Atlantic Canada is famous for many things, starting (of course) with the warmth and kindness of its people. Which would also help explain something else that's right near the top of the list — the joyful music that comes out in great abundance from this part of our country.
Got a taste of that last night at a character-filled spot called The Split Crow, which is located on the edge of a downtown part of Halifax known as the Historic Properties. One of the lads in our media crowd is a big fan of a locally based band called McGinty which — thanks to the wonders of the Internet — I have learned is a folk grou that is tremendously popular in these parts.
After listening to a set filled with Nova Scotia favourite tunes last night, I have to heartily agree. Or, as this trio might put it, I'll hoist a drink to 'em and offer up a toast of 'sociable!'
(another fun tradition among the folks here, I'm assuming)
The pubs and restaurants are plentiful in the heart of Halifax, many of them carved out of buildings that have been here for centuries. Character is definitely the word.
Was hoping to pay a stop to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic today before getting to the rink — it is celebrating its 25th anniversary today and is noted for, among other things, a Titanic exhibit (many of the dead from the fateful 1912 sinking were buried here). But alas, the museum's doors didn't open until 1 p.m.
And the call of the ice is at hand again.
Maybe next time.
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