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Halifax
Travel Blogs from Halifax, Canada
Lazy Day
... in the ocean. Another gorgeous day here, not too cold, a little breeze blowing in. Ahhhhhhhhhhh. DOWNTOWN HALIFAX ---------------- I spent a little time walking around downtown Halifax today and visiting some of the sites. It is a nice ...
The Big City
... and looked at all of the large granite rock boulders which were the result of volcanic activity. We then proceeded to Halifax - the largest city in the Canadian Maritimes and the second (to Sydney) largest deep water port that remains ice-free all ...
joining the (travel) blogging community
Sat 15 May 2010 My first travel(b)log! Reading my niece's travel log from Ghana, I am tempted to record my travels. This (blogging) being a whole new experience, I am curious how it will develop. My first deed will be the recording of my past ...
On the airplane...
... ; So I have officially been traveling for what seems like a decade! Right now we are passing over Halifax..oohhh FUN!! Lets see lets see what kind of plane adventures can I entertain you all with?!?!?! Well for starters, the ...
Stop 2 on Cruise
Went and visited the Citadel, Hallifax Hall of Fame (fully loaded with Crosby), and toured the ...
I could live in Halifax
This is truely paradise, next to NZ of course!. Lovely scenery, bays etc. Many of the people from the Titanic were bought here, dead or alive. The gardens were very well kept and pretty. Much more English orientated. Ferns and bush in parts were also ...
Christmas Greetings
Hi Friends, I'm being lazy and sending you all a Christmas greeting electronically. This year I will be spending X-mas at Sugarloaf with the ski club again. In fact it was so much fun last year that I have booked two trips consecutively, Dec 13-27, ...
Halifax - Day 2
... afternoon I headed up to Citadel Hill and took a look around the old fort there. The Citadel has been voted Halifax's number 1 tourist attraction. Citadel Hill has never been attacked, and apprently few places have been as heavily fortified as here. ...
Phoenix for Reading Week
I wrote very little about this trip. Chronologically here is what I did write: February 19, 2007 Day 2 Alright, two days down. Landed Friday, had a drink then got some sleep. yesterday we drove over to the Sedona to see the mountains, the then climb one ...
Halifax
... , es gibt interessante Informationen über die Schifffahrt und den Schiffbau der Atlantikprovinzen. Auch eine Sonderausstellung über die Explosion von Halifax und der Titanic sind empfehlenswert. Die Explosion von Halifax ereignete sich am 6.12.1917. Ein ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
... (who had already been out East for a week). Took a shuttle bus from the airport to a hotel. Rented a car & drove around Halifax. Picked up groceries for camping & headed for a drive down the coast. Overlooking Port Joli Harbour on Nova Scotia's South ...
The Delights of Anticipation
How excited we were to fly into Halifax. We had a great flight with lots of great views of a big, full moon and ended our flight with wonderful views of the lights of Halifax. The Halifax airport was beautiful. I loved all ...
First Impression
Mein erster Eintrag aus der Ferne. Wie die meisten schon mitbekommen haben, bin ich gut in Halifax gelandet. Danke meiner sehr netten Chefs und Kollegen durfte ich sogar in der Comfort Class der Condor fliegen :) Das war echt ein tolles Erlebnis. Kein ...
Titanic City!
Spent the day in Halifax in Nova Scotia. Our first port in Canada! Interesting history. It was the strategic port for the British in the 1700s / 1800s. Helped us to defeat the French and get them out of North America! Also the place that the "death ships" ...
Having a hell of a time in Halifax
... vineyards, sampled several wines and had a great dinner at Le Caveau, the winery’s fine restaurant. Today we explored downtown Halifax and visited the Farmer’s Market. Not too many farmers, but a whole lot of costume jewelry and various objets ...
Bonjour Halifax
... the time. Weather today? Overcast most of the way though it looks as if it might be trying to clear up the closer to Halifax we get. The sun came out brilliantly late afternoon in Quebec yesterday, flipping typical as well. Every time we go on a trip ...
That's what it's all about
So we left Sydney around 10 and headed out on 105 to Antigonish where we stopped for lunch and then continued on to Dartmouth. We were lucky to have two volunteers from the CAV group (Canadian Army Veterans) meet us first thing and take on the role ...
Halifax
Family trip to Halifax. Incredibly foggy, toured the south shore and Peggy's Cove and all that good stuff. I love the east ...
Jim & June's Odyssey 1001522 - Halifax, NS
... It is such a massive complex that nobody ever dared to attack it. Its presence alone transformed Canada from a colony to a nation. Other Halifax sights included: the Old Town Clock, which (for a naval town) has become the symbol of punctuality ...
Up Up and Away!
... , all in North America: Canada, US, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic... but I had a valid passport. Kris & I both flew to Halifax on April 27th. We met up in the airport for the first time in six months, since I had been in Newfoundland in ...
Getting to the ship!
June 14- June 16, 2008 We made it to Nova Scotia safe and sound! After arriving to the hotel we spent some time walking around the city. Nova Scotia was a surprisingly beautiful place and everyone there was extremely friendly and helpful. We met many ...