In July and August Peter was hired as the camera operator for a CBC pilot series called Mr. D. that was being filmed in Halifax. So I surprised him by flying out to spend a week with him while he was working. I had never been to the east coast before so I was anxious to see the city and visit Pier 21 where my father had landed some 70 odd years ago.
My walking tour began at Citadel Hill or more historically known as Fort George. The Citadel sits on the highest point of land looking down onto the harbour. It was actually completed not to long ago in 1856 after twenty eight years of construction.
Everyday at noon there is a ceremonial firing of the noon gun.
Fort George has a living history program featuring animators portraying life in the fort where soldiers of the 78th Highland Regiment, the Third Brigade of the Royal Artillery, soldiers wives, and civilian tradespersons re-enact life in 1869....not for the faint of heart I'm sure!
My next stop was the Public Gardens that is by far one of the best displays of a Victorian public park in North America.
The park has iron railings, a bandstand, winding paths, green lawns, trees, shrubs and elaborate carpet bedding displays. Today this park still remains one of the best escapes, a timeless reminder of what life was like before we all got too busy to smell the roses.
My walking tour began at Citadel Hill or more historically known as Fort George. The Citadel sits on the highest point of land looking down onto the harbour. It was actually completed not to long ago in 1856 after twenty eight years of construction.
My next stop was the Public Gardens that is by far one of the best displays of a Victorian public park in North America.
Proceeding on my walking tour I headed south and then on to Spring Garden Road and found myself infront of a magnificent granite faced church with a very tall spiral called St. Mary's Basilica.
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's was consecrated on October 19, 1899. It was made a basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1950 and is the catholic church of the Archdiocese of Halifax.
Directly across from St. Mary's is a very interesting graveyard.
Located at the intersecting streets of Spring Garden and Barrington, The Old Burying Ground is a public park where walking between headstones is encouraged by the well kept green spaces. Over the decades some 12,000 people were interred but today only 1,200 headstones exist.
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