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Rideau Canal, Shaw Center (right)
Busy canal
Lord Elgin Hotel tucking in between some tall office buildings
National Aboriginal Veterans Monument
First Baptist Church
Royal Bank of Canada
Parliament Hill (East Wing)
Parliament Hill (Central Wing)
View from Parliament Hill on the City (and on entire Canada).
Women Are Persons! monument on Parliament Hill
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada, premier Premier ministre francophone
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (of Ottawa, Canada)
Hotel Fairmont Château Laurier - "only" 429 rooms.
UNESCO world heritage site: Rideau Canal and Locks in Ottawa
Monument of English Lieutenant-Colonel John By, founder of the City and builder of the Canal
Parliament Hill overlooking the Ottawa River
Downstream view from Nepean Point
Alexandra Bridge, linking Ontario and Quebec provinces
Monument for Samuel de Champlain, french Explorer (1567-1635)
Explorer of North America, founder of Quebec, Governor of New France and so on...
And he's holding what is called "Champlain's Astrolabe"
A beautiful little capital city, just like the one I like most ;)
Back to Parliament Hill for a special event!
The central block will be used for a nice display on the occasion of the 150th anniversary
Wow this laser light show was amazing!
The Locks by night
Downtown by night...
Early morning view from my room, overlooking the Byward Market renovation
A stroll through Byward Marked quarter. Really nice!
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica - impressive even from behind!
National Gallery of Canada
Connaught Building (home of the Canada Revenue Agency)
One last look down on the Rideau Locks, busy again this sunny morning!
Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Canada - 24 Sussex Drive
Royal Canadian Mounted Police "Musical Ride" Headquarters and Visitor Center
...which I accidentally found, leaving the city towards Rockcliffe...
indoor riding grounds
workshop
Impressively beautiful black horses. Even a noob has to admit!
Av/Horse-Content
More av-content - the RCMP is attracting even seaplane geeks!
Next to it, at Rockcliffe Airport, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum
That'd be a separate gallery though...
The last Ottawa Highlight: The "Canadian Aircraft" - is undoubtedly the DeHavilland Beaver. And this is - NUMBER ONE ! EPIC!

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Ottawa