Today was all about exploring the beautiful town of Halifax in Nova Scotia. We stayed overnight in a beautiful B&B, called the South Park Garden Inn (hehe) from the turn of the century, which is consistent with so many houses in this area. 
We started off the day on foot heading up the Public Gardens which are stunning. Most of the flowers are still in full bloom with the cold not starting to kick on for another few weeks in this area yet (or so we’re told). 
The gardens were old and had huge iron gates at the front of them. Later we would see what they would look like in the middle of winter when they are covered in ice and snow (pass the thermals!!). We saw more squirrels and some swans and the occasional turtle in the ponds.
We then walked up to the Citadel right in the centre of the city at the top of the hill with the history of Halifax as a fort laid out. The fort itself offered great views and it was interesting to learn the history of the city. There were plenty of characters dressed in traditional uniform and we stayed up wandering around for the 12.00 noon gun firing demonstration. Whilst they may have not shoot out iron balls any longer, the bang was still pretty loud. The best thing about the citadel is we stumbled on the back entrance and walked in. We didn't realise until three hours later on the way out we had to pay $20. We took one for the team and supported team Danantan instead of Parks Canada.
We then stopped for lunch at the “Economy Shoe Shop”. Strange name for a bar, but we were told this was the place to go and we sat on the pavement people watching with great food and Dan with another local beer under his belt to try. 
One of things to do in Halifax is the harbour walk on the front of the town that is filled with boats, restaurants and shops. The day was absolutely fabulous with mid 20 degrees. We’re making the most of it as we know the cold is just around the corner. We saw this tug, known as Theodore and thought it may be a little embarrassing for this to meet a large boat coming into dock!
The end of the harbour walk led us to Keith’s brewery (funny that).
So we went inside and did the hour long tour of the history of the brewer and of course, at the end we had to sample the stock. 
For someone who generally doesn’t drink beer – it wasn’t bad at all. Keith’s appears to be our new favourite beer in Canada!! 
We also took the opportunity to travel back in time for this photo.
Stopped off for Dan to have a haircut (seeya afro) and went to see “The Bourne Ultimatum” at the movies, which I had been dying to see since we arrived. It didn’t let us down – it was awesome. A late quick Italian dinner and we off to bed for the night.
We started off the day on foot heading up the Public Gardens which are stunning. Most of the flowers are still in full bloom with the cold not starting to kick on for another few weeks in this area yet (or so we’re told). The gardens were old and had huge iron gates at the front of them. Later we would see what they would look like in the middle of winter when they are covered in ice and snow (pass the thermals!!). We saw more squirrels and some swans and the occasional turtle in the ponds.We then walked up to the Citadel right in the centre of the city at the top of the hill with the history of Halifax as a fort laid out. The fort itself offered great views and it was interesting to learn the history of the city. There were plenty of characters dressed in traditional uniform and we stayed up wandering around for the 12.00 noon gun firing demonstration. Whilst they may have not shoot out iron balls any longer, the bang was still pretty loud. The best thing about the citadel is we stumbled on the back entrance and walked in. We didn't realise until three hours later on the way out we had to pay $20. We took one for the team and supported team Danantan instead of Parks Canada.We then stopped for lunch at the “Economy Shoe Shop”. Strange name for a bar, but we were told this was the place to go and we sat on the pavement people watching with great food and Dan with another local beer under his belt to try. One of things to do in Halifax is the harbour walk on the front of the town that is filled with boats, restaurants and shops. The day was absolutely fabulous with mid 20 degrees. We’re making the most of it as we know the cold is just around the corner. We saw this tug, known as Theodore and thought it may be a little embarrassing for this to meet a large boat coming into dock!The end of the harbour walk led us to Keith’s brewery (funny that).So we went inside and did the hour long tour of the history of the brewer and of course, at the end we had to sample the stock. For someone who generally doesn’t drink beer – it wasn’t bad at all. Keith’s appears to be our new favourite beer in Canada!! We also took the opportunity to travel back in time for this photo.Stopped off for Dan to have a haircut (seeya afro) and went to see “The Bourne Ultimatum” at the movies, which I had been dying to see since we arrived. It didn’t let us down – it was awesome. A late quick Italian dinner and we off to bed for the night.
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