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I live in Halifax and if you need any assistance on ideas of what to do, just let me know what you think you would like to do. Maybe I can point you in the right direction. Terry
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any > excurion. > Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals > anywhere? > Thanks > LB
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Hi, Terry: What do you think of the idea of just renting a car for a day and driving up the coast, instead of taking one of the ubiquitous trips to Peggy’s Cove. Besides Peggy’s Cove, where would be nice places to stop? We are nature lovers, and small towns, being outdoors (even in foul weather) and walking appeal to us. Thanks! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I live in Halifax and if you need any assistance on ideas of what to do, > just let me know what you think you would like to do. Maybe I can point you > in the right direction. > Terry > I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any > excurion. > Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals > anywhere? > Thanks > LB
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We went to Halifax last summer. Some members of our family went on a tour. They drove to a site and then went on a walking-hiking tour and stopped at an Inn for tea and scones. they loved it.We are going again this summer.
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I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any excurion. Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals anywhere? Thanks LB
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Hi Larry, When I was in Halifax I did two things which I enjoyed and will give you the website I got from a Halifax resident for the thing I will do when I’m in Halifax in September. First, I went to the Maritime Museum. Remember Halifax is where the body recovery vessels for the Titanic left from. They picked up quite a few authentic artifacts while they were picking up the bodies. There is faxcinating information, not only about Titanic but other great Atlantic shipwrecks. But for me the most interesting wwas the Halifax explosion that darned near destroyed the city. Absolutely fascinating. the museum is a little gem, doesn’t take that long to get through and is on the waterfront. Then I grabbed a cab and went to Fairview Cemetery, where over 130 of the recoveered Titanic bodies are buried. The headstones are small and rectangular and laid out in the shape of the bow of a ship. All but one, that is. this is the story of that one. I told Corey Schmidt (Victory’s cruise director) the story when I was on it last year. I learned from a historian when I was there off a Clipper cruise. The body of a toddler boy was found without any identification and his body remained unclaimed. The citizens of Halifax in the Edwardian era and I believe today as well, are a sentimental bunch. They decided he shouldn’t remain alone throughout eternity and decided to bury him with a family. they found a Scandanavian woman with her two children and decided to bury him at their feet. They raised money and bought a more elaborate, larger headstone for him. There are Titanic historical societies on both sides of the Atlantic. To this day they are attempting to identify the unknowns, now using DNA. An American Titanic historical society disovered that low and behold, he is actually buried with his real family. The father’s body was never discovered and the little boy remained unclaimed since there was no one left in Scandanavia to do that. The family was coming to America to start a new life! Anyway, the cab driver will wait for you if that’s what you want to do. Since my father was booked on the maiden voyage of the Titanic (really!), and had to cancel because the maiden voyage was postponed by two weeks, I have always been interested in the ship. If you have no interest in Titanic at all, here is a website for tours from the water. Halifax has the second largest deep water harbor in the world, second only to Sydney, Australia. www.murphysonthewater.com/tours.htm#4. Have a great cruise. I loved Halifax. Carole
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any > excurion. > Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals > anywhere? > Thanks > LB
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What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the "Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? Jeri Hurst
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>What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the >"Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour?????
The Maritime Museum, The Citadel, Alexander Keith’s Brewery, The Casino and Peggy’s Cove … Rent a car for about $50 … and you can see most if not all you wish … The hop-on/hop-off bus tour is fine but with the waiting and tour route really shortens your shore excursion … Be seeing you In the Village Number 6
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If you want to walk (and are good walkers) you can do all of this except for Peggy’s Cove. Walk along the waterfront and through the shopping district too. We loved Halifax both visits. Laura
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the >"Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? > The Maritime Museum, The Citadel, Alexander Keith’s Brewery, The Casino and > Peggy’s Cove … > Rent a car for about $50 … and you can see most if not all you wish … > The hop-on/hop-off bus tour is fine but with the waiting and tour route really > shortens your shore excursion … > Be seeing you > In the Village > Number 6
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>If you want to walk (and are good walkers) you can do all of this except for >Peggy’s Cove. Walk along the waterfront and through the shopping district >too. We loved Halifax both visits.
