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Halifax Pictures

Since traveling, we've moved all the pictures onto this single page complete with captions. Enjoy!

At the Halifax airport, Roger is seen below the photographic mural of scenes throughout Nova Scotia. Halifax is a bustling city, population about a half million, very prosperous, from not only tourism but also banking, deep sea fishing, and world trading, and some logging. The deep water seaport, of course, hosts cargo ships and cruise ships from everywhere. It is a granite rock or limestone rock terrain, lots of pine and spruce trees, some birch and maple; and there is very little farming. Weather, due to the ocean currents, is a little warmer than our home in Minnesota (a fact which surprised them!); although they just now are covering from a hurricane 6 weeks ago, and for instance in the main city park trees still lay up rooted. Also a few city store windows remain boarded up, waiting for repair from this terrible storm.

The people without exception in our experience are very pleasant and welcoming. They are mostly western and Northern European: Scottish, English, Irish, and French. Also of note, unlike in Quebec, the French on signs is definitely secondary. And we counted only 2 or 3 French TV stations, where in Quebec, there were a great many more. Most menus and signs are in English only; it is almost the reverse in Quebec (although even there, folks go out of their way to communicate in English with their guests).

This is a quaint street scent of downtown Halifax. A little mall which looks to me like a Christmas Card. This elevated photo was taken through the glass of an overhead walkway called a "pedway"...like the " skyways" of Minneapolis.

We attended the annual Harmony Inc. convention and contest. Roger was on their judging panel. We see here the last years truly beautiful quartet "Queens" bestowing the crowns on the new ones, who had a totally awesome sound. All 8 had congenial and happy personalities and certainly entertained us royally. They were indicative of all of the lovely ladies (and some special husbands) with whom we enjoyed several special days.

Here is a pedway near our hotel which was a conduit to the convention hall, about 4 blocks from our hotel. The guys waving are Roger and his colleague from Memphis, Dwain Chambers. you can see the proximity to the sea. I guess this was low tide. This was shot through our hotel window.

Here we see outgoing chorus champions from Louisville, singing very well and comedically, a song "It' s Raining Men"! Hilarious. And they look so good in their bluish-purple and silver outfits. Pretty much my favorite color. And take note of the cardboard cutouts!

Roger out at Peggy's Cove, where it is an interesting and bleak terrain. This community has only a few houses and population is 60. They have a light house and a restaurant. Hundreds of tour busses come in summer. We enjoyed gingerbread and coffee in near solitude due to the lateness in the season. (A glimpse of the sea is in the background.)

Here is the light house. Folks are cautioned about walking too close to the ocean since occasionally somebody falls to their death. Roger went to the light house but guess who did not! (Here also you get a little bigger glimpse of the sea.)

Next day, our tour guide (pictured here with Roger) gave us an exclusive tour of downtown Halifax. Note the London taxi, and a tiny glimpse of the harbor below.

For our evening meal we dined on seafood at "Five Fishermen" in downtown Halifax and were regaled by ghost stories about some who supposedly reside there. Our fun, young, and pleasant waiter took this picture. That semi circle thing to the left is a lobster trap.

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