Our Nation's Capital
It was a long drive to Ottawa yesterday. On the famous 401 highway that headlines the national news when it is snowy in the winter because it is so important. But we made it to our hotel with the generous help of our GPS lady.
The hotel is nice and in a great location. We walked to Parliament Hill last night. The only tour that was available was a French one so we signed up for it then walked around the Parliament Buildings. There is a big stage set up there for the Canada Day program and Sarah McLaughlin was on the stage doing a rehearsal for tomorrow! We sat on the grass and listened until it was time for our tour. It felt like Folkfest except there were only a few people there.
A French tour is interesting. Anne got most of what the guide said, but I gave up concentrating after a while and just looked around. Once in a while the guide would say something in English. It was great, though. And the library - I wanted to hide from the tour and stay all night in the library looking around.
There's lots going on today, all the museums are free. We are meeting a friend from Rocky who is here visiting family. Looking forward to the Museum of Civilization. Big fireworks tonight.
The hotel is nice and in a great location. We walked to Parliament Hill last night. The only tour that was available was a French one so we signed up for it then walked around the Parliament Buildings. There is a big stage set up there for the Canada Day program and Sarah McLaughlin was on the stage doing a rehearsal for tomorrow! We sat on the grass and listened until it was time for our tour. It felt like Folkfest except there were only a few people there.
A French tour is interesting. Anne got most of what the guide said, but I gave up concentrating after a while and just looked around. Once in a while the guide would say something in English. It was great, though. And the library - I wanted to hide from the tour and stay all night in the library looking around.
There's lots going on today, all the museums are free. We are meeting a friend from Rocky who is here visiting family. Looking forward to the Museum of Civilization. Big fireworks tonight.
posted by Theresa at 6:04 AM
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I love the Museum of Civilization -- best part is their recreated longhouses.
Did you see the cat shelter behind Parliament?
watched a lot of the Ottawa celebration today & was disappointed that the Ferreys did not show up on any of the crowd shota. It really looked like a great event - happy for you that you were there
The museum was great and free for Canada Day! Plus the shuttle bus over there was free. It was a great day, there were so many people wandering around and lots to see and do. Most people wore red and white so there was a sea of red and white wherever you looked. Geoff and I watched the fireworks over the river but Anne met someone for drinks instead. She never did like fireworks. Now we are off to Spencerville to visit Tony and Ruth Ferrey then back to Guelph.
Yes, saw the cat house. The most popular statue on Parliament Hill for photos seemed to be George Brown's.
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