From a fortress to a citadel. It seemed the French had no shortage of battles to be wary of back in the olden days. The whole family got right into it, signing up to be soldiers for the day. Costumes, trumpets, rifles and marches made the afternoon feel about 200 years older than it really was. And what best to bring us back to reality? Ice cream followed by fish n’ chips, of course. Before we did our planned brewery tour, I dared Colin to pop into this neat old barbershop for his first shave. It was an obvious photo op. After seeing the brewery, we decided it was time for dinner in one of the oldest buildings in Halifax — and some laughs at the shaving photos.