-to-coast railway in any North American nation.
Dear Steve. Your videos and the music you chose is breath taking .It stops the madness that comes with New York living.
They feed Molasses on top of draught to the Cows indoors in winter! as kids we used to dip sticks of rhubarb in it ---lovely
Dear Alicja and Steve, you have out done yourselves on this video. I can see why you keep going back to St. John's, it is beautiful. Perhaps one day I will visit this wonderful place.
The church was beautiful you're right it did look like the sts of San Francisco I could see micheal Douglas and Karl malden flying down the St 😂😂😂a bit like norwayhouses to omg the all day breakfast place food looked amazing what a cosy atmosphere great video great place
Ah, another Newfoundland video! 👍 Excellent to watch on a Saturday! ☀
A bit of railway trivia: 1988 is also the year the Canadian National Railway withdrew service from Prince Edward Island, my home province.
Passenger trains ceased operations in the 1970s in Tasmania, and in 2011 on Vancouver island. Also on Vancouver island, Englewood Railway was the last operating logging railroad in North America, it stopped running after a deadly derailment accident (no pun intended) in 2017.
Newfoundland is one of only three provinces I haven't visited in my own country. I can't wait to get out there.
Also you've inspired me to start my own UA-cam channel. The GoPro showed up this weekend and I'm ready to get going. Thank you Steve.
Looking forward to it. What will your channel be called?
Gotta say, love all your videos especially with alicja, I actually think Scotland tops nearly all of your tours. I love Scotland and i'm English 🙂 , ive toured a lot of Scotland and driven around some of the west coast of Canada which is stunning. England has some amazing places but if you live in Scotland, that would be enough for me. 🙂👍
a “tickle trunk” is a reference that nearly every Canadian over 40 knows, as a reference to “Mr. Dressup”; a kids TV show in the 80s/90s whom had a “tickle trunk” to store various costumes he would wear on the show.
Came here to add this as soon as I heard the question. Thanks for being a great Canadian!
The houses in St. John’s are beautiful inside. I was in one with a third floor picture windows so you could see right out through the Narrows. One of my best photos is sunrise through the Narrows and Signal Hill in complete darkness from the Hotel Newfoundland.
Love the bagel shop, Men without hats and Flock of Seagulls in the background.
What a place what a video thanks for taking us along!
Cool to have a wander about with you two! :-)
Not bored. Watching x2.
My father was there in 1942, with army engineers or sea bees, to help the war effort. It was secret at the time, what ever they were doing.
What an interesting city to look around and such beautiful houses . Seems to be something great to see round every corner . Fantastic views from the museum , ( I love harbours ) and a great looking museum too . Well done walking around so much the day after that hike and for another great video
Love all your videos can't get enough of them
I love Alicja's Polish accent - with a wee hint of Dundoodle, love it. Another super video 👍👍
thank you Steve and Alicja.........wonderful..................take care of you..............☘☘☘
Your downtown shopping spree is making me homesick! Very brave of you to jaywalk across Kenmount Road! Leo's is my Dad's and my favourite fish and chips shop. I love how much you both love St. John's.
Wonderful city tour. Thank you for taking me with you!
I almost fell off my chair with laughter, when you guys mentioned and then went to 'VV' - Value Village!
My wife 'discovered' Value Village, some 10 years ago or so, and now that's where we do 90% of our clothes purchases. I mean, it's a 'no brainer', for instant, in paying C$8-$9 for a Hillfiger or Calvin Klien polo shirt that you can find new (if you look hard enough), where as, at the 'big box' stores, same will cost you $50-70! And, 30% off for seniors (60 and over) on Tuesdays...
Yes, also as you mentioned on your walkabout, have also always thought as St. John's being the 'San Francisco of Canada'.
Interesting video, and brings back memories of my visits to St. John's in years past.
All the best, from Montreal!
You two make anywhere fun! 👍👍
A nice relaxing stroll compared to the trail the previous day. Some very good food and shopping to be had. 4 C in mid May 😱
Loving the video, just wandering round town, shopping and eating.....makes a change from wind and hikes!
