Our last day in Canada - out with a bang

Halifax
15th September, 2018

Today is our last full day in Canada as tomorrow we head to the airport to start the trek home. (Halifax to Toronto to LAX to Brisbane to Sydney)

We spent the day in Halifax, visiting the Halifax Citadel on the hill overlooking the city and then to Pier 21 - the Immigration Museum and then hanging out round the waterfront.

It was the large hill overlooking the easily defended harbour below that led the British military to found the town there in 1749.

Among the first buildings constructed was a wooden guardhouse on top of what would eventually be called Citadel Hill.

Today, the Halifax Citadel continues to watch over the city although now its role is as a reminder of Halifax’s past and not as a military fortification.

The present Citadel, completed in 1856, is officially called Fort George, named after Britain’s King George II, and is actually the fourth in a series of forts to sit atop the hill.




Pier 21 commemorates those who came to Canada after the two World Wars. Like Australia, Canada accepted war refugees and settled them around the country. Halifax was the first port of call for many of them.

Down at the waterfront we had our first real taste of Poutine - a particularly Canadian snack of small French fries, served with cheese curd and covered in gravy. Can't imagine who invented this, but its OK.

Tonight we're dining at 'home' and then packing for the trip home.

See you all Tuesday morning. Here's the link to the bang.


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