After a healthy breakfast we started walking south. I lined up as many thrift and antique stores I could find along the way. Here is our home for the past two days and off we walked.
We are just behind the front door, with two small bedrooms, a living room, efficiency kitchen, bathroom-cum-laundry, and there are two other apartments in the building. Not fancy but it served our needs.
First stop the Barge Canal Market on Pine Street. . Interesting way to use an old fridge.
Lots to see but nothing to buy. Norm looking at ......postcards!
The book store called Speaking Volumes had TOO much “stuff”. But fun to look.
Next we came to an art innovation centre, a “hive” of studios for artists.
Nice artistic photo???
The whole building was really creative.
The train must have run through here in the past and in some spots the tracks have been left.
We are really into the artistic photography today!
We gave ourselves a couple of hours to explore and walk the 3.5 miles to the Magic Brewer. So we took a few detours. First to the St. Anthony church basement thrift store. Norm got a brand new book for .50 but paid $1, good cause.
In the distance we saw what I thought might be an art project, and it was! Here is the world’s tallest filing cabinet.
Closer look.
We then came upon Vintage Inspired Market.
As you can see the day was brilliant, no clouds and so warm. Perfect for walking and made us ready for beer.
Welcome to the Magic Hat Brewing Company.
Ahh that beer (a cool Pilot Pilsner) before the tour of the brewery started in 1994 by two guys retiring from their previous Vermont business venture, Seventh Generation cleaning products. (Now part of Unilever) It was the second modern microbrewery in the state.
Artifactory is how they describe their beer business space, in a warehouse on the southern edge of Burlington. There is art and decorations everywhere, lots for Halloween.
The tour was about 20 minutes with a less than enthusiastic tour guide. He tried to get a coworker to take the six waiting customers but he lost. It was interesting how beer is made, lots of funky art work and three samples of beer at the end.
The beer was pretty good, award winning.
Time to catch a bus home but it is still sunny out so why not walk! We were able to visit some local art shops we missed on our way. Once home (about seven miles) it felt good to put our feet up.
Now for our final meal in Burlington. Tomorrow we catch the bus back to Montreal.
By chance we came upon American Flatbread, pizza to us. It was excellent, wood fired and thin crust.
A perfect way to end our holiday in Burlington.
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