Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Day Four Crossing

We woke up early today to a foggy and cold morning in Saint John, New Brunswick. After checking out at 7:30 am we all went to an old burial ground for some awesome yet spooky photo opportunities. We also stopped by a local market for breakfast after which we embarked on our journey to the Hopewell Rocks via the Bay of Fundy National Park.

Hopewell Rocks is a National Park sight that's world famous because people are able to walk on the ocean floor due to the highest tides in the world. It was truly an amazing sight. We arrived during the high tide and saw what massive rock formations sticking out of the water. Then we took a little break in the park near by where we played cards, ate delicious lobster rolls and took a quick nap. Once the low tide came we took a walk on the bottom o the ocean. What a spectacular view!!!!

After that we continued on with our drive to Charlottetown, PEI . To get to our destination we had to cross confederation bridge. The view was spectacular and the drive took us only 10 minutes.

Once we got to Charlottetown, we checked in to our hotel, which was just a campus for PEI University, and eases out to town for dinner.

This dinner was special to us because we finally had Lobsters. We all had a lobster each straight from the ocean... They were so delicious!!! Yum!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Day Three Passage

We arrived to Annapolis Royal really late last night and it was raining, so we were really freaked out when we saw our Victorian style mansion where we were supposed to stay. Hillsdale House Inn was an old guest house that was established in 1859 that also looked like it was directly from the pages of a mystery novel... This luxurious inn was very beautiful and authentic inside out. Complete with old oil paintings, antique furniture and gracious hosts.

After a night of restful sleep, Alex and Andrey woke up early to go for a run! We had our breakfast at the inn and decided to take a walk through the charming small town on Annapolis Royal. This town was very small and cozy, with tons of antique shops and small cafes. We enjoyed Lobster Pizza for lunch at one of the restaurants of the town. It was so delicious.

After all this we carried on with our drive to Digby where we boarded the ferry to Saint John, New Brunswick. The ferry was large and it felt like we were boarding the Titanic. The weather was very warm and the water was calm. We saw a few small whales splashing in the water. The ferry trip was three hours so we were able to catch up on our sleep.

Once we arrived to Saint John we drove to our hotel which also turned out to be a very old and luxurious Victorian house. It had a piano, old wood staircase and antiques...

At the end of the day we enjoyed a night out at a local pub.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Day Two Adventures

Surprisingly, after yesterday's late night, Alex and Andrey were able to wake up at 7 am to go for a jog. Then we enjoyed a nice breakfast at our hotel and took a tour of Citadel.

Citadel is located on a hill in the center of Halifax. We saw historic reenactments, tried on soldier's uniforms, watched the canon shoot and walked through the old fort. It started to rain, so our visit had to be cut short.

For lunch we enjoyed a fish and chips meal from a food cart/truck in Halifax. We ate our meal while seating on the steps of the Halifax Court of Justice building.

Then we rented our vehicle and drove to the Peggy's Cove. Our car turned out to be quite fancy: leather seats, satellite radio, double sun roof, rear view camera, climate control for front and back seats, and tons of room!

Peggy's Cove was a very small and scenic town where we took photos of a famous lighthouse and dined at a local caffe. It kept raining on and off all day, so our outside activities were limited for the rest of the day, which we didn't mind because our car was super awesome!

Then we embarked on a trip to our next destination - Annapolis Royal, where we spent the night.

On our way there we stopped by Mahoney Bay where we saw the three churches standing on the waterfront. Very beautiful and cozy town. We also had to drive through some really empty and scary back roads of western Nova Scotia.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Day one - Halifax, Nova Scotia

We are finally at our first destination of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The weather is absolutely lovely and the city is very authentic. We walked on the Halifax Boardwalk and had an amazing dinner by the waterfront. The perfect ending to our first night was a late night at a local pub.