Spring in Annapolis Royal and in Nova Scotia usually takes a long time to arrive. However, that’s not to say it doesn’t exist. Welcome to week 366 of Travel Photo Thursday. This week I am going to share some of the more spring-like shots I’ve taken over the past 6-8 weeks.

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Annapolis Royal

We had an unusually mild February with a lot of rain and wind and very little snow. This is a shot of the French Basin, which is visible from the French Basin Trail. The trail forms part of the Canada 150 trail, stretching from coast to coast. The ice in the basin was soon history, not to return until next year.

Looking out into the French Basin. Beautiful day to walk along the French Basin Trail. #novascotia #annapolisroyal #frenchbasintrail #canada

A post shared by Nancie McKinnon (@nancie55) on Feb 15, 2018 at 11:05am PST

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Grand Pre, Nova Scotia 

UPDATED APRIL 12, 2018 

This week we’re enjoying Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, a World UNESCO site. Welcome to week 364 (12/04/2018) of Travel Photo Thursday. Originally posted in week 174 of Travel Photo Thursday, the post is now up-to-date for 2018.

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Grand Pre, Nova Scotia was awarded a World UNESCO designation (Landscape of Grand Pre) in 2012. Less than a two-hour drive from Halifax, it’s a perfect day trip. I visited in 2012 and again in 2013.  Now updated to 2018. Enjoy the photo essay I created from those two visits, and the information you’ll need for a 2018 visit.

Sourced from UNESCO.ORG

Situated in the southern Minas Basin of Nova Scotia, the Grand Pré marshland and archaeological sites constitute a cultural landscape bearing testimony to the development of agricultural farmland using dykes and the aboiteau wooden sluice system, started by the Acadians in the 17th century and further developed and maintained by the Planters and present-day inhabitants. Over 1,300 ha, the cultural landscape encompasses a large expanse of polder farmland and archaeological elements of the towns of Grand Pré and Hortonville, which were built by the Acadians and their successors. The landscape is an exceptional example of the adaptation of the first European settlers to the conditions of the North American Atlantic coast. The site – marked by one of the most extreme tidal ranges in the world, averaging 11.6 m – is also inscribed as a memorial to the Acadian way of life and deportation, which started in 1755, known as the Grand Dérangement.

We began our visit at the modern interpretive centre, which provides visitors with a detailed history of the Acadians and their 1755 expulsion.

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Island Destinations

Many island destinations have grabbed my heart over the years. Welcome to week 363 (3/29/2018) of Travel Photo Thursday and some of the islands I would love to visit again (and maybe) again.

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Kampa Island, Prague

Steps from Prague’s iconic Charles Bridge is the picturesque and whimsy Kampa Island. I can’t imagine that anyone could visit Prague without spending some time here. The island is home to numerous museums, restaurants, love-locked bridges, and the Lennon wall.  Kampa Island also holds the distinction of being voted one of the world’s most beautiful islands.

You can also enjoy beautiful views of downtown Prague, from the island’s shores.

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