Trying to get all my entries written while my memory is still fresh. Moving on to my Korea trip – I’ve always wanted to visit the country so I was super excited before going. However, my major regret upon arriving there was choosing to go smack in the middle of winter. It was soooo cold!! Lol After arriving at Incheon airport, we first took an airport bus to go directly to our hotel. After dropping off our bags, we ventured…
Happy 2016! It’s been a while since I last updated on my life in Nagoya. After my semester ended I spent about a week and a half in Hong Kong. It was nice seeing all the festive cheer in HK during the holiday season. It definitely felt more like Christmas there than it did in Nagoya. The only downside was that Christmas Day landed on the 15th of the Lunar Calendar, which meant my grandma ate vegetarian the entire day….
After waking up the next day, we spent the better part of the morning tour the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. The indoor exhibits spread between three floors of the building and included an aquarium. There were also two vessels outside we could visit which came along with our admission tickets. Once we finished at the museum, we took a tour around the town and explored our options for lunch. Since I already had my fair share of lobster on…
Getting back to my East Coast trip. My favourite spot out of all the scenic locations we visited had to have been Mahone Bay. I would say it was definitely worth making the drive from out from Halifax to spend the day there. Early that morning up we picked up our rental car and drove straight to Mahone Bay. Driving up towards the visitor’s centre we could already see the row of three churches aligned in front of the harbour….
For our first full day in Halifax, we started the morning at the Halifax Citadel. The complex is actually very large and there’s many areas and exhibits to explore inside. We first joined a walking tour, which gave us a more detailed insight into why the fort was built and how it was used as a point of defence. We saw some gun firing demonstrations, the changing of the guards, and stayed for the ceremonial firing of the noon cannon….