jjamon.nospam@gmail.com wrote:
> We are from Europe. Is it worth visiting NY and/or Quebec (Montreal
> etc) during February? Or is it better to wait until April? We would
> come for about 10-14 days and, besides visiting NY or Montreal, also
> would like to rent a car to discover the countryside.
> We also have not yet decided where exactly to go: NY (never visited)
> or (Eastern) Canada (also never visited) or somewhere else USA/Canada
> East (Boston, Quebec City etc). Any suggestions?
What do you mean by "NY"? NY City or NY State? It DOES make a difference.
I live in NY State, about halfway between NY City and Montreal. The
winter weather here can be BRUTAL, but that doesn't mean it always is.
The problem is that no one can predict in advance what the weather is
going to be like on any given days in February, or even in April.
Most likely, you will find lots of snow on the ground in upstate NY and
in Canada. NY City is more questionable. The roads between the two will
be passable UNLESS you're in the middle of a snowstorm, or just after it
ends. But there isn't going to be much chance to "discover the
countryside". Moreover, some places you might want to see will be closed.
The same applies to the Boston and Quebec areas. In addition, you're not
going to have a very scenic drive from NY City to Boston and it's too
far from NY City to Quebec (city), unless you want to spend around two
days on the road.
I'd suggest that you come in May. |