Halifax - What to see?
Craftee214
be in Halifax for 1 day. Any suggestions of what to do/see there??
CupCaked
>We will be taking a 4 night cruise from NY to Halifax next June. We will only
>be in Halifax for 1 day. Any suggestions of what to do/see there??
You're in for a treat. Halifax offers some of the more unique and
interesting port excursions in continental North America.
Most ships offer something called a Titanic History - City tour (or
words to that effect). This includes an historic bus-driven tour of
the city with very well-versed kilted (!) tour escorts and hits such
places as the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the famous cemetery
where many of the Titanic disaster's victims are buried. As I said to
someone else just recently, it sounds strange recommending a tour of a
cemetery, but this is truly moving, and you'll learn a lot you
probably never knew before about this event.
You'll also learn about the "other" history of the city, the mighty
explosion that leveled the area early in the last century. It was the
largest in the world, pre-atomic bomb.
You can also take another ship excursion to Peggy's Cove, a lovely
scenic spot right out of a seascape painting.
If you feel like just walking around Halifax, you can take a leisurely
stroll down the "walk" along the harbor and visit the shops and
restaurants.
Karen, who hopes that helped. Been to Halifax off a ship of one kind
or another three times in the past two years!
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Wally
away.
Your probably are referring to the incident on December 6, 1917 when the
French ammunition ship "Mont Blanc" collided with the Norwegian
freighter "Imo". About 2000 people were killed.
--
Wally Samuelson
Bon Vivant Raconteur Voyageur
CupCaked
>Cuppy It is still this century. The next century is still 116 days
>away.
Aha, a New Millennium-ist, I see ;-) You're right, Wally!
>Your probably are referring to the incident on December 6, 1917 when the
>French ammunition ship "Mont Blanc" collided with the Norwegian
>freighter "Imo". About 2000 people were killed.
Right again. The whole area was totally destroyed, and rescuers from
as far away as Boston and New York City came to Halifax's aid. Nova
Scotia still sends a holiday tree to Boston to thank it's citizens for
the help they gave during that time. IT's an incredible story...and
true!
Karen, trusting Wally's info
Tom & Linda
going on a whale watching boat. We found that you could get tickets for
both at "Murphy's on the Water" right on the waterfront.
Also, (giving credit to Ray G.) make sure you go to the Maritime
Museum. It's also right on the waterfront. There is a deck chair from
the Titanic. When I looked at the White Star carved into the chair (the
White Star is a bit nicked up - probably a valid reason) I really got a
lump in my throat. Looking at the other memorabilia didn't hit me, but
looking at that White Star... I'm even feeling a bit funny right now
thinking about it...
When you get off the ship, there are college students with rickshaws
that will jog you into town. Great fun. Otherwise it's an easy 5
minute walk.
But... remember one thing. It's a maritime climate there. Bring
sweatshirts. It can be MUCH cooler. Naomi-Gayle told us to take
sweatshirts and we're glad we did. It got cold about an hour after
dinner the first night, and didn't warm up till the final morning in
NYC. I brought a "Princess Cruises" sweatshirt and wore it almost the
whole cruise on the Carnival Destiny. Advertising the competition...
--Tom
Carole Dunham
are buried. All the tombstones are rectangular save one. People of the era
were very sentimental. One of the bodies recovered was of a beautiful
little blond boy about 2 years old. No one claimed him. They decided to
bury him with a family so he wouldn't seem so alone. His is the only
tombstone that isn't a rectangle, it's taller and more elaborate. Later
research showed that he was actually buried with his mother and siblings. I
was there on Canadian Memorial day which is in the fall. there were flowers
on his grave. You are going to really like the citizens of Halifax, they are
so very nice.
Carole
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cruz
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Bob MacLintock
Alice and Howard Rosenthal
photographed from a submarine.
Also worth seeing, and right at the pier where our ship docked, is Pier 21, the
Canadian equivalent of our Ellis Island; it reopened last year as a museum of
immigration to Canada.
Howard Rosenthal
Brenda Grimes
wrote:
>"Carole Dunham" <cruz...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>>was there on Canadian Memorial day which is in the fall. there were flowers
>>on his grave.
>
>You'll also probably find a bounty of posies on the grave of a "J.
>Dawson", no doubt teenage girls' tributes to Leo De Caprio rather than
>the person who actually DID die on the Titanic.
>
>>You are going to really like the citizens of Halifax, they are
>>so very nice.
>
>True. I'm always delighted at the friendliness of our neighbors to
>the North and South.
>
>Karen
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Hi, I did the tour through Bob in Halifax. It was GREAT!!! He took
us on a wonderful tour of Halifax. I e-mailed him online and he was
there waiting where we got off the ship holding a sign up with our
name on it. Very friendly and gave us a great tour. I highly
recommend it. Very personal without a whole bus load of people.
Brenda