Well we stayed so long at the Citadel that we did not get to go on the free tour of the Halifax Gardens - oh well.
The Citadel - Fort George - was just fantastic - so much history - Melissa and I love old forts. In 1951 this Citadel was declared a National Historic site, ending its proud military career. It is now managed by Parks Canada who manages one of the largest park systems in the world.
The fort has been restored to "as it was in 1869." All the stone is the original stone. There are drills and exhibitions, bagpipe and drum demos and guided tours given daily. The dress used is also 1869 copied to increase the originality of the setting. The rifles used are in fact "original" to the time period as well!!!
A bunch of photos so I will do them in 2 blog postings - one tonight and one tomorrow.
Drills and battle training going on here
This was used as a barracks building with 14 soldiers to a room
This fellow is giving a demo on the proper way to bayonet the enemy!
Standing guard
This cannon is fired everyday at precisely noon!
Another on of the many cannons in the fort. The metal track on the ground is how the cannon was moved to various targets - it is on a platform with wheels that run on the track
Bagpipers "tuning" up to perform - sort of like a bagpipe jam session :>)
This fellow is explaining the shooting of the noon cannon
Preparing the cannon for firing
The cannon firing crew!!!
This was informative - interesting and fun - another great journey.
Well, some more pictures tomorrow morning.
JR :>)
