Day 2 Ottawa: Ottawa boat cruise

We had planned to go on the Rideau Canal cruise but got to the take off point shortly after 4:30pm and saw the boat leaving. Next cruise was at 6:30pm and we weren't ready for the two hour wait. Luckily the Ottawa boat cruise was taking off from Ottawa Docks at 5:00pm so we google maps tool us there and we were able to get on the cruise.

The take off point was behind the Bytown Museum I had visited the day before.

The cruise lasted for 1 hr. We saw lots of important buildings in Ottawa including the parliament building undergoing renovation, it been undergoing renovation since my last visit in 2023. We passed by the French embassy, incidentally the French ambassador also lives in the same building. We saw the American embassy with the American flag at half mast indicating the ambassador was out of Ottawa. Also beside it was Rideua Hall which is a large building with a parmenent room for the American president. We also saw the Canadian Prime minister's official residence perched on the hill.

After the tour we headed off to an African store to buy fish and some other ingredients for our barbecue the next day. The African store was well stocked.Read more