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Ottawa
Travel Blogs from Ottawa, Canada
On the road again
G'day All Well we finally are on the tour of the cities of the east coast of Canada now. Today we head to Ottawa via Kingston and the thousand Islands, these islands are the reputed home of the thousnad Island salad dressing where some rich dude (can't ...
Hot Hot Canada
Wow! I am soooo jet -lagged! I have been sleeping, eating, talking, running around with ppl from here.... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Autie Linda and Mom for all of your encouraging e-mails.....and yes I have been drinking that bottled water!!!! ...
Ottawa to Toronto at night
... except for a few swerving trucks and cars and negligible freezing rain, there was nothing but boredom on the highways of exurban Ottawa and Toronto to report. We stopped for some drinks at about the middle, who knows where, and the gas station ...
our nation's capital - wet & dry
This morning, we had breakfast in the Bistro downstairs & then I headed out to pick up the car. Went to the address provided on the website only to discover that they had moved so I continued my search until I returned to a location closer to ...
Ottawa day tour
... , another early start, beginning the 3rd and final tour through provided by Gray Line, today we headed for Canada's capital: Ottawa, our fist trip out of Quebec and into Ontario. The morning was beautiful, reminiscent of my early morning ...
Hard day's work
It was an early start today, what with having to get to the conference for 8am. Really, whoever thought this was a good idea really needs sorting out. Still, away I was at 7:45am for a short walk across to the Fairmont Chateau ...
Home
... people asking if we made it back home safely so I have decided to add one more post here. The trip back to Ottawa was uneventful. We opted to take the hotel's car to the airport which saved us possibly haggling with a corrupt taxi driver or ...
Malaria and travel visas: aka China prep
... morning I went to the embassy of the People's Republic of China (more fun than just saying China!) on St. Patrick street in Ottawa. One of the perks of living in the capital city is easy access to embassies to get visas. The whole process (knock on ...
Have Visa, Will Travel
I went back to the Chinese embassy this morning and got my passport back complete with a visa! Yay :) I was lucky as well as the line for dropping off applications was huge, but the pick-up line just had one other person in it. While I was waiting in ...
Will never forget today
Well just a few days ago I was commenting on how much we've seen but OH MY GOD- today was something ELSE!!! While in Ottawa we've been basically relaxing with the lovely Beverley, and today we decided we'd cruise over to Quebec and visit a little cafe ...
Saying goodbye to everyone in Ottawa
A good time was had by all at my place. We will need to do it again when I come ...
Kona to home again.
... pack as much sun and activity and pictures in as we could - we knew it had to last us until summer comes to Ottawa. By total coincidence, I'd reserved a room at a hotel right on one of the most popular snorkeling spots in the Big Island, the Outrigger ...
Back to Where it all Began
... boring place ever) was hilarious and Jess and I managed to have so much fun! I’m just so excited to be heading back to Ottawa to see everyone and have a really fun month before heading home to England! Wish it didn’t have to end! Xoxo Ness ...
A meal to get us going
The other night (Saturday) we went to our friends' the Srivastava's house for a traditional Indian meal, which they cooked themselves and served in a traditional Indian way. Before the meal ...
Pre-Departure
Well it's currently 12:40 pm on the day before I'm leaving and as many of you may have guessed if you know me, I haven't done anything to pack and/or otherwise prepare. I'm quite confident it will somehow get done, especially if I leave it to the ...
On our way
Hello everyone, Well, we're almost packed and ready to go! Stay tuned to this blog for updates on our trip. Love ...
Ottawa
So after a long train journey (6+ hours) from Stratford (including a nice hour delay at Toronto) we made it to Canada's capital. Cleverly the train station is about 7km away from the downtown area so we had to figure out the bus map, which is so ...
Its cold in Canada - Real cold
Two hours West of Montreal is the capital of Canada - Ottawa. I figured I was so close I might as well check it out. I formed a nice close bunch of amigos in Montreal, so myself, a Canadian, an American and the 2 Swedish took an overpriced Greyhound bus ...
Our Visit to The Canadian War Museum
I went with 49 Grade 7 and 8 students to visit Ottawa for our year end trip. The highlight of our trip was a visit to The Canadian War Museum. We had a guided tour of the World War 2 exhibit. Our guide was very knowledgeable about events leading up to the ...
In the Jail!
... the tour I went up the Peace Tower at the centre of the building (it has a lift so no steps this time!) for a view of Ottawa and the surrounding area. After a walk around on the ground and a pit stop for food I headed back to Parliament Hill for a light ...
RTW Ticket in my hands!
I received my Round the World ticket today. My travel consultant, Laura, did a great job! I guess I can't change my mind now. I gotta go. ...
Ik wacht nog een paar graden
... hij bij die temperatuur toch ook de sweater en lange broek boven de korte kledij. Geen moment heb ik het koud gehad in Ottawa. Het is misschien niet te bevatten, maar er was een outdoor dancefestival georganiseerd. Tot in de nacht heb ik met vele ...
Winterlude
... do more stuff. However we have been lucky as there is tonnes of free stuff to do around here this time of year!! In Ottawa the Winterlude festival has been going on for the past three weeks and has just come to a close. Throughout this festival there ...
Flew from Halifax to the Capital
Hi to all, So I left the shitty weather in Nova Scotia behind and headed south to Ottawa were the sun was shining, I chose to fly in the end after that infamous bus ride (couldn't handle the 20+ hours it would have taken). The place I stayed was an ...
The great Ottawa Thaw
... , it claims to be the biggest tulip festival in the world with 300,000 tulip bulbs throughout the city. It comes from Canada's involvement in the Netherlands during WWII and their sheltering of the royal family in Ottawa. We got on the shuttle ...
