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Alberta Bound
I'll see your song-title reference. :-) Moving out of touring mode back into travel mode to go home is not my favourite part of any trip, but a necessary one. It seems that you used your day well.

Untold stories
Thanks for broadening my knowledge of the Halifax disaster and its aftermath (especially the Mi'kmaq response), as well as William Hall. It's interesting and somewhat discouraging how narrow my view of history is, including Canadian history. It's a shame we didn't hear these stories in school. On a related note, when we were in Ireland,we heard about the gift of a shipload of food from the Choctaw Nation during the Irish famine. There's a lovely sculpture commemorating this gift from a downtrodden group who might have been excused for focusing solely on their own troubles,

Personalized frigates and extemporaneous readings
It seems funny but also sort of charming, that these frigates named for Canadian cities would have murals depicting said city. It must break up the otherwise monotonous decor (I'm assuming, based on the only Navy ship I've toured). And your day - with the tour bookended by lectures and a satirical performance in the AM, and poetry reading in the PM -- seems like a fascinatingly diverse day. And your food, as well. I notice you didn't send your absent friends any shortbread with caramel . . .

Glad I got the right link
Another interesting and varied day. Thinking of rats - having to think of and allow for them, I mean - makes me glad I had a different career than farming. I'll check at our liquor store to see if they carry Luckett's wines.

Protocol and practical suppers
Isn't that a lovely insight into what would be -- for me at least -- the opacity of proper protocol. Of course the approach with the speech makes sense, after one sees it, but I'd never have thunk of it. And a snack in place of another full-on meal also seems right, although I don't always think of that either. :-)

Travels
A lovely library.

What, no rain?
It's June, after all - but maybe they get their rain in a different month(s) than in Alberta. Interesting to see the Deutsch/Dutch mistake there as well as here in Arizona, where the Lost Dutchman's Mine is named for a guy known as the Deutsch-man. You can sure see how it happened. I love the diverse streetscape as well as the Victorians.

Halifax Airport
That's all I've seen of Halifax, but it sounds worth a few more days, at least. :-) I'd never heard of Jane Austen's brothers, much less their Halifax connection. And the story of the cathedral is amazing. As an aside, sadly, the photos didn't load - maybe our slightly weak/wonky internet connection.

Rocks and rock carvings
Great shots of the variety of coastal rock formations - and the rocks that seem to be the foundation of the whole place, along with the rain. Loved the Fishermen's Monument. And the Narrows Bridge warrants another visit on a clear day at sunrise or sunset, don't you think?

Snow blobs
:-) A technical term, I presume. (And why not? Perfectly descriptive.) I like the snow cone.

Serenity now
Stunning beauty

Public art - planned and serendipitous
What fun! The luggage and pedestrian sculptures are fabulous - as is your graphic (ha) shot of the series of back stairs.