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836 Robie Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C1, Canada
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Where in the world are James and Joan?
... so many people on the move in what is supposed to be a time of global financial difficulty. In the first half of the year we skirted one natural disaster after another. We left floods, earthquakes and tsunamis in our wake. The second half of the year was marked by economic meltdown in Greece and Italy and public sector strikes happening all over Europe. We’ve been at more UNESCO World Heritage sites than we can count, saw some of the ...
Never Leave Home Without Sunscreen and an Umbrella
... it out when we got there. We then made it to the Residence and got Caitlin settled in her room before I headed back to the Hotel. I woke up in the morning and realized that I had an opportunity to explore and so off I went.
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I am the Queen of planning, of lists. I will go into that further in another blog - however, suffice it to say that for me to just up and explore is monumental. And yet, it ...
Eat Grit
... the cannon as a group timepiece. I walked behind one of the Scots Guards as we all left the blast and was amused to hear that his lunch was actually being interrupted by the many people asking him questions; good job I didn’t ask him anything.
The masses congregated around the cannon just before noon, but I foolishly ended up on the French side accompanied by a French tour guide, she was kind enough to let us Anglophones in on a few snippets ...
First Impression
... die hinter einem Sitzen und ständig gegen die Sitzlehne treten! ;) Der Platz neben mir war dann sogar auch noch frei, so dass ich mich zu allen Seiten ausbreiten konnte. Der Flug ging auchsuper schnell rum (7h reine Flugzeit), da man die Hälfte der Zeit ja schon mit Essen beschäftigt war. Wie in einem Restaurant bekommt man erst die Vorspeise, dann das Hauptgericht und zum Schluss das Dessert gereicht. Kurz vor der Landung gab ...
1744 to modern day Halifax
Spent a full day at the Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Set in 1744, costumed interpreters tell the story of this fortified French colonial town. Based on a thriving fishing industry and trade, Louisbourg quickly became France's most important stronghold and seaport in what is now Atlantic Canada.
Had a leisurly day driving along a coast road to Halifax. Sunday we ...



