Day 3 - More Halifax

We got up bright and early this morning, and headed downtown to the Canadian Museum of Immigration.  The museum is in the exact building through which immigrants used to pass, very much like NY's Ellis Island.  

They had wonderful exhibits of the history of immigrants coming to Canada.  At one point we were able to take a pretend Canadian citizenship test.  I tried it, and sadly, only got 6 out of the 8 questions correct!  I guess I either have to study more or stay in the US.  In the second part of the museum there was a great free tour taking us though the steps that an immigrant would take going through the building.  At the end was a wonderful movie in which immigrants from every country you could imagine told their stories.  Very heartwarming!

Our tour guide with a small model of what the immigration building used to look like

Behind David and the other people were models of the various ships people arrived on.

A  war ship passing by (taken through the window of the museum)

An example of an immigrant's belongings

The room where new immigrants waited to be interviewed

 

After we left the museum, we stopped for lunch at the Wharf Restaurant where we both had delicious seafood chowder with "molasses bread".  (Excellent!)  Then we wandered around the seaport area again, admiring the views and stopping in some stores.   We went in an art gallery called "The Prow" and chatted with a lovely woman who worked there.

The lighthouse as seen from the Halifax seaport

At The Prow art gallery

Our next stop was the Alexander Keith Brewery for a tour and tasting, including a ceilidh, which is a Scottish social gathering with Gaelic folk music.  We learned all about how they make beer, and there were 4 different samples to try.  (I, not being a beer drinker, was offered iced tea, which I gratefully accepted!)

The Alexander Keith's Brewery, still in the same location since it opened in 1820.

Pouring the beer for tasting

At the ceilidh (this and next picture)

This intact bottle from 1890 was found by a diver in 2015!

This, and the next two pictures was in a re-creation of Alexander Keith's den

And another quick video of the Halifax harbor!

We relaxed in the late afternoon and did some packing for our early departure tomorrow.  Then we went to Edna's restaurant for a very delicious dinner.  

Heirloom carrots and hummus appetizer

Fried oyster appetizer

Hot raspberry crisp with ice cream for dessert!

Our final activity for the day was a ghost tour of Halifax.  Our tour guide, Dusty, was not only informative about the history of Halifax, but his ghost stories were very entertaining!