The War Museum, Ottawa

Blessed by the weather we are! Sunny skies again, no wind and a high of 22 degrees.
We walked past Parliament Hill, the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Canada and onwards down to the War Museum where we spent the next 5 hours. The building itself is a very modern structure with a massive open lobby. The impression walking in was that it had few people there today and that you needed to be quiet. It just had that kind of sssshhhh feel!
A healthy snack in their cafeteria first - chips, tomato sauce and mustard to share and fruity mineral water.
The museum wasn’t empty. Once into the exhibition area we realised that it was actually very busy. The exhibitions began with the Canadian history of war - the First Nations, the French, the British and the Americans, their wars against each other, alliances etc - the history of the formation of Canada.
From there the different sections dealt with Canada’s involvement in war and peace keeping from the Boer Wars to present time.
So well done, so informative! A day well spent.Read more