I’m in Halifax, NS, Canada Flag of Canada  |  It’s 13° at 6:30am

A large red brick hotel is pictured against a bright blue sky with a sign reading Westin in red on the front

The Nova Scotian, October, 2024

I walk past the Nova Scotian Hotel, or simply the Nova Scotian, on my walk home from the grocery store. I live two blocks away and have never been inside. It was built in the late 1920’s by Canadian National Railways and has hosted a bunch of dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II and hosts a global security summit every year.

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