TexasDrifters: Maritimes, Part 6

St. John's, Nova Scotia

The Citadel was the main site for us to explore while we were in St. John's. During the early years of St John's history, the Citadel (located on Signal Hill) played a significant role in military power. The British were the last to occupy the Citadel. Check out the link below for more information on the Citadel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Hill,_St._John's

While we were there, the soldiers would perform certain military movements. The structure was well located and the facilities were in great shape.

Lee thought they were cute. She has this thing for men in uniform. I have to admit, these guys were well groomed and played the part well. The Canadian National Parks system does a great job of maintaining their history.

The Barracks

We were lucky enough to be at the Citadel during their annual parade. The Citadel soldiers march from the Citadel to the downtown area of St John's. They are led by a band full of bag pipes. Be sure to click on the movie below to see them leaving the Citadel. The great sound of all those bagpipes and the blue skies were inspiring. We happened to be in the correct location and time to capture this great movie clip. Listen for Lee's comments at the end of the movie. She was so excited when the soldiers came marching by. You have to love that girl.

We had a great day visiting the Citadel in St. John's, Nova Scotia. I highly recommend the trip to the Citadel.

After the Citadel, we headed to the wharfs located downtown St John's. The wharfs was a festive area with many vendors and yachts docked along the harbor.

One of the yachts. It was beautiful.

This is one of the harbor tour boats. The decor of the boat was a magnet for tourists to take a boat tour.

Several of the Trackers we traveled with took the tour boat. This is John raising his shirt. This couple were great to travel with. He was also a Country Coach RV owner.

A photo of the vendors along the harbor area.

This the tour bus that took us around while we were in St John's. This is our chariot.

To end our tour of St. John's, we went to Fairview Lawn Cemetery. The historical significance about this cemetery is that it was where many of the Titantic victims were buried. St. John's was the closest place to intern the victims. It was a solemn walk through the cemetery.

We were told that numerous families traveled to St John's to replace headstones on the gravesite of victims. The government placed a simple cement stone to mark each grave at the time of the accident.