Visiting Ottawa

[kybearfuzz]

So I finally managed to pull the Ottawa photos from my camera. I really enjoyed that trip and I now have an itch to do it again. Here are a few highlights from the trip:

• From my poor geography skills, I didn't realize that Ottawa was right across the Ottawa River from Quebec. It was fun to jump from province to province. This time of year was especially fun because of the changing of the seasons. Autumn was definitely booming.
  
  
• I love how all street and traffic signs have both English and French. It was fun to see the French be secondary on the Ontario side of the river, and the primary just across the way on the Quebec side.
  
  
• Mer Bleue Bog was beautiful, despite a name that conjures up images of swamp land. It's not a swamp. Bogs are actually spongy vegetation masses where plants and trees can grow, but they are relatively free-floating. Because of the acidity of the water, the bog doesn't degrade due to bacteria or bugs, so there is no degradation smell.
  
  
• The National Gallery of Canada is a beautiful museum. We didn't walk to see paintings, but my buddy Steve (brownbearon) wanted to show me the architecture, which is impressive. And there is a giant spider statue outside. Now that was a tad creepy.
  
  
• I love seeing the city statuary and building design. The Canadian Parliament building has a very cool design and it's beautifully situated on the Ottawa River.

Photos from my trip are now posted on my Flickr. You can see the set by clicking the photo below:


Me and a Small Evergreen at Mer Bleue Bog

Comments

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

Oh, crikey — as if spiders weren't creepy enough, someone had to go and make a huge statue out of one?!? Those Canadians...

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

You should see it at night! :D

[pbehr.livejournal.com]

Fun to see the pictures of Ottawa and surroundings. We lived there when I was two years old. One of my earliest memories is of the day WW2-E ended and all the children were taken down to the Parliament Buildings with pots and pans to bang together to celebrate.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Heh! Now that would be photo-worthy, to see all the kids banging the pans together in celebration! :)

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it was a great trip!

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

Nice pics, Mark! Beautiful time to visit there.