In 2019 we travelled by train 🚂 from Halifax to Vancouver over a period of 4 weeks. Fantastic holiday. As you said Canadians are so friendly.
Another great video. I so enjoy watching these as you show how people visit places "in real life". Due to an unexpected extra day in our upcoming trip, I was taking notes for our bonus day in St. Johns! I will definitely be getting pictures of the kids sitting on the dogs and the Railway Museum (and the Rooms) will be perfect. Thanks!
I'm a Canadian subscriber of yours but have never visited the maritimes. Thank you for sharing this historic part of my (very large) country with me! Those small mountains around St Johns were, millions of years ago, part of a mountain range that extended upwards to Scotland. On your next trip to Canada, I can recommend Quebec (and Quebec City) and many regions inside of BC.
Yes, the mountains that make up the Highlands also extend thru the Atlantic provinces and the Appalachians
Newfoundland and Labrador is not part of the maritimes; it's Atlantic Canada.
And further it was part of the atlas mountain range that is now Morocco
@@bcdave91 Yes, N&L is not part of 'the Maritimes'; conversely though it _and_ the three Maritime provinces are what makes up Atlantic Canada.
Loved the video Steve !!..I can tell you both Love St John’s & Newfoundland !!..Had a good neighbor from St John’s she was a great lady & great neighbor..I now can see why ..keep up the great work Steve !!
Don't forget that Newfoundland and Labrador was a part of the UK until after WW II. You mentioned a referendum with a close vote, that led to them becoming a province of Canada. That took place in mid-1948. Until early 1947, except on US Military bases, one drove as they do in the UK, on the left side of the road. The conversion happened on Jan. 2, 1947.
As to your adventures so far, your St. John's walk around was nice to be with you on. Alica got her shopping fix in, both enjoyed some good food. I suspect the last store you were at was for selling donated items to benefit various local and regional charities. With their prices, it proves your Scottish for sure. I do hope you rented a car (or maybe a big pick up truck or SUV !) to see other places in the area. All us here expect a number of episodes to come.
Alicia the cat didn’t hate you. It was the smell of garlic on your fingers from the flat bread.😂😂😂 great video as always. Keep up the awesome job
Thanks again for the video. always look forward to watching at the weekend 😃
Brilliant video guys and so great to get a tour round with you . St Johns looks absolutely beautiful, Would love to go there someday . Can't wait for the next video .
Ah, such a great place to visit!
I really envy you two, but .......
We`ll see what the future holds in stock 😘!
Thanks for letting us being part of your Newfoundland adventures 🤗👍✌!
I live in central Canada and I needed two Scots to show me the east of my country! Thanks Steve and dziekuje, Alicja!
Equally looking forward to that pub crawl 🥰
Love your channel as well! ❤️
Great tour of St John's, Thanks for sharing Steve and Alicja ☺
Another hidden Gem revealed by your good selves. 😊What an amazing place 👍
An interesting and relaxed video and all the better for not being interrupted by ad.s. I would like to see more more Canadian trips in the future, the country is so much more pleasant than a lot of its southern neighbour.
Not sure this video is going very well today?
Nah, it's one of you gems Steve. Mind you, the interplay with Alicja's POV always takes it to the next level.
Molasses is a by-product of sugar refining (either sugarcane or sugar beet) and it's a healthier substitute for refined sugar.
I'm from Queensland, Australia where there is plenty of sugarcane and molasses is fermented and then distilled to make rum.
I always look forward to visiting St John's. Your video gives me some ideas how to visit this place.
Greetings from Ann Arbor! St. John's looks like such a wonderful place to visit. I love the colorful homes and landscape. Also, as a former owner to a Chocolate Lab the history of this dog breed being valued in this culture. I never knew about the large immigration of Irish to the area so nice to learn something new.
