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We enjoyed the last breakfast at our B&B--this time we got scrambled eggs and croissants...and then we headed out!
We were Ontario bound so off we went!
We arrived in Ottawa around noon and were told that if we parked at the World Exchange Plaza the parking was free. So that is what we did. From there we were directly downtown, so we were close by to most of the touristy things to see.
We popped into McDonald's for lunch and then set off to find Parliament. It was like...down the street and around the corner and then there it was!
We walked around it for a while and then Alexander's friends cousin (who lives in Ottawa) offered to meet up with us and show us around the downtown core. It was a Sunday, so the tourist information centres were closed (especially in Ottawa which is like, totally government run) so having her to show us the cool stuff was a total bonus!
Thank-you Amy!
She took us to the market, Rideau Canal, City Hall, and walked us through the general downtown core and it was much appreciated. Once we had done that she headed home and we continued on. We wanted to go back to a few of the places she showed us, because we didn't get photos and so off we went.
We had been told that at the market the beaver tails were delicious so off we went to find some of those. In case you are starting to get worried it is not real beaver tails, it is a company called beaver tails that offers delectable pastry topped with whatever you would like. I opted for the original pastry topped with cinnamon sugar, and my other half had a double chocolate pastry or something of the sort.
I had broken my sunglasses half way through the trip so I needed to get some more--the market offered thousands so i picked a set up! Yay sunglasses!!
From the market we wandered back to some of the sites we had seen; City Hall, old churches, statues, crazy art work., etc. and then went back to the World Exchange Plaza to pick up Jerusalem.
From there we headed out to Alexander's sister's best friends place (Courtney). They live outside of Ottawa, a fair distance, but the house that Courtney's boyfriend Jason has bought is very, very nice.
Once we arrived at there place we said our hellos. Met Jason and Courtney (I had not met either before) and then we settled in.
Since it had been raining like everyday we were camping we figured we had better set up the tent to air it out. This was the first chance we had gotten to do that, so we didn't forget.
With the tent set-up in the back yard we decided we had better cook up the burgers. We were going to have them for supper, but changed our minds, deciding to order Pizza instead. The pizza came from Gabriel's (a local pizza shack) and we sat with the food and watched Snatch..quite the movie!
After that we chatted for a bit and then called it a night. After all, we had been on the go non-stop and Courtney and Jason both had to work in the morning so it was a no-brainer!
Bed-time!!!
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