Battle of Plattsburgh
Two weeks ago, we crossed the border by car and went to Plattsburgh, NY. During that week-end, they were commemorating and re-enacting the Battle of Plattsburgh in which the US held off Britain’s attack from Canada in 1814. Plattsburgh was OK and has only 20k people. Quite a small town but very typical like elsewhere. You have the usual Wal-Mart, McDonald’s and other retail chains. The border crossing is not something you want to do every day. The border agent asking you what is your nationality while he’s holding your passport in his hands. On the return, they focus more on charging the tax on the products you’re bringing back. Anyway, it was nice going there but I’ll not be returning so soon. With the Cdn dollar reaching parity with US$, it is tempting to cross the border for your shopping. But the border crossing hassle does not make it worth.
Dodo said,
September 22, 2007 @ 9:32 am
Oh you should have visited when they still had an Air Force Base there. Every freaking 30 mins Fighter planes would take off to go over the air space mear the borber or the 200-mile coast to look to the Communist planes which may be snooping around. But when Gorby decided that the cold war was over, they closed the base.