After the Tour was over for the day, we all went for a walk up to the top of Citadel Hill. Jeff and I have never been--shameful after eleven months here but it is a fairly steep hill and only really open in the summer. It was really neat--we will have to go back again with James in his carrier since it was not really stroller-friendly but what we saw was very interesting. It is the fourth fortress built on the site and dates to 1856--Halifax was never actually attacked and good thing because they would have been sorry! It was a good place to visit and I think we will have to go back and see the whole tour and more of the areas that were difficult to get to with the stroller--plus, it had fabulous views of Halifax so I will put up some photos.
Mommy and me on the wall of Citadel Hill looking into the central compound--boy was it windy!
A hard day for a little guy--I protest by sleeping!
A really big gun for such a little boy! This is not the gun but they shoot off a cannon every day at noon on Citadel Hill. We have never heard it the whole time we have been here (and we live within walking distance of the hill). Acoustics being what they are, it points towards the harbour and you can only really hear it if you are on the right side of the hill at noon (which we must not have been).
The view of the harbour from Citadel Hill--you can see the island in the harbour with the lighthouse (I can't remember the name of the island).
The Town Clock and Harbour from Citadel Hill--this clock was finished in 1803 and was started by the Duke of Kent (Prince Edward) because he was, supposedly, very annoyed by the tardiness of the townspeople and soldiers (none of whom, probably, owned watches!).
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