For those who are fans of history, Halifax dates back to early English colonialism, playing a key role as Britian's naval base in North America since the Revolutionary War. ; It's a beautiful city, full of history, with a big natural harbor, and always on the move, and a wonderful town for walking around enjoying the scenery. ; Here are some various scenes from around Halifax on a clear, windy fall day - all taken with my A580 & 18-250mm lens unless otherwise noted: Closeup of a tug captain, in his little bridge, pulling a barge through the harbor (Minolta 300mm lens): Statue of Lord Cornwallis, founder of Halifax: Henry House, historical bar: The beautiful Halifax Public Gardens park: Inside the Fort George Citadel, high atop Halifax: Scottish regiment soldier of the British garrison that would have been stationed here historically: Demonstration of the firing of the Endfield repeating rifle: From the Citadel walls, looking over the Town Clock, through modern Halifax, at a historic sailing vessel in the harbor: The Town Clock, 4-sided and seen from throughout old Halifax: Many old cemetaries in Halifax...this was the family plot for the Cunards, of ocean liner fame: Misty, spray coated lighthouse marking the harbor entrance, on the way out:
Nice shots again Justin! ; I really like the last one with the lighthouse. ; Thanks for "bringing us along!"
I have been to NS several times, and while peggy's cove is certainly scenic, I prefer the wilder beauty of coastal lunenberg and the margaree river valley of cape Breton.plus any place that can produce a fiddler of the quality of natalie macmaster certainly gets my attention
Thanks guys. ; This time, I only stayed in Halifax - I could spend a week in Nova Scotia - Halifax alone I could have spent another day exploring, and I'd love to get out to Peggy's Cove, and Lunenburg, and over to the Bay of Fundy fishing towns to see those 40-foot tides! ; I plan on getting up there again someday, hopefully soon, and intend next time to hit Lunenburg (hopefully the Blue Nose III will be out of drydock by then!) and Peggy's Cove. Gary - speaking of fiddlers, how about Sydney, Cape Breton's giant Ceilidh fiddle: We stopped in Sydney the day before, and I walked all over that town too...I loved both places.
Nova scotia is as worthy of vacation time as any other place I have been, including alaska. As for music, gotta love both the scottish and the french influences. I have music from several of their greats, natalie macmaster, donat lacroix, the rankin family. After all, that's where my beloved cajuns came from, one of the great tragic tales of all time, the tale of evangeline' told in stained glass in a small stone church near western coast. Truly heart wrenching to read and see
I like it. ; And the great thing is, you can't offend Canadians. ; They're unoffendable - those Canucks are aboot the most ridiculously nice people on earth...it's uncanny. ; They should start having tourists TRY to get a Canadian angry (at least the non-french ones)...It's like trying to make the Queen's guards in England crack a smile.
