I lived in Burlington for the year as well as afterwards changed at the back of to the south to be with my family. we right away comprehend which vital in the red state filled with fanatic fight mongers is pushing me insane.
So we have the probable pursuit lined up in st albans as well as have the following questions.
1) we dont devise upon receiving my automobile to keep my losses really low. Can we locate the greyhound bus, sight or moody to st albans directly?
2) we favourite the church st area of burlington. is there the identical cluster of bars, restaurants, etc in st albans?
3) i’ll be staying during the cadillac motel for the couple of weeks. Are the internal bars, pizza shops, etc on foot stretch from this motel ?
4) im the tree hugger with the full beard. Will we fit in with the locals?
5) is there any open transportation, similar to buses, in town?
6) is there the mall or the film drama in town?
7) can we simply entrance all in locale but the car? (since sick be withdrawal my automobile behind)
but the car, how do we get to burlington as well as montreal?
than we for assisting me with my questions.
I am familiar with St. Albans inasmuch as I travel between Boston and Montreal twice a month. The downtown is very impressive, as all of the old architcture (1880s-1920s) has been preserved. It has a few chic (foodwise) restaurants and cafes and many more fashionable artisan shops than typical for a town of its size. Also a couple of good friendly bars. It used to have a microbrewery but alas no more. But there is nothing more like Church Street (or the streets surrounding Church Street), nothing like Burlington’s lakefront; St. Albans does not have Burlington’s university and colleges and their accompanying intellectual vitality.
Your 1) amuses me. Can you catch a direct flight to any small town in the USA and keep expenses low??? Tell me where!! Otherwise, Burlington is the closest airport, and the discounter JetBlue flies there.
As to buses and trains St. Albans is indeed served by long-haul buses (4 a day when I last checked)
and it is the terminus of Amtrak’s Vermonter. But I doubt thet either would be cheaper than taking your car, especially if you sleep in it and highway rest or truck stops.
I do not recall seeing a local bus in St. Albans but I could be wrong. The Burlington system goes as far as Essex Junction. I do not know about a theatre but I think not. For nice theatre events and concerts people go to the Flynn and movie theatres and film exhibitions at the university in Burlington I believe. Also for great oriental food (several outstanding southeast Asian restaurants opened in the past 2 years and also a Brazilian barbeque).
Although as I wrote downtown St. Albans is attractive and impressive the (small) mall (and principal supermarkets) are located about 3 miles away to the north (St. Albans has been fighting like crazy against a proposed Wall-Mart for a decade). Again, I have never seen a public bus but I always (at least for the last 8-10 years or so) arrive to St. Albans in the evening; there may be something the city has which runs only during the daytime. But even if you decide to get a bike and use it as your primary transportation I suspect you will miss having your car, especially if you wish to hug some trees in the mountains. Also in the winter for sure. But to answer your question straightaway: public transit to Montreal: those buses I mentioned above. To Burlington: those same buses, plus the Amtrak (which actually stops at Essex Junction where you connect to the local bus for Burlington’s downtown).
Some guy with a full beard fits in anywhere and everywhere in Vermont!!
Sorry I can’t help you with everyone of your questions however I will say this: "you will miss your car". St. Albans is a bit spread out compared to Burlington. The Cadillac Motel is probably a mile and a half of "downtown". There is limited bus service to/from Burlington by the Chittenden County transit authority. As far as Montréal is concerned, I believe Amtrak still terminates the Vermonter at St. Albans and runs a Thruway bus as a connection from there to Montréal. Also I believe Greyhound which took over Vermont transit’s operations, provides service. As far as around town transit is concerned I haven’t a clue so I can’t help you with number seven. As far as question four is concerned I don’t think you’ll have a problem. Hopefully somebody else will be able to provide a more in depth answer. Good luck!
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I would highly recommend taking your car. You’ll be stuck in a small town with nothing to do on beautiful fall weekends, when you’ll want to get out and explore the area! . –
Take your car!!!