Our plan for today is to drive into Halifax and explore the downtown waterfront area. It was much cooler but still a nice day with plenty of blue sky and sunshine...but the humidity was gone which made a huge difference! It was just before 9:30 when we headed off into the city. I took a few pictures along the way. The Citadel on top of the hill is on tomorrows agenda...
We found the lot which is also near Pier 21 and where the cruise ships come in. The lot was pretty much empty, so we had no problem...we paid our $10 for the day and we were off!
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's national museum of immigration. The museum occupies part of Pier 21, the former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971. Pier 21 is Canada's last remaining ocean immigration shed. The facility is often compared to Ellis Island (1892-1954), in terms of its importance to mid-20th century immigration to Canada an association it shares with 19th century immigration history at Grosse Isle, Quebec (1832-1932) and Partridge Island in Saint John, New Brunswick (1785-1941). The Museum began as an independent institution run by the Pier 21 Society in 1999. It became a national museum run by the Canadian federal government in 2011.
Unfortunately, we did not have time to go in...
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...three sculptures take the form of functioning street lamps doing some particularly "human" things. The diptych "Got Drunk, Fell Down" features a fallen light standard, while a second lamp seems to look on with concern. "Fountain" illustrates a biological need not frequently associated with keeping our streets illuminated after dark. This playful installation points to mischievous behaviours often witnessed in our cities and waterfronts...
France and Canada share a long history. Theirs is a story of enduring friendship. It began 400 years ago, in Nova Scotia, the birthplace of Acadie, with the arrival of the first French settlers and of Samuel de Champlain at Port-Royal in 1605. Halifax had its first contact with France at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1711, the French engineer Delabat drew fortification plans for Chebucto Bay (present day Halifax harbour).....
A placard talking about Pier 21, Canada's National Immigration Museum. It's down near where we parked the truck...
Love all the sea going history. Such a pretty city. I’ll bet you could walk around for days and barely see it all. How’s the food? Lots of sea food? Any weird stuff?
ReplyDeleteFood we've had has been really good. No, no weird stuff...that I can remember!
DeleteLooks like a neat city. Glad you found a good place to park Buster. lol
ReplyDeleteYes, we were a little worried to start with but when we found the right parking lot, and it was pretty empty...life was good!
DeleteBarb and I could walk ports all day looking at all the boats (and visiting the breweries).
ReplyDeleteYes, we could too! No wonder we get along so well!
DeleteGreat tour of Halifax! Had a chuckle that you had to wait for 11:30 for lunch and a beer. Looks like a really nice city. Wonder what the fella used for an opening line with that bird on his arm??
ReplyDeleteHAHA, that does sound bad...it was just that that is where we wanted to have lunch so we didn't want to continue on when it was so close to opening time!
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