Halifax and Atlantic Canada
I began my trip to the Maritime Provinces of Canada here in Halifax. Turns out that they define the area as Atlantic Canada. So, that is what we will call this trip and it’s blogs.
The city was founded in 1750 and has been an important port city ever since. Strategically situated in an inlet of the Atlantic, it was easy to defend with warships in the harbor, and if the going got really tough, they literally had a giant chain with each link the size of a human that they could raise up to cut off the harbor totally. And, if some enemy wanted to attack from the land side they built an impenetrable fort to guard against that. So, al the time there I felt totally safe…… I just wish I had been warmer and dryer. A bit too much like Seattle. As well as the complaining about the weather. I guess they had 5 sunny days in the past 6 weeks!
The city has a number of historical buildings, but frankly less than I would have thought. I am not sure if it was weak preservation codes or lots of fires, but far too much was gone.
