Back to the "exciting" holiday pics

Hard to believe it's only been a week since I was in Halifax. This work week has been so long, and I'm looking forward to two days of "down" time -- i.e. errands and housecleaning. Mom said she was going to indulge in some retail therapy today; perhaps I ought to make a Value Village run this weekend.  :-)

Anyway.

Here we go with some snapshots from last Wednesday morning. At least we had a sunny day! (The better pics were taken after lunch, in the Public Gardens, but I have a lot of those and they'll be for another post or three.)

We went downtown to the piers for a little walk around. It's where the cruise ships dock now, but used to be where immigrants landed. This was one of three immense ships docked at the time.

There is a museum at Pier 21, but we didn't go in.

Crafts people now have a permanent, indoor spot to sell their wares, conveniently located in the area where the tourists disembark. It's actually a massive indoor area, and there's another area in a separate building for a produce market as well.

Statue of Samuel Cunard. The light wasn't at a good angle for snapshot-taking.

After this we went up to Citadel Hill for a few snapshots and happened to be up there for the noon-time cannon salute.

That's the police station, just down the hill and across the street. Now heating via solar panels, which is great. One of Halifax's two bridges (across to Dartmouth) is visible in the distance.

My lunch--certainly not grain- or gluten-free, at a pub in the Lord Nelson Hotel, across from the Public Gardens.

 Mom having a yummy Greek salad.

Brace yourselves for a slew of garden pics over the next few posts. The Halifax Public Gardens is a lovely spot, a wonderful oasis in the city, and there still were a lot of blooms, including a fabulous dahlia exhibit.

Till next time.  :-)

Universal Blessings, Light and Mercy to All Beings.