Ottawa

Day 1:
-we had a late train so we decided to have a bit of a sleep in
-we then explored the Lachine Rapids south-west of the main city, however the rapids were frozen over
-then we stopped in a park and built a snowman!
-we then explored the museum of Fine Arts which is free to view - they had an exhibit on Napolean, contemporary art, renaissance etc
-we then had dinner at the train station and caught the train to Ottawa
-got a taxi to Kathy's, met Kathy and went to sleep

Day 2:
-we had breakfast around the corner at Father and Sons - had an awesome $6 big breakfast!
-we walked to and through ByWard markets where we saw some cool toffee apples
-we then walked past Ottawa Locks (gates that control the flow of water) and the Notre Dame and Museum of Fine Arts which has this interesting spider statue out the front
-we then did a tour of the Royal Canadian Mint
-learnt some interesting things like how coins are made from gold and silver, the story behind the vancouver olympic medals (2010) of which none are alike, and that Australia is Canada's biggest competitor
-we then went skating on the Rideau Canal! It was very bumpy and not groomed like a risk but fun nonetheless
-we went back to Kathy's and then all went out to this student bar for some yummy cheap meals

Day 3:
-we went to the same place for breakfast and went to the Supreme Court to make a tour booking for the afternoon
-we then went on a tour of parliament - learnt about previous prime ministers, got to explore the library and saw the foyers of the Senate and House of Commons
-we then went up to the viewing deck of the Peace Tower where we got to lookout onto Ottawa and also back to Quebec
-we then looked inside the memorial tomb, which contains the names of all Canadians who have lost their lives in the field of battle
-we then walked across the Alexandria bridge back into Quebec and walked through the town of Gatineau
-we came back to Ottawa and went on a tour of the Supreme Court (the highest court in Canada) - got to sit inside the court where the justices and chief justice would reside
-we then met Kathy back at hers and went to this awesome boardgame place for dinner, then went back to Kathy's to play N64!Read more