Halifax offers a free option for you to see some of the sights of the city. It’s a bus that takes you all around the downtown area. Look for FRED – Free Rides Everywhere Downtown.
FRED rides in a loop in the downtown area. Frequency is every 40 minutes. We had just missed the bus so we opted to walk to the casino. Had we decided to wait, FRED would’ve taken us right there.
If I can find the pamphlets the information desk gave us, I’ll post a picture of the map that includes FRED stops. Stay tuned for that.
Halifax also has a lot of photo ops. Here’s a train car parked outside the terminal.
And another sight that’s always a pleasure to look at.
There are lots of double-decker busses here. I doubt they’re free like FRED though.
And so we began the walk down the road to the boardwalk area.
After a few minutes, the Harbourwalk was in sight.
The Harbourwalk is the boardwalk area I’ve been mentioning. It’s actually a very nice walk. It took us about a half hour to get from the ship to the casino. Along the way there are some stalls selling souvenirs, restaurants, and great views. The boardwalk goes alongside the water.
As you can see, the boardwalk can get very wide:
There are some nice views during the walk. Here’s an island with a lighthouse.
Uh oh, a panoramic picture of the waterscape.
Here you can see the stalls are starting to show up. There are some nice sitting areas along the way as well. This picture was taken not too far after we first entered the Harbourwalk.
A sail boat, which is probably used for tours.
Oh look, there’s another boat in the distance. I wonder what kind of boat that is?
