A different view of the Charlottetown waterfront

Today we were invited to join some of the journalists doing a preview tour of the makeover of an old rail terminal building opening soon. It will be occupied by many little shops with mostly local products, and located right near the cruise ship docks, for likely obvious reasons.

The outside has been dressed up a bit, but much the same as before:

The inside is a marvelous airy space:

Holy Fox does healthy sandwich types of things

Small old-fashioned doughnuts adorned creatively

 

Interesting juices etc, all sounding very healthy

 

Something for everyone...

 

... and right next door

 

Various beeswax-based products, attractively packaged by the bee-keepers

Assorted pottery at the Happy Potter

And for something with a bit more kick:

 

Nicely rated for heat, this 12 was the hottest we saw

An oyster bar, with (of course) some hot sauce featured

There is an upper mezzanine lounge on either side, with nice harbour views

Seating on the main floor as well

Construction of the new cruise ship dock space is progressing nearby. It's a big project:

Extending the concrete dock space. These cranes are on barges and Large.

 

A small(ish) land-based crane going to pick up some structural steel

 

Cruise ship passengers must pass through some security on the way to public areas

Busy modern marina space contrasts with old church steeples nearby

Cathie caught a Lobster

Statue dedicated to the rare polka-dotted seal :-))

 A short 5-minute drive to the harbour on this beautiful day.