Today was sunny and reasonably warm (OK 15 is our new definition of warm). We packed up, checked out and headed out for brekkie here. 
We then walked up towards the Citadel just taking in all of the sites of this beautiful place. 
We walked into the old school which was massive and where priests now resided and saw that the fans of “The King” really are everywhere!
Then past the Latin Quarter where many of the building have old paintings from the 1800’s which are renovated on the side of the stone. 
On the way to the Citadel we went past the oldest building in Quebec City built in the 1600’s. Everything is so well maintained.
We headed off to the airport to catch our flight to Sudbury where we will be for a week whilst Dan is doing a Datamine V3 and Advanced Geostatistics course. We were seated separately but the flight was only one hour ten to Toronto so it went quickly. Dan took this shot leaving Quebec and you can really see the fall colours well. 
We had a bit of time at Toronto Airport to kill so went to get a coffee. Toronto airport is massive!! It takes ages to taxi to your designated spot once you land. It was a bit later on that Dan realized that our plane was actually meant to be boarding 10 minutes ago and we were on the other side of the airport so we had to run through the airport to our gate 107 (tells you how big it is!!) to find that the plane was sitting in pieces on the tarmac and we weren’t going anywhere. Air Canada found another plane and we were delayed slightly but off at last for a quick 45 minute flight to Sudbury.
We landed in the party town (not the case at all as we would soon find out) of Sudbury and had to wait an hour for a taxi meaning we got into the town around 9.30pm.
You can almost hear the silence and crickets chirping in this photo – what a happening place. Think 1970’s Kalgoorlie but bigger and spreadout and you get the picture. 
We got asked by the other people waiting in the taxi rank “what on earth are you doing in Sudbury?” Not a good omen?? Once we made it to the hotel, we were starving. Of course at 9.30pm in redneck central the hotel restaurant was closed and there was no room service. We had to ring for dial-a-pizza which we were told could take up to an hour. Air Canada doesn’t feed you more than a packet of pretzels on the plane. Pizza finally arrived and we called it a night. It’s so quiet in our hotel. We’re next to the train track and some kind of port where boats honk their horns all of the time. Ahh… Sudbury!
We then walked up towards the Citadel just taking in all of the sites of this beautiful place. We walked into the old school which was massive and where priests now resided and saw that the fans of “The King” really are everywhere! Then past the Latin Quarter where many of the building have old paintings from the 1800’s which are renovated on the side of the stone. On the way to the Citadel we went past the oldest building in Quebec City built in the 1600’s. Everything is so well maintained.
We headed off to the airport to catch our flight to Sudbury where we will be for a week whilst Dan is doing a Datamine V3 and Advanced Geostatistics course. We were seated separately but the flight was only one hour ten to Toronto so it went quickly. Dan took this shot leaving Quebec and you can really see the fall colours well. We had a bit of time at Toronto Airport to kill so went to get a coffee. Toronto airport is massive!! It takes ages to taxi to your designated spot once you land. It was a bit later on that Dan realized that our plane was actually meant to be boarding 10 minutes ago and we were on the other side of the airport so we had to run through the airport to our gate 107 (tells you how big it is!!) to find that the plane was sitting in pieces on the tarmac and we weren’t going anywhere. Air Canada found another plane and we were delayed slightly but off at last for a quick 45 minute flight to Sudbury.We landed in the party town (not the case at all as we would soon find out) of Sudbury and had to wait an hour for a taxi meaning we got into the town around 9.30pm.
You can almost hear the silence and crickets chirping in this photo – what a happening place. Think 1970’s Kalgoorlie but bigger and spreadout and you get the picture. We got asked by the other people waiting in the taxi rank “what on earth are you doing in Sudbury?” Not a good omen?? Once we made it to the hotel, we were starving. Of course at 9.30pm in redneck central the hotel restaurant was closed and there was no room service. We had to ring for dial-a-pizza which we were told could take up to an hour. Air Canada doesn’t feed you more than a packet of pretzels on the plane. Pizza finally arrived and we called it a night. It’s so quiet in our hotel. We’re next to the train track and some kind of port where boats honk their horns all of the time. Ahh… Sudbury!
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.
