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[QUOTE]Originally posted by sojourner: [QB] How long it takes to get a passport might depend on where and when you apply. I'd go to the place closest to where you live--check your local post office--and tell them when you need the passport for; you may indeed have to splurge on the expedited version if you want to make sure to have it, but I don't know what the cost difference would be. Be sure to bring your old, expired passport with you; that usually makes things quicker. Also, when you tell them for when you need it and see what they say, it's possible for Canada you still might be able to bring a birth certificate or a temporary passport or something if the passport hasn't shown up--you need to check. Re Albany: Note the airport is not near the train, so cab far won't be cheap. I'm glad to hear they have big jets; but as you know, I never fly, so I don't know! If you have to overnight in Albany, there used to be a good hotel by the airport, or there is the Hampton Inn downtown. If you stay downtown, you might have time (unlikely)to tour the capitol (a very very nice interior, well worth seeing, and good tours from below in the new mall--I have been to lots of capitols, so I know!) and visit the state museum, kind of adjoining, which in addition to some neat permanent stuff (including an exhibit still there re 911, a nice NYS rock/mineral collection, an old NYC subway car and a carousel upstairs--be sure to ask and they will turn it on for you to ride) has a small special exhibit for the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's sailing, being celebrated this year (and tying in nicely with your travels). I believe the Albany Institue of Art (& History) on Washington Av also has a little exhibit on this; it is not free but not very expensive. Even if you have no time to do anything else, you will want to take a quick look at the old D&H Building down further downtwon (foot of State Street on Broadway); I think on weekdays you can go inside (it's owned by the State University of NY now.) You can also see it from the train station (which is actually across the river, narrow here, in REnsselaer) if you are on the upper level (i.e., not track level) and walk down to the windows beyond the elevator--nice view of downtown Albany in general tehre. Note that downtown Albany has gotten seedier in this recession, so don't wander about after dark--take taxis. Daytime you should be fine, except maybe deserted Sunday, I'm not sure. Obviously, if you are just overnighted to catch an early plane, a hotel up by the airport would be simpler; I am blanking on the name of the place, maybe Denison's? It is one of those fake colonial looking sprawling places, with a nice interior pool; and it will have its own restaurants and be a cheap easy cab drive or maybe even free shuttle to airport proper. BTW, Montreal has a really neat little archeology museum down in the old quarter, where you can go in one place and see underground digs and come out someplace else. It's also a nice harbor (which you'd see from the train, at least southbound) that does have boat tours and duck tours, not sure if they still do in October. The restaurant at which you must eat is Au Pied du Couchon (spelling) in the Plateau (on Duluth I think; Metro stop I think is Sherbrooke?), closed Monday and maybe SUnday too, open only for dinner; its Quebecois comfort food, you need to have the pate poutine, or pate burger . . . phenomenal! Also, I'm not sure it's the right season, but they do have splendid maple syrup pie. REstaurant is small and casual but not cheap, very very busy, you will want to very early or late or try to have reservation. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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