Little old Burlington, Vermont

[LouisianaRush]

Wow, such a beautiful town. Great shots man!

[sterlippo1]

Originally Posted by montréaliste

I used to go often as a kid with my folks and the change of atmosphere was quite stunning from Quebec to Vermont and New York States. But with time I realize that something the North Country shares with Quebec is a liberal mindset that makes it all the more attractive. But visually, Vermont is really stunning, the architecture and the mountain backdrop is hard to top. Burlington is also very strong at both urban planning and cultural dynamism. It has the good fortune of getting input form Boston and New York and be exposed to French Canada.

i'm not so sure getting input from Boston is a good thing

[montréaliste]

sterlippo
Yes, well I love Boston, it's a solid city, with a lot of charm. You are right about Montpelier, it also is surprising in that it is supersmall and yet has a number of majestic buildings alongside the State Capitol that gives it an air of a frontier capital-to-be. I like the small business streets also. There really is very little that Vermont doesnt do right. It may be small in population, but that doesnt mean the choices it makes arent grown-up.

[downtownpdx]

Thank you for sharing, what a beautiful and lively town. Very nice shots!

[Kingofthehill]

A city that definitely punches above its weight!

[pj3000]

Burlington makes most other places look like crap.

[Buckeye Native 001]

Damn that's a lot of charm for 39,000 people

[lio45]

Thanks for the pics! Burlington's a great place.

Another asset the city has that wasn't mentioned in the thread (nor is it visible in the pics) is the cheap US-bound flights for us just north of the border.

[sterlippo1]

Originally Posted by montréaliste

sterlippo
Yes, well I love Boston, it's a solid city, with a lot of charm. You are right about Montpelier, it also is surprising in that it is supersmall and yet has a number of majestic buildings alongside the State Capitol that gives it an air of a frontier capital-to-be. I like the small business streets also. There really is very little that Vermont doesnt do right. It may be small in population, but that doesnt mean the choices it makes arent grown-up.

thank you for responding but my Boston comment was kind of a tongue and cheek remark as you probably know given my location and you are right, Vermont does it right, it's just a wonderful place

[montréaliste]

sterlippo,

Yep I surmised as much about the irony on Boston. I have the same attitude about Montreal too.