August 13 Halifax walking tour

Look who we ran into in Halifax.  Actually, many, many years ago we saw Theodore coming down the river when we were on our way to downtown Ft. Myers in the boat.  Imagine cruising up the river and all of a sudden here comes this unusual boat heading right at us.  At that time I wasn't aware of the cartoon character, but as you may have guessed, I did snap away with my camera and somewhere I have those photos.

Fred took this one.  He got my best side!

Halifax is such a mix of the really old and the really new.  Loved walking the streets and seeing how they saved the old and blended in the new.

St. Paul's

See the little play area right in the middle of the pews for the young children.  The pews are gorgeous, but this little play area was remarkable. 

A mural on one of the walls.

We thought the end of this building was fascinating as it shows the changes int he building over the years. 

A little tourist enjoying some play time on the waterfront.

St. Mary's , the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Canada.  The spire is 128' tall.

St.. Mary's

We caught the bride getting ready to head in to the church for her wedding.  At one point she noticed us watching her and gave us the cutest smile and wave.

Winston Churchill

The Changing of the guard.

The whole property was in amazingly good condition.  This overview gives you a better idea of the layout and how large a property it is.  It overlooks the entire city so you can understand why they chose this location.

The Town Clock

We never got to eat any of the Cows ice cream because the lines were always way too long.  This one wrapped all the way around the building.  They hand make their waffle cones right there.  We can vouch that it LOOKED yummy!

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic had an awesome collection of Titanic artifacts and information.  Halifax became the final resting place for many of the victims of the Titanic.  (see: www.museum.gov.ns.ca/mma) 

An actual ships lounge chair from the Titanic.  It was re-caned.

The story behind this pair of shoes was an amazing story.  The shoes provided DNA is more recent years that enabled them to identify the boy who belonged to these shoes.  In an amazing twist he was buried next to his mother. 

There are several rooms of exquisite ship models in the museum.  Along with the model is the history of the ship.  This particular ship was the Franconia.  Of course, of special interest to us.

The Explosion of  1917 that leveled much of Halifax.