The walk from the street to the top of the Citadel needs a few oxygen tanks in between … Only for those in excellent condition … We returned our car a mile or so from the ship … and rather than get a ride back took that enjoyable walk along the waterfront … Which did not need oxygen … 
Be seeing you In the Village Number 6
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My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it is the closest North American port to the disaster.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the > "Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? > Jeri Hurst
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There are THREE cemeteries in Halifax where the bodies of most of those recovered from the Titanic disaster are buried. The various vessels that were involved recovered 209 people, 119 of whom were buried at sea. Another 59 people were identified and claimed and shipped elsewhere for burial. Of the remaining bodies, 121 are buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery, 19 in Mount Olivet (the "Catholic" Cemetery) and 10 in Baron de Hirsch (the "Jewish" Cemetery). Most cruise ships will offer some sort of "Titanic Disaster"-related excursion in Halifax to see all three cemeteries as well as the Maritime Museum (well worth a visit) and some of the other Titanic-associated sights in Halifax. They usually do not offer to stop at the Mayflower Curling Rink (now an Army-Navy Store), but they will if you ask the guide to be sure to point it out and let you at least take a photograph. It is where all of the bodies were brought for "identification", sorting and rudimentary embalming. First time a numbering system was used for tracking the bodies and effects of the deceased–now standard practice at any Medical Examiner’s facility. >My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were >taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it >is the closest North American port to the disaster.
"Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
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I took the Hop /on Hop/off bus tour. It started from the Maritine museum from which I took a cab. I saw the Citadel,Brewery, Cemetery and a few other sites. After that we shopped in the stores near where we boarded, Had Lunch at a Shore side Restaurant(Lobster) and then walked back to the ship. Diane Giambalvo Travel Consultant GalaxSea Cruises And Tours East Brunswick, NJ 1-800-357-9393 http://www.galaxseaeb.com http://hometown.aol.com/iv18/myhomepage/business.html
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>My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were >taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it >is the closest North American port to the disaster. >Yes, this is true. The Maritime Museum also has a film on the Titanic
Disaster. Diane Giambalvo Travel Consultant GalaxSea Cruises And Tours East Brunswick, NJ 1-800-357-9393 http://www.galaxseaeb.com http://hometown.aol.com/iv18/myhomepage/business.html
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were > taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it > is the closest North American port to the disaster. > Halifax is a great port city of about 350,000 people. If you want to stay in > the city only you can visit the Public Gardens in the centre of the city which > is the oldest victorian style garden in Canada, It was damaged during > Hurricane Juan but is has been restored beautifully albeit minus some really > old trees. Point Pleasant Park has now been opened since the Hurrican in > which were lost 70,000 trees. It’s in the south end of the city right on the > harbour and is worth walking through. The Parade of Sail will be here from > July 29 to August 2. The buskers come about the second week in August and > Natal Day celebrations are on the first Monday in August with a parade, a > concert on the ‘hill’ and fireworks. Citadel Hill is almost central and its > ramparts and museum are great for history buffs to see. It was built > originally to protect Halifax from incoming enemy ships. There is a Museum > of Natural History and a nautical museum on the waterfront, a wonderful > theatre called The Neptune Theatre and the restored Historic Properties on the > waterfront. If you like nightlife there are more pubs. per capita than > anywhere else east of Montreal. If you want to rent a car you can go around > the Cabot trail or enjoy the beaches, and the play Anne of Green Gables on > Prince Edward Island crossing over the bridge one way and coming back on the > ferry. This is only a small sampling of Halifax. I forgot to mention > Peggy’s Cove where artists come to paint from all ove the world. Hope this > helps! Dorothy > What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the > "Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? > Jeri Hurst
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I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any excurion. Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals anywhere? Thanks LB
Response:
