Places to live in Halifax
May 7th 2018, 5:34 pm
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I promise not to comment on every aspect of our holiday on here, but we’ve just had one of those surreal and lovely moments just after landing. Flight from Gatwick was delayed slightly so we were on the last minute for the bus downtown and forgot to get the exact change.
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
May 7th 2018, 7:49 pm
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Re: Places to live in Halifax
Maritimers are great!
May 7th 2018, 7:56 pm
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Re: Places to live in Halifax
I promise not to comment on every aspect of our holiday on here, but we’ve just had one of those surreal and lovely moments just after landing. Flight from Gatwick was delayed slightly so we were on the last minute for the bus downtown and forgot to get the exact change.
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
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May 7th 2018, 8:20 pm
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Re: Places to live in Halifax
I promise not to comment on every aspect of our holiday on here, but we’ve just had one of those surreal and lovely moments just after landing. Flight from Gatwick was delayed slightly so we were on the last minute for the bus downtown and forgot to get the exact change.
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
We move to Halifax in early 2019 and have been here for the past week looking at different areas and eating lots of seafood! We are also mid-30s but have two young children in tow - I am sure you will be better placed to experience the food that Halifax has to offer!
Halifax is a great city to walk around, discovering the many bars and restaurants - it has fantastic variety for a city of this size. I don't know whether you plan to hire a car (as you have taken the bus) , but I would highly recommend it to make the most of the local coastline and areas.
Enjoy your trip.
May 7th 2018, 8:49 pm
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Re: Places to live in Halifax
I promise not to comment on every aspect of our holiday on here, but we’ve just had one of those surreal and lovely moments just after landing. Flight from Gatwick was delayed slightly so we were on the last minute for the bus downtown and forgot to get the exact change.
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
May 7th 2018, 11:46 pm
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Halifax is a great city to walk around, discovering the many bars and restaurants - it has fantastic variety for a city of this size. I don't know whether you plan to hire a car (as you have taken the bus) , but I would highly recommend it to make the most of the local coastline and areas.
Enjoy your trip.
Enjoy your trip.
May 8th 2018, 4:58 pm
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Well, you will get to experience the pretty awful driving standards here. You may not notice it right away, but it will come.
May 9th 2018, 10:03 am
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Wasn’t too bad yesterday, heading to PEI today so we’ll see. In the UK I work away in Birmingham during the week which has both the worst drivers and craziest road layouts I’ve ever encountered so hopefully I’m ready for the challenge.
May 9th 2018, 1:19 pm
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Re: Places to live in Halifax
I promise not to comment on every aspect of our holiday on here, but we’ve just had one of those surreal and lovely moments just after landing. Flight from Gatwick was delayed slightly so we were on the last minute for the bus downtown and forgot to get the exact change.
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
Driver is unable to give change so the fabulous lady in the queue behind us paid our fare! Wouldn’t take my money afterwards either. Welcome to Canada!
May 9th 2018, 2:57 pm
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In the Halifax area, there is no predictability. At all. Sudden lane changes, cutting you off, indicating when halfway through the manoeuvre, sudden stopping to let a car out or a pedestrian jay walk, to name but a few.
May 9th 2018, 3:45 pm
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May 10th 2018, 1:05 am
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I promised not to comment on every aspect and I shall honour that. However, what’s with the four-way stop signs at junctions? Nobody seems to know who has right of way and as a tourist, I don’t appear to be anymore clueless and indecisive than the locals!
Also, I think it’s high time that the moderators of this site put a ‘sticky’ thread about the dish known as ‘Poutine’. Something along the lines of ‘Thinking of emigrating to Canada? Try this first...’
Was persuaded to try it tonight. All kinds of wrongness but a bit like a donner kebab in the UK, if I was drunk I’d definitely have it again.
All that said, Halifax and The Maritimes in general are amazing and we’re loving our trip so far!
Also, I think it’s high time that the moderators of this site put a ‘sticky’ thread about the dish known as ‘Poutine’. Something along the lines of ‘Thinking of emigrating to Canada? Try this first...’
Was persuaded to try it tonight. All kinds of wrongness but a bit like a donner kebab in the UK, if I was drunk I’d definitely have it again.
All that said, Halifax and The Maritimes in general are amazing and we’re loving our trip so far!
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May 10th 2018, 1:28 am
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I always think it's a bit unfair on the second in line because they may be, say, the third car at the 4-way but the one in front prevents them getting to the stop point. Then other cars may arrive after but get to their stop point first and, therefore, go first.
And then they might all be saying "after you" no, "after you."
May 10th 2018, 3:15 am
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I think that's the politeness issue. First there, first to go. But if there are cars arriving at all four points it might be hard to judge the order of the other three if they beat you.
I always think it's a bit unfair on the second in line because they may be, say, the third car at the 4-way but the one in front prevents them getting to the stop point. Then other cars may arrive after but get to their stop point first and, therefore, go first.
And then they might all be saying "after you" no, "after you."
I always think it's a bit unfair on the second in line because they may be, say, the third car at the 4-way but the one in front prevents them getting to the stop point. Then other cars may arrive after but get to their stop point first and, therefore, go first.
And then they might all be saying "after you" no, "after you."
Officially it's in order of arrival ....... so first to arrive, first to go. Then just go in sequence. The second in line gets to go after the 4th one to arrive at the line has moved. If you label the 4 corners A, B, C ,D
and the cars arrived in that sequence ............ Car A would go then B, then C, then A2, B2, etc etc etc
If cars arrive at the same time ..............the car on the left gives way to the car on the RIGHT
You find these signs all over Canada and the US, used at potentially dangerous accident corners when there isn't enough call for traffic lights to be installed.
They work very smoothly here, even with all our foreign trained drivers
May 10th 2018, 10:09 am
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Re: Places to live in Halifax
Thanks Scilly and Bristol, that has cleared it up and will make today’s drive easier!
