~Prince Edward Island - Day 4~

 Another rainy day today.  We decided to explore Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown calls itself the birthplace of Canada, for here in 1864 the Fathers of Confederation met here for the first time.

This is Peakes Wharf - a lovely harbour with lots of little cafes, souvenir shops etc...

  There are at times several cruise ships in the harbour and in 2012 Charlottetown Seaport will welcome over 55 cruise ships.

 The famous "Cows" ice-cream shop.  They claim to have Canada's best ice-cream!   I don't know.......Beacon Hill Drive In is hard to beat !!!

 After our walk at the harbour we headed into town and "happened" to hit "Farm Day in the City".  This market is only one day a year.   As we arrived we were all given re-usable bags and by the end of our walk through the market we had 12 bags, 5 jars of carrot cake jam, 7 pens, 4 microwave egg cookers, 2 egg spice packets and several honey candies - ALL FREE!!

 This is the "Anne of Green Gables Chocolate Shoppe" where they make all the "Cow Chips".  These are chocolate covered plain chips.

 They have carriage tours throughout the town.

 We had planned to go to Province House but when we got there discovered it was closed due to it being Sunday and off season - aahh!!

 There are SO many historical and beautiful buildings throughout Charlottetown.   This is St.Paul's Church.

 This is St. Dunstan's Basilica -it is one of Canada's largest churches and is known for its twin Gothic Spires, an impressive altar and fine Italian carvings.

 This is Beaconsfield Historic House - Built in 1877 it stands as a symbol of Victorian elegance.  We also saw the Charlottetown City Hall, Confederation Centre of the Arts, All Souls' Chapel National Historic Site and Government House - the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of PEI.