Lunenburg World Heritage town, Canada

The next port on the Canada and Greenland cruise was Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the town of Halifax as I had booked a full day Viator tour to Lunenburg and Peggy's Cove.

From the cruise terminal we went past Dalhousie University and out on the highway which was quite pleasant, very wooded on either side with deciduous and pine trees. Saw 3 white tailed deer. 

Drove through Mahone Bay with its 3 churches. It was under the British who were anti Roman Catholic and gave land to foreign protestants from Europe. It later had a ship building industry. It is part of the Mi’kmaq indigenous territory. 

Onto Lunenburg and down to the old town which is a World Heritage site : "Lunenburg is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern drawn up in the home country. The inhabitants have managed to safeguard the city's identity throughout the centuries by preserving the wooden architecture of the houses, some of which date from the 18th century."

First we had a drive around the town then went back up to the Academy which is up at the top. We were dropped off here and had free time to walk around. The Academy houses the library and an historical classroom. There is a small cemetery next to it. 

From there I went round the streets taking photos of houses and churches. 

St. Johns Anglican with the vinegar bible and crypt. It was the first church established in Lunenburg, 1753, and  the second Church of England built in Nova Scotia, and is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in present-day Canada. On 1 November 2001, St. John's church suffered significant damage by fire. It was restored and re-dedicated June 12, 2005. The vinegar bible - so called cos of the misprint for the chapter heading for Luke 20 as “The Parable of the Vinegar,” instead of “The Parable of the Vineyard.”  The sun was in the wrong place to get a good photo of the outside. 

Lunenburg is home to the oldest worshiping Lutheran congregation in Canada. Another church, the Zion Evangelical Lutheran. The design is High Victorian Gothic, from 1891 - 

The houses are certainly colourful. 

I then walked along the waterfront

The Bluenose II schooner. Built in 1963, Bluenose II is an exact replica of the famed schooner Bluenose, which became a national icon when she raced undefeated for the International Fishermen’s Cup. Her namesake remains a symbol of the Grand Banks fishery, shipbuilding excellence and the seafaring history of this region. People from Nova Scotia are called Bluenose !

From Lunenburg we headed to Peggy's Cove.