And how you end off your vids is just the best. Don't know how to be eloquent about it I'm just a an old maritimer..and for a few months a fan keep your pal in the vids... makes it really real cheers from Pictou NS
Brilliant! St John's reminds me of our cities here in the midwestern states! Lots of pickup trucks! The prices will take your breath away though. That F-250 Super Duty you saw start at $57K US and go up to $90K for a fully decked out model. Those prices are why I drive an 11 year old Ford F-150 pickup truck I bought used in 2019 and have no plans on ever getting rid of it. Cheers!
Welcome to Canada! I was so excited to open my videos and see a new episode. The Tickle Trunk might be a reference to an iconic kids show called Mr Dress up. His Tickle Trunk had unlimited costumes and curiosities. Fond memories
Thanks for the relaxing tour today. Look forward to more videos.
St. Johns. What a wonderful enchanting place. Was there in June 96 for a brief stop. I absolutely loved it and the people. Very friendly. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I thought it had an 'other worldly' feel about it. Hard to put into words.
The greatest phrase in the English language is 'all-day breakfast.'
The way it was meant to be!
I was really concerned when you decided to run across Kenmount Rd. to get to Value Village, such a busy road. You are both doing my city proud with these videos, thanks so much and I am so glad that you enjoyed your recent visit here. Come back any time at all.
Wonderful video of the capital of the province. It’s a beautiful city. My heart longs to be there, having a kitchen party with my friends and children!
Value Village has lots of hidden treasures! This was great!
Newfoundland is such a great place, and such great people! We went in late May 2022, and still found many attractions closed for the season - BUT, we definitely beat the summer crowds. We drove across the whole Island - the west coast is definitely worth a visit: the national park, the coast, the ferry to Labrador, the viking settlement. You really need a car, though. Thanks for bringing back memories!
Remember that the British Empire was founded in St. John’s by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1597 during the reign of Elizabeth I . There’s a plaque on Water Street.
WOW i am so happy i finally got to see newfoundland maan i love the way you travel THANK YOU
Fair play getting out the next day to explore. Looking forward to the next video.
I’ve been there several times. The people are wonderful. The food is great and the pubs are lively.
To answer your question about The Tickle Trunk, there was a children's TV show in Canada called Mr. Dressup, that ran for almost 30 years (1967-1996), and is now Canadian legend. One of the props was a trunk full of costumes named 'The Tickle Trunk'.
What a loverly juberly video this was of your wandering around St John's no.complaints on this thanks for sharing 👍 😀
Thanks for showing me my hometown. I now live in Vancouver and haven't been home in over 20 years. So many memories!
You couldn’t really get much further away from St John’s without emigrating!
Yesterday I watched this second installment. Today I was watching “The Spirit of St. Louis”, an old Jimmy Stewart movie and guess what? He has to make a compass bearing change when he arrives over ST. JOHNS. The first comment he makes about heading there is one word! “FOG”. As I was enjoying the coincidence, the substitute airplane version of the “Spirit” flies between the two great cliffs that border the St. John’s harbor mouth and out across the sea. Just where we saw the harbor mouth in video one. KOOL.
Hi Steve and Alicja
Another great video
Thank you for sharing
Mornin Steve and Alicja looks like a fun day after your hike the best view from the rooms museum love value city my kind of shop don’t pub crawl yet take care 😘🌿🌺☕️☕️
Merci pour cette vidéo de visite exploratoire de Newfoundland. I like ❤
I love you guys. My favorite videos. Great work and many thanks. Hello. My name is John and I’m an alcoholic. In unison: Hi John.
Nice one guys I absolutely love these spontaneous videos. Keep them coming.
Your right about shopping Steve it is hard work lol
the tickle trunk was Mr Dressup"s(tv show) magic trunk where he kept everything ,a kids tv show that aired many yrs in Canada
A very enjoyable watch from a country I will be visiting soon to meet up again with my cousin and his wife who we met up with last summer and took them to North Berwick.
That was a very enjoyable look around Steve. Those colorful houses remind me of the island of Burano in Venice. Well, without the canals. And with the Mooses!
A great video as always. And what a fun day out…good food, a walkabout, history, treasure hunting at Value Village and a pub with live music. And kitties! Ticks all the boxes.