O Canada

We saw our nation's capital yesterday.

That's right - Ottawa.

Posing at the Capital

It is a very beautiful city, with buildings that can only be described as magnificent.  We are standing in front of the "Peace Tower", which is the centerpiece of the House of Commons.  (Or should I say centrepiece?)

One half of the building....

And in the rear of the House of Commons is the library, which is the only building that survived a fire that destroyed the other original buildings.

Truly magnificent architecture

And when we turned around, this is the view behind us

Wish I knew the name of this river!

Dave and Peggy took us ALL around the city and we walked the streets with trendy pubs and shopping.  It was a holiday on Monday (Victoria Day) so there were a few more folks out than usual, but there is a nice "buzz" to the area all all times, Peggy said.  She is the Director of an association for downtown businesses, so she has all the good scoop.  Dave is a Communications Advisor for various bureaucrats in the government, so he has all the great politico perspective of what is going on in Canada, and how it all works.  It has been a delight to visit with them.

We enjoyed watching a Hockey game (on TV) last night, as Dave watched his Boston Bruins win game 5 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals.  Nothing like watching Hockey with someone who actually understands it!

We leave today for a 6 hour drive to a little town outside of Quebec City, for a few days of playing tourist.  We will stay until Friday, when we pull up stakes and drive for two days to Liverpool and land at our cottage.

We hope this finds you well!  Be good!