There is no place quite like the Halifax Waterfront in the summer! There's always something going on even when there is nothing special going on! Of course this week everyone is gearing up for the big birthday party, Halifax Natal Day! That's always a party and it starts this weekend, August 1, 2010. The city is a fantastic vacation destination, and tourists come from all over the world to experience the sights and sounds of this harbour city.
In the meantime, how about some pictures of the Halifax waterfront on a sunny afternoon. Let's start with the Harbour Hopper, an amphibious vehicle that does tours of downtown Halifax and ends with a splash in the Harbour as the big vehicle turns into a boat as it enters the water! That is followed by a pic of the boardwalk close to the Halifax Dartmouth Ferry Terminal.
The Buskers will soon be decending on Halifax and we can look forward to lots of entertainment as they perform every kind of trick and fascinating show on the waterfront a little later in the summer. However, some are already here, like this young fella entertaining on the boardwalk this afternoon.....just look at the concentration on his face.....
| This cement is hot on the feet!! |
Halifax attracts folks from all walks of life and it's a fairly cosmopolitan city, albeit on small scale. Here's a couple that add to the local color I suppose, complete with their dog who seems interested in something else...a cat maybe?
Halifax does a wonderful job of blending the old and the new, with modern vistas beside others steeped in history, reflecting the past, the present and the future.....
I've always been taken with the view of the flag flying in the picture below...as I said, the old and the new.....
And of course, when you are in Halifax, you are going to see actual working tugboats...like this one, that is a working boat, one of several the guide big ships in and out of Halifax Harbour. This is the Point Valiant.
And of course, young and old are able to go for a ride on an authentic tugboat that has become an international celebrity, the star of a television show and books, Theodore Tugboat!
There ya go, some pics of the Halifax Waterfront on a July afternoon......c'mon out an visit!






