I woke up early so that I could visit Curves. This was a new location.

I enjoyed a conversation with the manager, Karen, as I worked out. She sat on a workout ball in the middle of the roomand we discussed the opening of this new loccation, only a week before I arrived.

After my workout, I made a quick trip to the hotel for a shower then headed downtown for the 10:00 a.m. trolley tour.

I arrived in plenty of time to buy tickets for the trolley tour and also for the 2:30 boat cruise but the first thing I had to consider was what to do with the pre-paid parking ticket for the lot behind city hall. Here was my solution... always carry black electrical tape when riding a bike!

After buying the tickets, I had a chance to hang out for a while in the small park across from city hall.

I can't believe I didn't take a picture of the trolley (it was very colourful) but here are the trolley's two hosts. Alan (left) was our tour guide. Evidently these two young men alternate between driving the trolley bus and doing the commentary.

The ride leaves on the hour, every hour between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from this old station house and it is a very good way to learn the "quick history" of the area.

I found it difficult to take pictures as we whizzed along, but luckily, most of the interesting things were easy to find once the tour was over and I was back on my bike. Unfortunately, I forgot many of the historic details two seconds after I heard them.

For instance, I forget which church is which but I know that at least one of them was designed to look much like a cathedral in England. I'm thinking it's the first one since I seem to remember a cathedral in London, England quite like it.

Speaking of churches... I happened upon the Greek Orthodox one.

I thought that the building was quite pretty.

There are several old houses that have been converted to bed and breakfasts. Gorgeous properties!

I had actually considered a starying at the Psinted Lady (third picture) when I looked up accommodations on the Internet, but there was no way to contact them online.

I also went back to see some of the interesting houses I noticed along the tour.

The row houses are beautiful, especially with plants and flowers on the balconies and in the windows.

Many houses have "turrets". I particularly liked this one (picture 2).

One house was built to look like a castle (picture 3).

Details like rounded glass (picture 4) are totally neat!

Part of the tour had taken us into the military base.

Much of this base is OLD. Evidently, this is the second oldest military school in the world. (I'm pretty sure I have that fact correct.)

The first picture shows one of the officer's residences on the base.

The second is a picture towards the parade square and the third and fourth pictures are details of the building which borders on the square.

On the lake side of the base are the old battlements which date back more than a century. (1&2)

The view back towards the city from the battlements is outstanding. (3-6)

You can recognize some of the buildings I'd already visited in the city, but this time from the "sea" side. For instance you can see city hall (4), the Wolfe Island Ferry (5) and the Maritime Museum (6)

On the southeast shore of the military base, there was a marina which housed lasers. They use them to teach the cadets how to sail.

Close to the same spot, you can get a great view of Fort Henry which I visited next.