Halifax - Downtown, North End, a lobster and a Peggy's Cove

Coldrsx · #1 Posted **May 23, 2023, 12:37 AM**

Enjoy!

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espresso time

Coldrsx · #2 Posted **May 23, 2023, 12:48 AM**

Donair benny...mmmm

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Titanic

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Coldrsx · #3 Posted **May 23, 2023, 12:52 AM**

My weekend local, Bearly's

My local coffee house

Coldrsx · #4 Posted **May 23, 2023, 1:00 AM**

Peggy!

The one that got away

Dejavu

Cove

Dinner time!

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Merci

Nite · #5 Posted **May 23, 2023, 1:56 AM**

Halifax transition from a medium Canadian city to a large Canadian city with it's rapid population growth and building boom and focus or good urban design is quite a sight to behold.

Nouvellecosse · #6 Posted **May 23, 2023, 2:32 AM**

I had no idea you were in town! Now that is very cool. Looks like you covered a lot of ground too.

Coldrsx · #7 Posted **May 23, 2023, 2:36 AM**

^that we did.

Tight schedule or would have reached out to a few for pints. Alas... next time.

xzmattzx · #8 Posted **May 23, 2023, 4:23 AM**

Nice pictures!

I was in Halifax last summer and see a lot of the places that I saw Downtown that you did. I had a couple beers at Durty Nelly's one night, among other places down the street (I think the Pint as well). I had a big lunch at Mary's African Cuisine as well.

I didn't leave Halifax, though, except to take the ferry to Dartmouth. How was it getting to Peggy's Cove?

Hali87 · #9 Posted **May 23, 2023, 5:40 AM**

Bearley's was a good choice!

Excellent photos - lots of great composition and you really captured the local attitude/personality very well. In particular:

Keith P. · #10 Posted **May 23, 2023, 11:14 AM**

The photos are great, thank you. The DT shots are mostly new to me as I am not within walking distance and have a disability as well so given HRM's war on motorized vehicles it is largely inaccessible now for me, which puts the lie to the "good urban design" comment someone else made.

I do find it odd how someone with an anti-car screed in their signature line took so many shots of interesting vehicles, but maybe that's just me.

Keith P. · #11 Posted **May 23, 2023, 11:22 AM**

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Donair benny...mmmm

Honestly, I can think of few things more disgusting, but to each their own. Because, then:

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What and where is this treasure of the gods? Looks fabulous.

Empire · #12 Posted **May 23, 2023, 12:52 PM**

Excellent presentation! You have really captured the essence of Halifax. Glad to see my favourite building represented in black & white. (The Dominion Public Building or Old Post Office on Bedford Row)

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Coldrsx · #13 Posted **May 23, 2023, 1:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by xzmattzx

Nice pictures!

I was in Halifax last summer and see a lot of the places that I saw Downtown that you did. I had a couple beers at Durty Nelly's one night, among other places down the street (I think the Pint as well). I had a big lunch at Mary's African Cuisine as well.

I didn't leave Halifax, though, except to take the ferry to Dartmouth. How was it getting to Peggy's Cove?

Sadly no public transit option and we didn't have a car... so expensive tour bus it is.

Coldrsx · #14 Posted **May 23, 2023, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

The photos are great, thank you. The DT shots are mostly new to me as I am not within walking distance and have a disability as well so given HRM's war on motorized vehicles it is largely inaccessible now for me, which puts the lie to the "good urban design" comment someone else made.

I do find it odd how someone with an anti-car screed in their signature line took so many shots of interesting vehicles, but maybe that's just me.

I like capturing colourful or unique cars juxtaposed in front of interesting buildings, that's all.

Coldrsx · #15 Posted **May 23, 2023, 1:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

Honestly, I can think of few things more disgusting, but to each their own. Because, then:

What and where is this treasure of the gods? Looks fabulous.

Honestly, the donair benny was done so incredibly well and very balanced in flavour.

That is the crab, carrot +béarnaise from https://barkismet.com

mleblanc · #16 Posted **May 23, 2023, 8:29 PM**

Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing - I hope you enjoyed your stay!

Dartguard · #17 Posted **May 24, 2023, 5:56 PM**

Its refreshing to see our Fair City through the eyes of an obviously interested Visitor.
You have a very good eye my Man.

Coldrsx · #18 Posted **May 24, 2023, 6:30 PM**

^^thoroughly.

^thank you and cheers.

geomorph · #19 Posted **May 29, 2023, 2:22 AM**

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I love modern viewpoints like this one!

someone123 · #20 Posted **Jun 1, 2023, 12:40 AM**

Thanks for posting!

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I love modern viewpoints like this one!

One nice thing about Halifax is that there are a lot of local architects that work on projects like this, and the city tends to be quite liberal and flexible as far as what can be developed or modified. This cuts both ways as sometimes things that should be preserved end up being modified or replaced, but it often works well and on balance over the years the city's definitely improving.

Architect site for this viewing platform project: https://omargandhi.com/peggys-cove