Lunenburg!

What a delight!  Janet says Lunenburg is a really beautiful place to visit.  It's a UNESCO World Heritage Sight!

They wandered around the first day without an agenda.  That afternoon they called to book a walking tour at 10AM the next morning and were super glad they did.

The first day on their own, they were hoping to go into this church, but as is more and more the case everywhere, churches are no longer left open during non worship hours.

Construction was started many years previous, but it was deemed in 1763 that the building was "neat and commodious".  Part of the walking tour involved being able to enter the church and learn about the fire in 2001 that destroyed much of the building.  It took 4 years to restore the church.

St. John's Anglican Church

There are stars painted on the ceiling above the chancel and if you can believe this, someone actually took the time to calculate when and where the stars would have been in that position.  This is clearly someone who has a whole lot more brain power than .....nevermind!

The relatively plain exterior gave no clue to how incredibly beautiful the interior was.

This sign was inside the church and Janet really liked it.

This is Adams & Knickle Company and they are scallop fisherman.

These incredibly delicious morsels were delivered every day and by good luck, Janet and Phil's favourite restaurant in Lunenburg, The Salt Shaker Deli was right next door!  Having said that, almost everything in Lunenburg is literally right next door!

They also visited Ironworks Distillery, which is located in a really old Iron Mongers building.   They went on a tour and did some tasting after.  This is a really sludgy mess that is going to turn into something delicious down the road!

There were so many beautiful homes that it was hard to pick out which ones were the best.

Real estate in Nova Scotia is a fraction of the cost of real estate in Victoria.  This, however, might be a deterring factor for relocating:

It is now a bylaw in this part of Nova Scotia that if you are not in the town proper, you need to put one of these signs on your front lawn.  Why?  That's how high the snow can get in the winter!  Ouch!