WHILE ROAMING IN HALIFAX

I mentioned to my husband that I have been missing the city vibe. I was used to the busy streets of Manila and although I don't miss the heavy traffic and the pollution, I just find myself longing for that 'action' that a bustling city brings. Living in a big city versus a small one has its pros and cons and choosing on where to settle down depends on where you are in life and with the opportunities for you as well. My husband never likes the city life. He hates heavy traffic, the pollution and too much people. He loves a city where commuting from your house to work takes 5 minutes, where there are less people and has a cleaner area. I love that too. I love the fact that our where we are has the amenities of a bustling city yet not as crowded. I do, however, miss the city vibe and our trip to Halifax was a perfect fix. 

The drive was around 2.30 to 3 hours. We reached Halifax at noon and were quite surprised that there was no traffic at that time on a Friday. I got giddy the moment I saw the tall buildings and as soon as the cars started to pile up. I am so proud of Jesse for picking the perfect hotel which was right smack in the downtown area. I love the fact that you can just step out of the hotel and roam the city right away! No need to worry about driving (which he didn't want to do there) or taking the bus. 

We went to the waterfront which has full of tourists doing the same thing as we do.

^^some random wave structure where kids play

While exploring, Jesse kept on telling me about this 'store' that seemed to have moved. He didn't want to tell me what kind of store it was but we eventually found it! It was this candy store called Freak Lunchbox. 

I was excited to eat in a proper Japanese restaurant and have ramen (finally!) but alas, there wasn't any. We, however, found a really good sushi place called Suzuki Sushi. It's this gem that's tucked away in an alley. We were not sure where to eat and just decided on the last minute and it didn't disappoint. We left the restaurant with our belly full ready to take over the streets again.

The following day we went to the Farmer's Market. I must say Google Maps in our phone helped a lot in navigating us within the city, without it we would've been lost a lot of times. 

On the way back to Moncton the clouds were like this:

Isn't it amazing?