Hi Larry, When I was in Halifax I did two things which I enjoyed and will give you the website I got from a Halifax resident for the thing I will do when I’m in Halifax in September. First, I went to the Maritime Museum. Remember Halifax is where the body recovery vessels for the Titanic left from. They picked up quite a few authentic artifacts while they were picking up the bodies. There is faxcinating information, not only about Titanic but other great Atlantic shipwrecks. But for me the most interesting wwas the Halifax explosion that darned near destroyed the city. Absolutely fascinating. the museum is a little gem, doesn’t take that long to get through and is on the waterfront. Then I grabbed a cab and went to Fairview Cemetery, where over 130 of the recoveered Titanic bodies are buried. The headstones are small and rectangular and laid out in the shape of the bow of a ship. All but one, that is. this is the story of that one. I told Corey Schmidt (Victory’s cruise director) the story when I was on it last year. I learned from a historian when I was there off a Clipper cruise. The body of a toddler boy was found without any identification and his body remained unclaimed. The citizens of Halifax in the Edwardian era and I believe today as well, are a sentimental bunch. They decided he shouldn’t remain alone throughout eternity and decided to bury him with a family. they found a Scandanavian woman with her two children and decided to bury him at their feet. They raised money and bought a more elaborate, larger headstone for him. There are Titanic historical societies on both sides of the Atlantic. To this day they are attempting to identify the unknowns, now using DNA. An American Titanic historical society disovered that low and behold, he is actually buried with his real family. The father’s body was never discovered and the little boy remained unclaimed since there was no one left in Scandanavia to do that. The family was coming to America to start a new life! Anyway, the cab driver will wait for you if that’s what you want to do. Since my father was booked on the maiden voyage of the Titanic (really!), and had to cancel because the maiden voyage was postponed by two weeks, I have always been interested in the ship. If you have no interest in Titanic at all, here is a website for tours from the water. Halifax has the second largest deep water harbor in the world, second only to Sydney, Australia. www.murphysonthewater.com/tours.htm#4. Have a great cruise. I loved Halifax. Carole
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any > excurion. > Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals > anywhere? > Thanks > LB
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I live in Halifax and if you need any assistance on ideas of what to do, just let me know what you think you would like to do. Maybe I can point you in the right direction. Terry
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any > excurion. > Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals > anywhere? > Thanks > LB
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Hi, Terry: What do you think of the idea of just renting a car for a day and driving up the coast, instead of taking one of the ubiquitous trips to Peggy’s Cove. Besides Peggy’s Cove, where would be nice places to stop? We are nature lovers, and small towns, being outdoors (even in foul weather) and walking appeal to us. Thanks! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I live in Halifax and if you need any assistance on ideas of what to do, > just let me know what you think you would like to do. Maybe I can point you > in the right direction. > Terry > I will there on a Carnival cruise in 3 weeks and will not partake of any > excurion. > Any good places to go or are there any particularly good shopping deals > anywhere? > Thanks > LB
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We went to Halifax last summer. Some members of our family went on a tour. They drove to a site and then went on a walking-hiking tour and stopped at an Inn for tea and scones. they loved it.We are going again this summer.
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What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the "Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? Jeri Hurst
Response:
>What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the >"Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour?????
The Maritime Museum, The Citadel, Alexander Keith’s Brewery, The Casino and Peggy’s Cove … Rent a car for about $50 … and you can see most if not all you wish … The hop-on/hop-off bus tour is fine but with the waiting and tour route really shortens your shore excursion … Be seeing you In the Village Number 6
Response:
If you want to walk (and are good walkers) you can do all of this except for Peggy’s Cove. Walk along the waterfront and through the shopping district too. We loved Halifax both visits. Laura
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the >"Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? > The Maritime Museum, The Citadel, Alexander Keith’s Brewery, The Casino and > Peggy’s Cove … > Rent a car for about $50 … and you can see most if not all you wish … > The hop-on/hop-off bus tour is fine but with the waiting and tour route really > shortens your shore excursion … > Be seeing you > In the Village > Number 6
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>If you want to walk (and are good walkers) you can do all of this except for >Peggy’s Cove. Walk along the waterfront and through the shopping district >too. We loved Halifax both visits.
