Day 4...Halifax

Another warm, sunny day which we spent strolling round the city.

First stop was the Maritime Museum which has a large permanent exhibition about the Titanic.  Halifax was the closest port to the sinking so most of the bodies were brought here as well as lots of floating debris.  In a list of 2nd class passengers I found a Percy Deacon.  I know an ancestor of mine was on the ship but could not remember his name........

We then slogged up hill to the Citadel and looked around various displays concerning the Canadian and Scots regiments stationed there over the years.  There is also a military museum.

The noon gun firing



My feet were giving out by the time we'd wandered round the formal Victorian public gardens so it was back for a rest before heading round the corner to a Thai restaurant (great sauces but horrible meat!  Even the fish cakes were rubbery!)



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