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our last Saturday morning, we drove around a little and found a
place for coffee and bagels. Then parked the car and walked around
the few blocks of downtown. Pictured here are the city hall and the
famous Clock Tower set between the city center and the citadel. |
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toured the grounds of the citadel, and enjoyed the various
presentations on the facility and the city of Halifax.
I was amazed to learn that the Halifax harbor was the second largest
in the world (larger than all except Sydney Australia). This
explained its strategic importance and significant Naval culture
across the centuries. It was also surprising to learn again that many
of the Canadian city defenses were originally built in fear of a
cross boarder attack by the USA. Those must have been interesting years. |
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Halifax Citadel featured this set of costumed reenacters
mustering, marching, and firing historical weapons. I noticed that
many of the reenacters were of high school age. We were lucky to
encounter this group, as our experience was much more enjoyable than
the more typical walk around experience we had at the citadel in
Quebec city. |
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took finally took a "duck tour" with the Halifax  "Harbor
Hopper", in an amphibious truck / boat vehicle, like
those available in many cities. We heard delightful stories about
various buildings and historical events of Halifax. After driving
criss cross about downtown, we plunged into the harbor and cruised
down the length of the city before returning to dry land. It was a
perfect and inexpensive way to come to understand Halifax. I am
looking forward to taking such tours in Boston, New York or
Washington during our next visit. |
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pictures of the harborfront nicely capture the look of Halifax. We
passed the newly built casino and the wharf area restaurants (some
still under construction). Pictured here is the restaurant area where
we had our last vacation dinner later that night. This small area
featured live music, delicious food (one last bowl of chowder), and
delightfully cool weather. The night ended with a easy drizzle of
rain, but we were on our way back to our hotel by then. In the
morning it was back to the airport, with Lyn and Jesse flying early
(on Delta frequent flyer points) and Dave flying later (due to client
cancellations). We arrived back in Florida before dinnertime, and we
were at home before dark. Our two enjoyable weeks in the Canadian
Maritime provinces had come to their end. |
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When the big moon shines in the Maritimes, on the old Atlantic Shore,
I'll be glad to be back to old Halifax, and the girl that I adore.
Where the big sky is blue, I'll be coming to you, with a love forever more.
Where the high tides roll on the rocky shoals of the old Atlantic Shore. |
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Last Update: August 5, 2001 |
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Halifax on Foot and Duck Tour