Blogs from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America - page 8

Falling for Nova Scotia's Autumn Colors Landing in Halifax after flying into Toronto from Istanbul, we were exhausted yet determined to drive to The Bayview Pines Country Inn for a 4 night stay in Mahone Bay. With a 360 degree bird's eye view from this lovely B & B, friendly and helpful host and hostess, well-appointed rooms with comfy beds, and delicious breakfasts, it was the perfect spot for us to get over a hectic three week trip to Turkey and jetlag before heading back to work in Vancouver in a week's time! Before crashing (figuratively, not literally), we picked up our rental car at the airport and drove an hour and fifteen minutes along the highway under the cover of darkness - a challenge when you have been in transit for over 20 hours. We ... read more

(By the way, if you are enjoying the photos more than the text, don't forget to scroll down below the ad. That's where the extra photos that don't fit into the text get placed.) After our walking-filled day yesterday, we slept in this morning until nearly 10 am! I can't remember the last time I did such a thing. We decided to look in on the local UU Church, which is within walking distance of our hostel, and just barely made it to the 10:30 service. Very friendly people there, and we were not the only visitors from Calgary today! Having skipped breakfast, we stopped at a little eatery that Greg pointed out on our way home yesterday: Laura's. The owner is Russian and some of the menu items have a decided Russian flavor, but not ... read more

We really played tourist today in Halifax. After breakfast, we walked up to the Gray Coach kiosk, thinking we'd take the hop-on-hop-off bus, but it wasn't running today (no cruise ship in port), so we took the 3-hour city tour instead. It was very interesting, including a walk through the beautiful Halifax Public Gardens, a stop at the cemetery where 121 Titanic victims are buried, and a quick stop at the Citadel. Halifax – or at least the part of Halifax where we have been roaming in – is stuffed chock-a-block with heritage houses. Everywhere you look, there are more of them. Some are being used as residences, some as businesses, and we saw at least one that had been converted into an embassy. The city tour steeps you in two of the big Halifax stories: ... read more

Overview Outside of a three-day business trip to Halifax 10 years ago, I have never been east of Montreal in Canada. Given that my brother was getting married just south of Halifax, Shauna and I thought we would take the opportunity to see a bit more of Nova Scotia. Trip I was well organized for this trip with all accommodation reservations complete and even a couple of dinner reservations made. TripAdvisor has changed the way I travel and for the better (Shauna smiles). After taking the red-eye from Edmonton, we arrived late morning into Halifax. The cloud and drizzle that greeted us would be par for the course for the first few days (we really didn't have a clear sunny day the whole week). We ended up with a really nice B&B just outside of downtown. ... read more

In de haven van Digby aangekomen hadden we de keuze om vijf kilometer met onze tassen te lopen of een taxi te nemen naar de bushalte. We kozen voor de taxi. We zaten maar vijf minuten bij de bushalte te wachten toen de bus eraan kwam. We vroegen de chauffeur welke richting hij opreed en hij vertelde ons dat hij de andere kant opging dan dat wij wilden gaan en dat we dus het beste nog even een uur konden wachten tot hij terug kwam. Er rijdt op deze route namelijk maar één bus. De types in de bus deden ons een beetje plat aan en we waren bang dat we weer bij een conservatief stelletje terecht zouden komen, zoals toen in Pincher Creek. We werden opgehaald bij de bushalte door een nogal vreemd uitziende man ... read more