Day 69: Halifax NS

 Dear Gilles, 

We had a great day today. Actually every day has been generally great (except those moments when my nose is soooo cold I can't sleep). 

We went to the Halifax Citadel first. We toured the army museum, took the guided tour, witnessed the noon hour gun (which has been fired every day since 1857 except Christmas Day). It's a fantastic destination. 

Then I remembered where we were. We're where we should be able to find an authentic donair. I looked on YELP - but meh I couldn't determine anything helpful. So I started asking the people who should 'know'. One young gentlemen was very helpful in pointing us to Tony's Donairs. After that, I surveyed a few others, and they all said Tony's. 

We kept our truck parked at the Citadel. 

We walked to the Maritime Museum. We saw boats. We learned about the Halifax explosion of 1917 where two boats collided in the harbour and destroyed a large area. We learned about the Bluenose (Bluenose 2 is not nearby at the moment). We saw some artifacts from the Titanic. We inspected a lighthouse light up close and all the glass intricacies in it.

And then we were done with information overload. 

We headed out and walked to Tony's donairs - Got two for supper later. 

Along the way we stopped at two hobby/card/comic shops. 

And walked back up the huge hill to the truck. BUT, since we could still visit the Citadel, we walked in to use the washrooms and got distracted by one of the interactive exhibits that we had missed earlier. 

There were some really cool displays about the history of the four forts that were built on the site previously. The boys dressed up in uniform and had some fun. It's really nice being at these places during the off season. There are no other people to compete with for exhibits. There's lots of room to read, take our time, explore and talk to the interpreters. 

Back to donairs. There is only one selection. Meat, tomato, onion and sauce. That's it. And it was OK. I mean, there was a lot of meat. There was just enough sauce. It was a pretty tasty and satisfying supper. But, I appreciate Karamia's Donair  and all the selection they have on offer.