The historic Citadel in Halifax is a must visit attraction.  The British built this naval fortress on a hill to stand guard over Halifax.


The British built a "hill" with dirt and grass above the structures that housed artillery and soldiers.  The chimneys seem to just be coming out of the ground.


The main barracks at the Citadel housed not only the soldiers from Scotland, but some of them had family with them also who lived there.


The old clock tower can be seen all over Halifax.  It is near the Citadel.


The Province House is home to the Nova Scotia Provincial Assembly.  This set up reminds me of a mini British parliament.


The Government House is where the Lt. Governor resides.  The Lt. Governor is the official representative of the monarch in the province.


This is the Bank of Nova Scotia building in Halifax.


Peggy's Cove and the famous lighthouse there is very close to Halifax.


The clockhouse in Halifax at night looked really nice also.  Halifax reminds me of a cleaner version of San Francisco since it is built on a hill.
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    Nova Scotia means "New Scotland."  This province of Canada faces the Atlantic, and it is very scenic as well.  The capital of Halifax is built on a hill, and it reminded me a much cleaner version of San Francisco.  To my surprise, I found out that hurricanes can travel this far north.  We missed Hurricane Dorian by a few days when we were visiting this city.  The old Citadel was a naval fortress that was built by the British, and then it was turned over to an independent Canada in the 1900s.  The Citadel is a historic site today.  I found the chimneys that were rising out of the fake hillside above the stone structures to be quite fascinating.  It looked like there were chimney stacks coming out of nowhere.

    Near Halifax is Peggy's Cove, which is the most popular tourist destination in Nova Scotia.  This beautiful seaside village has a cool lighthouse and lots of nice granite rock formations to climb and explore.

    Downtown Halifax has other neat buildings to explore including the Province House and Government House.  In Canada, each province has their own legislature who met in the Province House usually.  The Lt. Governor who is appointed by the British monarch as the official representative of the Canadian Monarchy lives at the Government House.  Halifax also had a nice wharf and waterfront area also.