Friday, August 20, 2010

Halifax, NS

We departed Louisbourg yesterday afternoon and stopped at Antigonish for the night.  This morning we drove several more hours to Halifax.  Had a nice sunny day to tour,  Halifax is a beautiful city on a harbor.  It is certainly not a laid back place, the traffic in the harbor area is almost grid locked with driving tourists and commercial trucks, parking is a challenge.  The town is geared to tourists with gift shops,souvenir shops, fast and slow food restaurants, hotels, etc.  It is a major cruise boat stop which unloads thousands of  folks to shop and tour each day.  We went around the Halifax Citadel, a historic fort, but didn't go in, think we are forted out. We thought about spending 2 days here but one is enough and we move on tomorrow to more laid back places. 

Pics, Halifax harbor light and sailing ship passing, sidewalk cafe/street scene, view of harbor from the Halifax Citadel with town clock on left.

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