Friday, July 28, 2017

Ottawa Canada's Capital - our trip



My Husband and I with our youngest son went a way for a few nights to Ottawa, Ontario
which took about 6 hours to get there.

The first thing we did as it was the furthest away from our hotel was go to 

There is so much to see and read and learn about our history. You can easily spend many hours there and take your time to go through this museum. 











We spent a few hours at the museum and than went to our hotel
377  O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2M2
My Husband knew that once we got to Ottawa we wanted to leave our car at the hotel till the day we left. We walked everywhere. From our hotel it was roughly a 20 minute walk to Parliament Hill. Most of the main attractions if you are staying in the downtown core are within walking distance.

 My Husband and I had the bedroom and our son had the living room which the sofa opens up into a bed. The stay was nice. They had a continental breakfast as part of the stay which was okay.
 They also have Kitchenettes complete with microwave, coffee maker, mini refrigerator, and dinnerware to use.

Dinner at Elgin Street Diner
374 Elgin Street
Smoked Turkey Club with PoutineDagwood Club, Southwest Club Sandwich with Smoked Meat Poutine

Very good size portions of food and all I can just to much poutine. Very filling. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie for dessert
Evening we went and saw 
Sound and light show on Parliament Hill
 Northern Lights is a free bilingual show that will be presented nightly from July 11 to September 16, 2017





Next day we went to the
Canadian Museum Of Nature
There is many things to see and read.
A great place to take the kids. They will enjoy themselves.



After the museum we than went over to get on the Lady Dive tour
We took the Amphibus which is a tour on land and in water which is a really informative and fun and  bilingual tour which is about an hour long.
They seat you on the bus and if you don't get a window seat it is hard to take photos but still was very nice to go on and learn and see.







Went back to our hotel and later went for dinner at
Mamma Teresa Ristorante

300 Somerset Street W
Ottawa, ON
K2P 0J6


We  thought this was the best meal while our stay in Ottawa.
 
Chicken Parmigiana,  Combination Plate: Veal Parmigiana, Cannelloni and Tortellini Giuliano
 Spaghetti with Meatballs

Zia's Chocolate Espresso Cake, Tiramisu della Casa

 
 Later after dinner we walked to
Rideau Falls
 which was a long walk as it took one hour to get to the falls while viewing other sites while we walked.

But first we walked by Rideau Canal


 




Next day we went and saw The Changing of the Guard







Later we wanted to see more of Rideau Canal



 When we were walking I could see a bridge above us with locks so we went up the stairs to see it.
Lovelocks

Than we headed to The ByWard Market which has
shopping, dining, and the market and more
 

Walking back we saw The National War Memorial





Went back to the hotel and later went out for dinner to
Clock Tower
Glebe (Brew house)
575 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario

Top Sirloin & Mashed,
Crispy Chicken Wrap with Caesar Salad,
Turkey & Brie Sandwich with fries

Than when we were done we walked to
Moo Shu Ice Cream

477 Bank St. Ottawa ON.

Calico Chocolate and mine was
  Hiking A-Boot (Cinnamon Froyo & House Trail Mix)
Free Health Care (Brown Butter, Toasted Marshmallow & Sea Salt)

Here are some random photos of sites we saw during our trip in Ottawa











Parliament