Bytown Museum Ottawa

After a pleasant flight from London, I touched down in a quiet Ottawa Airport. A fantastic gateway to the East Coast, the traffic is far lower than its neighbours Toronto or Montreal; on this Saturday our London flight was the only service going through immigration. Suffice to say I was through quick, and I mean really quick, from touchdown to …

... 19th century and connects the Ottawa River to the Rideau Canal. Right next to them is the Bytown Museum which is the oldest surviving building in Ottawa and was built in 1827.    Afterwards, we walked through a lovely park ...

... works and some history of Ottawa and Canada. After I had a walk around the outside grounds of Parliament Hill I visited the Bytown Museum for awhile. It was a great museum; all about the area’s history and the building of the Rideau Canal. Then I ...

... cool planes, if you like that sort of thing) Canada Agriculture Museum (mostly just a bunch of farm animals in a barn) Ottawa Bytown Museum (interesting, but only if you are into the history of the city of Ottawa itself) Skating on the Canal! If ...

... trees shading our journey it was easy to believe that this city is 8% urban and 92% rural and agriculture. We headed for the Bytown Museum, which should be an early stop for any visitor who wants to understand the history of Ottawa, and its former self ...