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<\/a><\/p>\nThere is, of course, a harbour with cruise ships and two large bridges.\u00a0 It kind of reminds me of a mini-Vancouver actually.<\/p>\n
Went to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic<\/a>. It’s small but pretty interesting.\u00a0 They had temporary exhibits about the Titanic and about the early gay subculture amongst sailors (lending more depth to Smithers’s comment about women and seamen not mixing).\u00a0 But my favorite parts were the exhibit about the 1917 harbour explosion<\/a>, and their collection of model ships, which I love. A few photos:<\/p>\n I then went to Peggy’s Cove, which is a small fishing village that contains Canada’s most-photographed lighthouse and is likely one of our most-photographed villages too.\u00a0 It’s every bit as picturesque as you might think, and I would say it’s a must-visit if you’re on the east coast.\u00a0 It’s about a 45-minute drive from Halifax, but I’m sure there are bus tours that go there.<\/p>\n It’s a very stark landscape – the rolling hills are all rock, carved by glaciers, and the land is littered with lichen-crusted boulders dropped by the glaciers.\u00a0 Ground cover is moss and low plants, with the occasional stand of small coniferous trees.\u00a0 It must get pretty bitter here in the winter and during storms.<\/p>\n Assorted Peggy’s Cove pictures:<\/p>\n Near the lighthouse there was a young woman busking with bagpipes to earn college money.\u00a0 I gave her some money because I like bagpipe music.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n