We arrived in Halifax, set to spend five exciting nights in the heart of the downtown. We got a great deal on a two-bedroom apartment at the Cameo Suites on Barrington, right in the thick of the action. Once we got the car parked nearby, we unloaded our stuff and started exploring in earnest.
Over the next several days, we wandered down the hill to the waterfront numerous times. We explored two different farmer's markets, including one right inside the iconic Alexander Keith's Brewery. We strolled the Harbourwalk under intense sun and I actually got a bit of a sunburn.....in Halifax in May! Jane found a few Cows locations and June found all the shops. We did a lot of walking, up a lot of hills....and made a few grocery and booze runs to nearby establishments to stock the apartment.
For shade breaks, we frequented a number of establishments in the vicinity to replenish our fluids and continue to sample the local cuisine. Durty Nelly's became a fast favourite, as did The Old Triangle. It didn't hurt that the Montreal Canadiens playoff push had the whole town in a hockey frenzy. We also enjoyed the more chill Bearly's as well as a few other places in the general area of our accommodations.
We took the Harbour Hopper tour, which winds up the streets up old town Halifax before crashing into the ocean between the casino and the naval dockyards, for a boat tour along the shore. We also did the Halifax ghost walk with Dusty, starting up at the Old Town Clock and working our way down to the waterfront by dark, with numerous stories and history along the way.
Of course, we had to tour The Citadel as well, the historic British fort perched atop the city complete with re-enactors in period costume. The Halifax Explosion of 1917 obviously also played prominently into several of our tours.
Leaving the Harrows to pub hop around the neighbourhood, we took the opportunity on a quiet Sunday morning to shoot off to Prince Edward Island for a quick visit with Kay and Geoff.....but we were back in Halifax by Monday night for a few more adventures in the wonderful city.
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