Visiting Ottawa
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Re: Visiting Ottawa
Thanks again everyone.
We are staying within 1 km of Parliament Hill. I love travel and always do the touristy stuff on vacation. Prefer city breaks to a beach vacation, and enjoy architecture, arts and history Montreal and Quebec are definitely on my bucket list
Mr cookie flies home overnight tonight and I am still trying to decide when and how to surprise him
We are staying within 1 km of Parliament Hill. I love travel and always do the touristy stuff on vacation. Prefer city breaks to a beach vacation, and enjoy architecture, arts and history Montreal and Quebec are definitely on my bucket list
Mr cookie flies home overnight tonight and I am still trying to decide when and how to surprise him
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Re: Visiting Ottawa
Thanks again everyone.
We are staying within 1 km of Parliament Hill. I love travel and always do the touristy stuff on vacation. Prefer city breaks to a beach vacation, and enjoy architecture, arts and history Montreal and Quebec are definitely on my bucket list
Mr cookie flies home overnight tonight and I am still trying to decide when and how to surprise him
We are staying within 1 km of Parliament Hill. I love travel and always do the touristy stuff on vacation. Prefer city breaks to a beach vacation, and enjoy architecture, arts and history Montreal and Quebec are definitely on my bucket list
Mr cookie flies home overnight tonight and I am still trying to decide when and how to surprise him
I am sure you will know how and when to "surprise him"...wink wink
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Re: Visiting Ottawa
Thanks again everyone.
We are staying within 1 km of Parliament Hill. I love travel and always do the touristy stuff on vacation. Prefer city breaks to a beach vacation, and enjoy architecture, arts and history Montreal and Quebec are definitely on my bucket list
Mr cookie flies home overnight tonight and I am still trying to decide when and how to surprise him
We are staying within 1 km of Parliament Hill. I love travel and always do the touristy stuff on vacation. Prefer city breaks to a beach vacation, and enjoy architecture, arts and history Montreal and Quebec are definitely on my bucket list
Mr cookie flies home overnight tonight and I am still trying to decide when and how to surprise him
I hope you realise that you have not picked exactly the best time of year for this trip. The weather is usually crap and a lot of the touristy stuff in Ottawa will be still be closed.
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Are we talking about the same Glebe here? Yes the Glebe am talking about has loads of young professionals there, who continued to fight when the one school was getting closed down and they had to go to another school not far away
I guess I wouldn't know either as I only lived there for a few years, as well as on the Quebec side also
I guess I wouldn't know either as I only lived there for a few years, as well as on the Quebec side also
I didn't find it particularly "over run" when I was there.
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Cookie, I was specifically thinking Ottawa Tourism for good package deals, glad you found them :-) I think I know where you'll be staying, & it's nice.
I've frequently visited Ottawa in the "off" season, & always found plenty to do & see. I'm a walker, & it's a great city for that. (I'm a country bumpkin & easily amused ;-) )
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No, just Ottawa for 5 days. Montreal and Quebec are on my bucket list. That trip would be during warmer weather
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Five days in Ottawa is a lot, unless you are fanatical about museums. You could easily do a day trip to Montreal by train. It's a couple of hours at most, the trains are pretty frequent these days and they are quite cheap.
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Both are nice regardless of the time of year (just frikkin cold sometimes).
Five days in Ottawa is a lot, unless you are fanatical about museums. You could easily do a day trip to Montreal by train. It's a couple of hours at most, the trains are pretty frequent these days and they are quite cheap.
Five days in Ottawa is a lot, unless you are fanatical about museums. You could easily do a day trip to Montreal by train. It's a couple of hours at most, the trains are pretty frequent these days and they are quite cheap.
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Both are nice regardless of the time of year (just frikkin cold sometimes).
Five days in Ottawa is a lot, unless you are fanatical about museums. You could easily do a day trip to Montreal by train. It's a couple of hours at most, the trains are pretty frequent these days and they are quite cheap.
Five days in Ottawa is a lot, unless you are fanatical about museums. You could easily do a day trip to Montreal by train. It's a couple of hours at most, the trains are pretty frequent these days and they are quite cheap.
Last edited by Cookie; Feb 13th 2014 at 12:39 pm.
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You'd need to have a wazz before getting on the bus though. They do have bogs but using them is quite the experience.
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$66 each for a return train ticket and I might just need to pee
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Also while in Ottawa you can take a tour of the Canadian Mint if that was of interest.
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Surprise done! Got all caught up in the excitement of the Olympics hockey so the timing was good. Mr Cookie is one happy chappy. Only thing is, his beloved Sens could get thrashed by the Blackhawks Either way we will have a blast
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We are here! Was on one of the first flights out after the big NS weather bomb! Had a busy few days already. After 7 years of going to hockey (Junior A and Q League), we went to our first ever NHL game last night and saw the Senators beat the Blackhawks 5-3
So far been to Parliament buildings and was surprised to get the chance to sit in on Question Period at the House of Commons! We then headed over to Notre Dame Basilica which is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes and I am neither catholic nor go to church!
Today it's a short walk along to the Byward market, so it's leisurely shopping and good food. Tomorrow we are headed to the War Museum. Still trying to decide what to do Monday but since the sun will be out I will be taking plenty photos
Attached photo was taken with my iPhone. Can't wait to check out my camera pics when I get home!
So far been to Parliament buildings and was surprised to get the chance to sit in on Question Period at the House of Commons! We then headed over to Notre Dame Basilica which is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes and I am neither catholic nor go to church!
Today it's a short walk along to the Byward market, so it's leisurely shopping and good food. Tomorrow we are headed to the War Museum. Still trying to decide what to do Monday but since the sun will be out I will be taking plenty photos
Attached photo was taken with my iPhone. Can't wait to check out my camera pics when I get home!
Last edited by Cookie; Mar 29th 2014 at 1:42 pm.