The walk from the street to the top of the Citadel needs a few oxygen tanks in between … Only for those in excellent condition … We returned our car a mile or so from the ship … and rather than get a ride back took that enjoyable walk along the waterfront … Which did not need oxygen … Be seeing you In the Village Number 6
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My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it is the closest North American port to the disaster.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the > "Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? > Jeri Hurst
Response:
There are THREE cemeteries in Halifax where the bodies of most of those recovered from the Titanic disaster are buried. The various vessels that were involved recovered 209 people, 119 of whom were buried at sea. Another 59 people were identified and claimed and shipped elsewhere for burial. Of the remaining bodies, 121 are buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery, 19 in Mount Olivet (the "Catholic" Cemetery) and 10 in Baron de Hirsch (the "Jewish" Cemetery). Most cruise ships will offer some sort of "Titanic Disaster"-related excursion in Halifax to see all three cemeteries as well as the Maritime Museum (well worth a visit) and some of the other Titanic-associated sights in Halifax. They usually do not offer to stop at the Mayflower Curling Rink (now an Army-Navy Store), but they will if you ask the guide to be sure to point it out and let you at least take a photograph. It is where all of the bodies were brought for "identification", sorting and rudimentary embalming. First time a numbering system was used for tracking the bodies and effects of the deceased–now standard practice at any Medical Examiner’s facility. >My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were >taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it >is the closest North American port to the disaster.
"Scientists’ say intelligent life sprang from the sea. Really intelligent life returns to the sea now and then."
Response:
I took the Hop /on Hop/off bus tour. It started from the Maritine museum from which I took a cab. I saw the Citadel,Brewery, Cemetery and a few other sites. After that we shopped in the stores near where we boarded, Had Lunch at a Shore side Restaurant(Lobster) and then walked back to the ship. Diane Giambalvo Travel Consultant GalaxSea Cruises And Tours East Brunswick, NJ 1-800-357-9393 http://www.galaxseaeb.com http://hometown.aol.com/iv18/myhomepage/business.html
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>My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were >taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it >is the closest North American port to the disaster. >Yes, this is true. The Maritime Museum also has a film on the Titanic
Disaster. Diane Giambalvo Travel Consultant GalaxSea Cruises And Tours East Brunswick, NJ 1-800-357-9393 http://www.galaxseaeb.com http://hometown.aol.com/iv18/myhomepage/business.html
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > My recollection is that there is a cemetery in Halifax where those who were > taken from the ocean after the Titanic went down are burried. I believe it > is the closest North American port to the disaster. > Halifax is a great port city of about 350,000 people. If you want to stay in > the city only you can visit the Public Gardens in the centre of the city which > is the oldest victorian style garden in Canada, It was damaged during > Hurricane Juan but is has been restored beautifully albeit minus some really > old trees. Point Pleasant Park has now been opened since the Hurrican in > which were lost 70,000 trees. It’s in the south end of the city right on the > harbour and is worth walking through. The Parade of Sail will be here from > July 29 to August 2. The buskers come about the second week in August and > Natal Day celebrations are on the first Monday in August with a parade, a > concert on the ‘hill’ and fireworks. Citadel Hill is almost central and its > ramparts and museum are great for history buffs to see. It was built > originally to protect Halifax from incoming enemy ships. There is a Museum > of Natural History and a nautical museum on the waterfront, a wonderful > theatre called The Neptune Theatre and the restored Historic Properties on the > waterfront. If you like nightlife there are more pubs. per capita than > anywhere else east of Montreal. If you want to rent a car you can go around > the Cabot trail or enjoy the beaches, and the play Anne of Green Gables on > Prince Edward Island crossing over the bridge one way and coming back on the > ferry. This is only a small sampling of Halifax. I forgot to mention > Peggy’s Cove where artists come to paint from all ove the world. Hope this > helps! Dorothy > What points of interest do I want to see in Halifax???? anyone take the > "Hop On/Hop Off" double decker bus tour????? > Jeri Hurst