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More Halifax Pictures

Below are another 31 pictures we thought you might find interesting which we took on our Halifax trip.

Although it was overcast when we left Newark, New Jersey (the "3rd" New York airport), when we climbed into the sky there was a momentary break in the clouds in order that we could get a quick look at Manhattan. We did see the Empire State Building  (not in this photo) but not the Statue of Liberty. I could not help but think of Mother who loved the year she spent in New York as a recent high school graduate in 1936. Also on our minds of course were the many unfortunate souls who suffered and or died on the fateful day of "9-11" . Roger has spent time there on business, but I (Theresa)  have not as yet made it, so this tiny chance to see it was almost profound. 

Just outside our hotel in Halifax was the wharf. This view shows the ferry which is one of the ways to get from Dartmouth across the seaway from Halifax.

Here is Roger's good friend and current Category Specialist for Contest Administrators (Barbershop judging) Dwain of Memphis. They had been taking a break on this bench inside a little shopping mall while Theresa had a second look at the merchandise. 

Right before the first show of the convention (presenting previous winners) we see Roger seated with friends from the judging community: Dwain again, and the Moors, fine and special folks from Ottawa. Other judges are seen in the front row.  In the background you see a quartet of crowns. Any and all previous winners wear these as a well deserved sign of their accomplishments.

This is Roger and Dwain receiving a big "Attaboy" and beautiful, specially  engraved pens as thanks for tailoring and programming the scoring summary to fit the judging requirements of Harmony Incorporated, a women's group of barbershoppers.  This is an ongoing project and has taken three years after it was already initially designed for the men's group. Enhancements are constantly added gratis. Suffice it to say that this is truly a science in all ways. 

This is a typical scene as Roger and scoring judges prepare for a barbershop singing contest. Note their computers in the foreground; and Roger on the left making sure that the judges have everything needed to keep the process running smoothly.

Here Roger & Dwain ride the judges' bus to dinner on Friday night. It was a cold one; everybody broke into a chorus of "Jingle Bells". 

Peggy's Cove. You will remember that it is a tiny community about 45 minutes outside of Halifax.

Inside the little and picturesque restaurant at Peggy's Cove. Roger conversing with our tour guide.

The historic clock tower at Halifax. During the time this was installed (two hundred years ago?), the townspeople did not own timepieces so it was there as a service to everyone.  

The entrance to the large and usually beautiful "public gardens" in Halifax. We would call it a park, complete with band gazebo as in yesteryear.  There is no admittance right now as there are scores of uprooted trees from the recent hurricane.

On hill overlooking the city of Halifax is the "Citadel", a fortress from historic times. It seems very strong and maybe the most impressive from that standpoint of all we have seen in North America.   Here we see the aftermath of the noon time cannon blast. Impressive.  

This is the interior entrance of Pier 21, the Immigration center at the dock where all people arriving from foreign ports came to begin a new life in Canada. For the past 30 years it has been not used. But there is a very special museum there now.    

Lunch at the Pier 21. We had this lovely harbor view.

Roger still at the Pier 21 museum, viewing the lighthouse up close.

A sample train car from long ago which transported new Canadians to all parts of their vast country.

This is the working  train station as it is today.( We had to include this for Dan and Dawn, our train buffs.)

At the only lead crystal manufacturing place in North America we see a bit of the studio where  Nova Scotian crystal is made by skilled craftsmen. Sixteen very professional men make the most beautiful leaded crystal you will ever see. They are two masters, 4 apprentices, and the rest journeymen, I think. They sell on the Internet; not in stores, and they make anything you can imagine: drinking glasses of every kind and candlesticks, bowls, vases, decorative items. All prices are in Canadian, so it is less expensive than you think, but hardly cheap (in case you want to check it out). Everything is guaranteed.  

In the "haunted" restaurant called "Five Fishermen", here is Theresa seated at a window over Halifax.

In our hotel, they had this beautiful breakfront with that cute "Salty dog" guy and other beautiful ceramic items. This is us at the end of a big sightseeing day almost at the end of another spectacular trip. 

In the Halifax Maritime Museum we talked with these volunteer craftsmen who made authentic models.

Roger with a lighthouse lens ... something with which he has always been fascinated.

Sailboats in this museum; Roger on the stairs. They had every kind of boat/ship: old/new; some full size, many models, some of which were quite large.

View from above looking into the harbor outdoors.

Self explanatory...almost. Except you might not be aware of the fact that a great many survivors -and the dead- landed first in Halifax. 

Overlooking the entrance. Above was a gigantic skylight connecting the historic building on teh left to a somewhat newer one on the right

A nice example near our "new" hotel, of historic architecture seen in Halifax. I like to photograph windows; and the variety of textures and color here were of added interest.  

And outside the hotel just before departure. FYI the casino was a couple of blocks away, and we walked through but never dropped a dime. 

A lovely country lake scene taken from the window of a bumpy ride school bus converted into an airport shuttle.  (Halifax, like Minneapolis, is known as the City of Lakes.)  The airport is 20 miles into the countryside.  

We took this out our plane window just before leaving Halifax. It was nearly sunset. 

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