Day 8: Halifax NS

KM Driven: 0
Location: Cambridge Suites

It was really nice to wake up and knowing I was staying in the same place. No rush to pack up and ship out for a new location. It was raining this morning so I took it easy in my amazing suite. I finally headed out in the afternoon. I can't say exactly how slowly I walked down the hill of doom but I'm sure it was slower than normal.

There are no pictures from today. I didn't feel like lugging my camera around with me, and I didn't really have anything in mind that I wanted to photograph. You'll just have to take my word for it that Halifax has a really cool downtown core. I was looking for a few bars some colleagues had mentioned but no such luck. I headed down to the Alexander Keiths Brewery for the tour. It was actually quite entertaining. My only criticism is that they broke into song way too often, and there were far too many false promises that Mr. Keith would be joining the tour any moment. If he wasn't going to join the tour (the tour is run by period actors) then why continue to allude to it at every stop? Anyways. Then I headed over to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for a quick tour. Then it was over to the historic properties and to the Lower Deck for a pint. I walked in and the place was completely empty, without anyone at the bar. So I took it in and left. It would have been a cool place to go with friends. It had an Octoberfest set up with 3 main tables and bench seats running the length of the place. So I left. Following another recommendation I headed up to the Split Crow, but then moved along Barrington in hopes of finding another place, which I did not. So I stopped into an Irish pub I forget the name of, and with their half price appetizers I bought two and brought one home for dinner. I stopped into a used CD store, but most of the CDs were new. Tomorrow I'm hitting up a comic book shop just down the street, and Citadel hill and on to my next destination.

I think touring larger cities is easier and more fun with more people. It's just like Toronto, I'm more inclined to go out if there's someone to go with. I guess that's something I need to work on anyways. But I need to ramp it up, because I'm starting to bore myself. Maybe I can finish my book tonight though. Yay?