We toured the Marine Museum of the Atlantic and viewed a 3-D movie of the Titanic wreck as well as artifacts from the Titanic and displays on Halifax’s response to the disaster.  Among its many other exhibits, the museum has a display on the Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917 which destroyed the city and was the largest man-made explosion until the first test atomic bomb was detonated.

Next we decided to head towards Pier 21 and stopped at the Choco Cafe for Real Belgian hot chocolate, chocolate mocha  and chocolate fondue. This was delicious and gave us the much needed energy to continue our trek of 4 or 5 city blocks as well as getting us out of the rain. By the time we had finished, the rain had stopped.

We marched on to the farmer’s market where we bought a small wheel of extra old crumbly gouda for $25 and a small piece of blue cheese for around $10.

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 was next.  This museum is the site where 1.5 million immigrants came to Canada during the period between 1928 and 1971. It tells their stories and displays documents related to their journeys.

An interesting quote from the museum: “A Canadian is an immigrant with seniority.”

In the evening we met with Brent and his wife Megan for Indian food at Curry Village. Brent is a fashion photographer in Halifax and has been on three of our photography trips and has become a great friend and mentor. After dinner we toured Brent’s fabulous new studio and saw his huge collection of props and wardrobe.