Days 41 and 42: Two Rest Days in Ottawa

Yesterday and the day before, I explored Ottawa. I was here back in 2004, but I don’t remember much.

On the first day, I walked from Chinatown to Centretown, where Bank Street is. I visited Bank of Canada Museum to learn about the history of banking in Canada. Then I took a photo outside of the Supreme Court of Canada. I walked farther east to Confederation Park then crossed the Rideau Canal to visit Ottawa Art Gallery. They had a cool exhibition on Inuit art.

After the gallery, I walked through Byward Market, which has a lot of stores for shopping, and National Gallery of Canada before arriving at Kìwekì Point, which is a lookout. On the way back, I stopped by the Rideau Canal locks, the National War Memorial, and Sparks Street. I walked so much that my feet began to hurt.

Yesterday morning, I walked to Little Italy to get a cup of coffee. Nothing else was open. I explored more on the south side of Bank Street before going to see an immersive multimedia show of the Parliament on Sparks Street at 1:30 PM. Since the Parliament building is under renovation until 2032, this was the best they could do for the tourists.

There was a rally at the lawn outside the Parliament building. It was a group of Sikhs wanting to have their own nation of Khalistan from India and they weren’t happy the Canadian Prime Minister of Canada invited Indian Prime Minister, Modi, to the G7.

I then walked back to Bridget’s house from downtown in the afternoon. Since I had some free time, I gave myself a haircut and took a shower.

When Bridget came back from a protest at the US Embassy she invited me to visit a park with her dogs. We threw the tennis ball for the dogs at Brewer Park for a bit before coming back home.

I wanted to take a photo of both Bridget and Charlie, but Charlie didn’t get home until I went to bed so I only have a photo of Bridget.

This morning, I woke up at 5:30. I plan to leave as soon as I’m ready.

Bank Street in Centretown

A cool mural in Centretown

Bank of Canada Museum

Inside the museum

Supreme Court of Canada

Confederation Park

Sculpture at Confederation Park

Ottawa Art Gallery

Inuit exhibit

Inuktut is a cool looking language.

Byward Market

The Ottawa sign is crowded with people.

National Gallery of Canada

Kìwekì Point

Parliament Hill from Kìwekì Point

Rideau Canal locks

National War Memorial

Sparks Street

Sculpture on Sparks Street

Another iconic sculpture on Sparks Street

Terry Fox sculpture

More Canadian snacks

Little Italy

More mural on Bank Street

Parliament immersive experience

The multimedia show

Parliament building is under renovation.

Khalistan rally

Playing fetch with the dogs

My last meal in Ottawa

My Warmshowers host, Bridget